I took a job restoring a computer with Windows ME the other day. Before I took the computer, I asked whether there was any sensitive data on the computer that needed to be backed up. The answer was no. So, I went ahead and reinstalled WinMe on the computer after a full reformat. I reinstalled Quicken and was handed floppy disks to restore the files. Well, you geeks probably know what happened. Floppy number one failed. Now, I need to find a way to restore years of financial records. They had tried using a Cruzer thumb drive to back up the files, but Cruzers are notorious for being a PITA, so they did not do it.
Does anybody know what the best way to approach this problem is? I’m looking for a utility to try and fix the issue that way. But, if that fails, I wonder if there is a way to restore some of the information on the disks that are still good. I am researching to see what other solutions are out there.
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Shaine I was in a similar situation. I had some critical data on a disk that had gone bad. I visited a fee site called total recall and they were able to retrieve my files online.
You may also want to try the disk on an older system running Windows 95/98. I used to have luck reading disks that would not read on newer systems like WinMe,2K,XP.
Thanks. I’ll give it a try.
totalrecall.com could not help, but they did refer me to binarybiz.com to restore floppies.
Try a different floppy drive first.
(If you need, I have a brand new one you may borrow)
Also, remember that much like a doctor,”First, do no harm.”
From the ancient days, use an antique utility called “copy-right” to clone your floppies, then attempt data recovery on the copies.
For data recovery on the copies, use the old,old Norton Disk Doctor. (you might have to boot to dos 5 or 6 to use it)
In case you are wondering about the quality of this advice, one of my favorite things to say is, “Damn, I’m good!”… and it is so true….
M.
Thanks Mero. I’m going to hire it out to more experienced people. I’m not having any luck.I had some luck with different drives, but it wasn’t enough. I’m thinking it may still be on the reformatted hard drive. We shall see.
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