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if the file system is raw, then your information is most likely still there, you just lost the file system structure.

you need programs, such as Ontrack Easy Recovery (http://www.krollontrack.com/data-recovery/recovery-software/) I got mine around the web, and do a raw recovery. The program will dump to another drive all recognizable file bits which headers it finds familiar, which is a long process but it works

do not use the ssd drive for anything else until you try raw partition recovery programs, or else you'll overwrite existing data on your ssd

good luck mate!!

I recovered my 60GB of data using this. But it was a logical failure, not a physical fault. Clicking sound indicates hardware failure. No worries though, there are people who specialize in data recovery, but cost a lot.

P.S. Data backup, man. Lesson for the future. and your wife can stop crying as you can get the photos back for a price.

OnTrack's Easy Recovery software might be able to help; if the drive isn't physically damaged he could try to get a knowledgeable tech to try running it and recover the data (there may be particulars to watch out for since the disk uses a Mac file system, but the files may be able to be recovered by this or some other software regardless).

If it's really vital to get the data back, have OnTrack or some other firm do the whole data recovery. If the drive does have something rattling around inside, starting it up and running a recovery program on it could obliterate whatever's left of the data.

Oh and next time, tell Zac to back it the fuck up every so often!

Ahoy.

I work in data forensics, and as such, have to convert from OST to PST all the time. I can tell you that the best tool to do this is Kroll's Easy Recovery Professional. It is not free, and it is not cheap. But, you get what you pay for.

Just to add something: Do the first part that gaxor mentioned (hook up the drive in something else). If you still can't read the data and really need the files, you can try data recovery software. If the drive isn't totally damaged (which it may be), you may have a shot. I've had good luck with the products below.

http://www.runtime.org/data-recovery-software.htm

http://www.krollontrack.com/data-recovery/recovery-software

The freezer may work too, but only as a last resort. Once they are cooled then warmed up again, condensation forms and everything gets wet. Game over. I'm with gaxor -- I don't like it, but sometimes it does work!

I've used Ontrack Easy Recovery several times to good success. That's there official site, but you may be able to find the software through, ahem, other means.

Does it still spin up? If it spins, you have a solid chance to recovery the data. Granted, it probably isn't worth the effort for 100K Doge.

EasyRecovery will do block level extraction:

http://www.krollontrack.com/data-recovery/recovery-software/

I haven't used it in years, but I used to recover "dead" drives all the time. Again, if it doesn't spin or doesn't show up in your BIOS, then it is really dead. However, if you just have a corrupted disk, then there is hope. (but probably not worth the cost to recover)

Yeah, there is. Back when I worked for my university's ITS, we used Kroll Ontrack's Easy Recovery Pro for this kind of thing. It costs a lot, but it is an outstanding piece of software. It can recover raw data from a hard drive. Something like this is the first thing that comes to mind as your best bet.

The best I have ever used is EasyRecovery Pro by Kroll. It is quite expensive, though; and probably isn't practical for personal use.

You could try Recuva.