Bad sectors on HD?

[slightlyhuman]

I was transferring some data to a portable HD(laptop pull). After it 'preparing to copy' for several seconds then it would go away without transferring my data I googled a bit and found out what cyclic redundancy check meant. I got a program called spinrite which is supposedly the best out there for fixing bad sectors, etc. I ran it on the level 2 scan which took 6 hours. It completed and didn't show me any bad spots on the graphic display.

Plugged it back in and still can't get about 5GB of pictures off of there. I can explore the folders fine but it doesn't show the picture and windows freaks out if I try opening the picture.

Not sure what else to do? :\

 

[MtnMan]

Spinrite detects and fixes bad disk sectors, and does a good job of recovering data that can't be normally read due to CRC errors in the sector.

It does nothing to verify the file storage structure or the structure of the file itself, which can be corrupted by software errors or malware or viruses.

 

[slightlyhuman]

Spinrite detects and fixes bad disk sectors, and does a good job of recovering data that can't be normally read due to CRC errors in the sector.

It does nothing to verify the file storage structure or the structure of the file itself, which can be corrupted by software errors or malware or viruses.

So what are you implying? Really need to get this data off of here

 

[Motorheader]

Since you have Spinrite try a Level 4 as well.

 

[amdhunter]

I've had immense luck with R-Studio and GetDataBack - unfortunately, they both cost a pretty penny. But they more than pay for themselves when they work.

 

[MtnMan]

So what are you implying? Really need to get this data off of here

It's not the type of problem that spinrite is designed to fix. Spinrite deals with the physical disk and not the file structure.

Have you run the error check on the drive. This checks the integrity of the file structure, i.e. are the files where the directory says they are, and can all sectors of the file be located.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/433-disk-check.html

 

[nitrous9200]

If SpinRite didn't find any bad sectors, run a chkdsk on the drive (chkdsk e: /r where E is the drive letter obviously) and if that doesn't fix it, Getdataback for NTFS is about $79. That sequence is usually enough to recover anything for me.
also you should be connecting the drive internally if it's SATA.

 

[Wallywest]

Windows Explorer has always been a bit problematic with large file transfers. Try a file copy utility. I personally use TeraCopy. It copies faster and has options to verify the transferred files right after copying so you know your files are all intact.

You can find more copy utilities here:
http://www.***********/article/best-free-file-copy-utilities-your-large-files

If you're getting CRC errors, try to check your RAM as well. Set the timing to use SPD.