Comments on: Backup my backside http://theotherfellow.com/2008/12/30/backup-my-backside/ The saner side of insanity Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:49:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Kate http://theotherfellow.com/2008/12/30/backup-my-backside/comment-page-1/#comment-134 Kate Wed, 31 Dec 2008 09:28:22 +0000 http://theotherfellow.com/2008/12/30/backup-my-backside/#comment-134 Hola! Don't know whether KP reads you but you have his email - see if he or one of his other software engineer friends can help - he had a server go down a few weeks ago and none of his customers had back ups. Fortunately it all came out well in the end! Hola! Don’t know whether KP reads you but you have his email – see if he or one of his other software engineer friends can help – he had a server go down a few weeks ago and none of his customers had back ups. Fortunately it all came out well in the end!

]]> By: Baino http://theotherfellow.com/2008/12/30/backup-my-backside/comment-page-1/#comment-133 Baino Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:17:28 +0000 http://theotherfellow.com/2008/12/30/backup-my-backside/#comment-133 Shame about your photos. I back mine up on an external hard drive and DVD just in case. Otherwise, there's little of value on my PC other than net access. Empathy to you! If mine breaks . . I get a 'little man' in to fix it hehe Shame about your photos. I back mine up on an external hard drive and DVD just in case. Otherwise, there’s little of value on my PC other than net access. Empathy to you! If mine breaks . . I get a ‘little man’ in to fix it hehe

]]> By: Richard http://theotherfellow.com/2008/12/30/backup-my-backside/comment-page-1/#comment-132 Richard Tue, 30 Dec 2008 14:58:24 +0000 http://theotherfellow.com/2008/12/30/backup-my-backside/#comment-132 Welcome Tom! I tried to get into the recovery partition but have a feeling it's on the same disk as the OS. Rather shortsighted of 'em? The two options I'm going for are a) an offer I just received of a Vista .iso, and b) your suggestion of a LiveCD. I like the look of Puppy Linux? Thanks for that. Kirk M: One of my possibilities is to create a boot up disk off this machine and try it on the other. I think removal of the hard disk is the last resort... Welcome Tom! I tried to get into the recovery partition but have a feeling it’s on the same disk as the OS. Rather shortsighted of ‘em? The two options I’m going for are a) an offer I just received of a Vista .iso, and b) your suggestion of a LiveCD. I like the look of Puppy Linux? Thanks for that.

Kirk M: One of my possibilities is to create a boot up disk off this machine and try it on the other. I think removal of the hard disk is the last resort…

]]> By: Kirk M http://theotherfellow.com/2008/12/30/backup-my-backside/comment-page-1/#comment-131 Kirk M Tue, 30 Dec 2008 14:39:36 +0000 http://theotherfellow.com/2008/12/30/backup-my-backside/#comment-131 Creature of habit that I am I keep forgetting to check the subscribe check box 'cos it's not under the comment field. Sign of a weakened mind, that's what it is. Creature of habit that I am I keep forgetting to check the subscribe check box ‘cos it’s not under the comment field.

Sign of a weakened mind, that’s what it is.

]]> By: Kirk M http://theotherfellow.com/2008/12/30/backup-my-backside/comment-page-1/#comment-130 Kirk M Tue, 30 Dec 2008 14:38:40 +0000 http://theotherfellow.com/2008/12/30/backup-my-backside/#comment-130 Have you considered buying an external hard drive dock? They run about 35 to 40 dollars American. That way you could pull the second HDD (the one you can't get at), stick it in the dock and plug it into a USB connector in your new laptop. At least that way you can retrieve what's on the disk. Another thing you might consider is using your new laptop to create a boot up disk (CD) for your old laptop. If you can get the old one to come up on the boot up disk you might be able to run "chkdsk /f" in hopes you might be able to recover the crashed drive long enough to get your old data off the drive. Just a couple of suggestions. Have you considered buying an external hard drive dock? They run about 35 to 40 dollars American. That way you could pull the second HDD (the one you can’t get at), stick it in the dock and plug it into a USB connector in your new laptop. At least that way you can retrieve what’s on the disk.

Another thing you might consider is using your new laptop to create a boot up disk (CD) for your old laptop. If you can get the old one to come up on the boot up disk you might be able to run “chkdsk /f” in hopes you might be able to recover the crashed drive long enough to get your old data off the drive.

Just a couple of suggestions.

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