Comments on: Recovering Windows files with a Ubuntu CD I: the backstory http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/recovering-windows-files-with-a-ubuntu-cd-i-the-backstory/ Random musings from the radical feminist Christian antiracist left - some having to do with Ubuntu Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:53:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Vinay http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/recovering-windows-files-with-a-ubuntu-cd-i-the-backstory/comment-page-1/#comment-29268 Vinay Tue, 20 Dec 2011 20:42:00 +0000 http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/?p=528#comment-29268 Extremely useful info. BTW, ShipIt has closed QUOTE from Ubuntu's site: "After delivering millions of Ubuntu CDs to millions of new users, our ShipIt programme has finally run its course. While we can no longer deliver free CDs through the programme, it’s still easy to get Ubuntu. You can download Ubuntu for free from Ubuntu.com or you can buy a CD straight from the Canonical shop." Extremely useful info.

BTW, ShipIt has closed

QUOTE from Ubuntu’s site: “After delivering millions of Ubuntu CDs to millions of new users, our ShipIt programme has finally run its course. While we can no longer deliver free CDs through the programme, it’s still easy to get Ubuntu. You can download Ubuntu for free from Ubuntu.com or you can buy a CD straight from the Canonical shop.”

]]> By: Marc http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/recovering-windows-files-with-a-ubuntu-cd-i-the-backstory/comment-page-1/#comment-7124 Marc Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:18:50 +0000 http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/?p=528#comment-7124 This is great. Have you considered putting / linking this series in the sidebar of your Ubuntu tutorials (/www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/) ? I think it would reach a larger audience if it were. Thanks for your hard work. This is great. Have you considered putting / linking this series in the sidebar of your Ubuntu tutorials (/www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/) ? I think it would reach a larger audience if it were. Thanks for your hard work.

]]> By: ubuntucat http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/recovering-windows-files-with-a-ubuntu-cd-i-the-backstory/comment-page-1/#comment-3676 ubuntucat Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:11:59 +0000 http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/?p=528#comment-3676 Hi, Sharon! You know, a needling thrashing sound is probably a hardware issue. Live CDs are better for helping with software issues (i.e., Windows won't boot up, but the hard drive is physically okay). Still, it's worth a shot. It can't hurt! Best of luck! Hi, Sharon!

You know, a needling thrashing sound is probably a hardware issue. Live CDs are better for helping with software issues (i.e., Windows won’t boot up, but the hard drive is physically okay).

Still, it’s worth a shot. It can’t hurt! Best of luck!

]]> By: Sharon http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/recovering-windows-files-with-a-ubuntu-cd-i-the-backstory/comment-page-1/#comment-3674 Sharon Tue, 27 Jan 2009 17:59:19 +0000 http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/?p=528#comment-3674 Ubuntucat: Will this live cd also work on a HDD that I can hear the 'needle' thrashing around on? my hdd crashed on the laptop last week and thankfully I had already purchased a larger capacity drive for it before that, but when I took out the old hdd and inserted it into an external case, hooked it up (USB) to the laptop w/new drive in it.. I could see the drive but it showed nothing on it at all. When the old drive crashed, it kept saying 'unmountable boot disk' and I heard clanking on the drive. I thought since I couldn't see the contents from the external case, it probably meant the drive was not going to be recoverable. Was I right? Could a Live CD have saved my info? I threw the darn thing away a few days ago, so go easy on me please.. :) I have to also say here - I do a backup on drives about every 2-3 weeks, sometimes more often. I only lost 20 days of email (bills, website updates, genealogy photos) so I was relieved - I can get all those back again. But it would've been nice to be able to recover what I'd lost! Thanks for the advice! Ubuntucat:
Will this live cd also work on a HDD that I can hear the ‘needle’ thrashing around on? my hdd crashed on the laptop last week and thankfully I had already purchased a larger capacity drive for it before that, but when I took out the old hdd and inserted it into an external case, hooked it up (USB) to the laptop w/new drive in it.. I could see the drive but it showed nothing on it at all.

When the old drive crashed, it kept saying ‘unmountable boot disk’ and I heard clanking on the drive. I thought since I couldn’t see the contents from the external case, it probably meant the drive was not going to be recoverable.

Was I right? Could a Live CD have saved my info? I threw the darn thing away a few days ago, so go easy on me please.. :)

I have to also say here – I do a backup on drives about every 2-3 weeks, sometimes more often. I only lost 20 days of email (bills, website updates, genealogy photos) so I was relieved – I can get all those back again. But it would’ve been nice to be able to recover what I’d lost! Thanks for the advice!

]]> By: selehka http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/recovering-windows-files-with-a-ubuntu-cd-i-the-backstory/comment-page-1/#comment-2641 selehka Tue, 23 Sep 2008 05:07:31 +0000 http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/?p=528#comment-2641 OMG! Thank you ever so much!! I got so tired of my WinXP glitching, crashing the having to reformat - I went to Ubuntu. This last crash I didn't get a chance to back up all my important files - but thanks to this easy to understand walk through - I now have them all safely back!! TYTYTYTY!!! ^_^ OMG! Thank you ever so much!! I got so tired of my WinXP glitching, crashing the having to reformat – I went to Ubuntu. This last crash I didn’t get a chance to back up all my important files – but thanks to this easy to understand walk through – I now have them all safely back!!

TYTYTYTY!!! ^_^

]]> By: ubuntucat http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/recovering-windows-files-with-a-ubuntu-cd-i-the-backstory/comment-page-1/#comment-1946 ubuntucat Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:01:11 +0000 http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/?p=528#comment-1946 Thanks, Ryan. Thanks, Ryan.

]]> By: Ryan http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/recovering-windows-files-with-a-ubuntu-cd-i-the-backstory/comment-page-1/#comment-1943 Ryan Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:39:58 +0000 http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/?p=528#comment-1943 Great post! And a lot more useful than the Geek Squad. Great post! And a lot more useful than the Geek Squad.

]]> By: ubuntucat http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/recovering-windows-files-with-a-ubuntu-cd-i-the-backstory/comment-page-1/#comment-1942 ubuntucat Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:24:02 +0000 http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/?p=528#comment-1942 Thanks for letting me know. I guess I didn't test out all the links. I've fixed it now. Thanks for letting me know. I guess I didn’t test out all the links. I’ve fixed it now.

]]> By: FreeBeer http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/recovering-windows-files-with-a-ubuntu-cd-i-the-backstory/comment-page-1/#comment-1941 FreeBeer Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:17:29 +0000 http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/?p=528#comment-1941 Clarification: The side-bar link is ok... I'm referring to the link at the bottom of the first article. Clarification: The side-bar link is ok… I’m referring to the link at the bottom of the first article.

]]> By: FreeBeer http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/recovering-windows-files-with-a-ubuntu-cd-i-the-backstory/comment-page-1/#comment-1940 FreeBeer Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:16:00 +0000 http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/?p=528#comment-1940 The article is an invaluable service. Thanks for taking the time! PS... the link to the second page of the series is returning a 404. The article is an invaluable service. Thanks for taking the time! PS… the link to the second page of the series is returning a 404.

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