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So has anyone here started researching APFS file system? I guess Apple has rolled it out, and it's about to start causing chaos I suspect. So far I can't find any software yet that supports it. Though, I do see this video which claims that Recon Imager can export a logical image of an APFS...

So this is what I hate about Seagate manufacturing and having to quote Seagate recoveries. I'm trying to recover a drive with the following specs: ST1000DM003 P/N: 1CH162-501 FW: CC44 Serial: S1D... Site: SU Date: 13451 Trying to figure out what preamp this drive is likely to have. Based on...

So I'm probably not the only one who's annoyed by the Windows smart move taking an hour to just rename a folder that is full of data (something we do daily in data recovery). Apparently, this Smart Move popup that appears whenever you rename a folder full of files is creating symbolic links in...

So I had some PDF files that were only partially recovered and client needed them back in a hurry. Other PDF repair software didn't seem to be working well, but then I tried this: https://www.pdf-online.com/osa/repair.aspx Actually worked quite well. It charges a few euro per PDF, unless...

OK, here's the LDR. Ace TS managed to extract it from the drive. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to be helping any, but we'll see.

I'm looking for a loader for Big BearH family with consolidated ROM version 0003002J if anyone has it would be much appreciated. Full resources would be nice if you have that too. :D

I'm just posting this picture here for someone, but I might as well make it public in case someone else needs it. Here are the capacitors to remove and solder onto for SATA connection for My Passport PCB 2060-771961: Be sure you solder in your wires to the pad closer to the main IC after...

So seeing as how the forum is much older now compared with when I first added the ranks, I've decided to adjust the number of posts to reach certain rankings. Here are the current rankings: 0-50 posts - Data Recovery Noob 50-199 - Data Recovery Novice 200-399 - Experienced DR Tech 400-699 -...

So this is an odd one that I still haven't had the chance to get to the bottom of yet. Drive was a Hitachi desktop drive that had a fair amount of bad sectors but nothing major wrong with it otherwise. Partition table shows just a single partition starting at sector 63 and going to the end of...

It seems to me that the PC-3000 ROM utility is mis-designating the logical and physical head maps. For example, I've got a ST1000DL002 drive where the actual physical head map is 01 03 05 (all top side heads). The physical head map in the utility shows the head map as 00 01 02, but the logical...

So today I had my first opportunity to test out the new Seagate Slim head combs from ApexToolLab (formerly known as AceToolLab). I must say, they work great as always. Here's a picture I snapped of it in place: (Ignore the scratched platters, it was just a test drive) It slides in nice and...

Well, I was thinking about offering a good discount on data recovery services for the flood victims of Hurricane Harvey. But, then I saw this: That's a pretty hard price to compete with. I've got friends in San Antonio. Maybe I'll have them submit a couple of my nightmare cases for me...

So I just saw this today: https://www.wdc.com/products/external-s ... 00JBK-NESN 20TB of encrypted. data in RAID 0. What could ever go wrong? Lol

Just a warning to anyone who's using a recent version of PC-3000, the ARM ROM programming doesn't work right. I used it to attempt programming a Toshiba branded 7210DLE6 ARM family drive, and it just bricked the PCB. ROM transfer confirmed that the original ROM code wasn't the issue. I...

Has anyone else been watching the TV show Containment? It's pretty funny that they've got people hiding out from a virus outbreak inside a supposed data recovery company clean room. What's funny is that they've apparently got couches and apple laptops inside this clean room, but not a hard...

Got this lead emailed to me by thumbtack and had a good laugh: I think I'll pass on it. :lol:

Well, this is a new first for me. In all the hundreds of data recovery cases I've handled, I've yet to see a single BTRFS formatted drive show up for recovery....until today. It threw me for a loop at first. The drive had bad sectors at the beginning so I couldn't read the MBR to see the...

I just happened to see this in a search: https://www.walmart.com/ip/WD40NMZW-11G ... /660788378 I know it's really Donor Drives selling through Walmart's website, but it's pretty stinking funny to see this on Walmart regardless.

Here's a new tool I've created so you can find a drive family just by typing the model into a box. Enjoy! :D

I'm planning to do some extensive RAID card meta data research in the near future (been buying up common cards to research) and I'm looking for a way to hot swap PCIe controllers without always needing to restart. I know normally you'll always have to reboot to add in a new PCIe card as they're...