CD Burning Question - is my data lost?

[Entity]

When burning a backup from my HD, I was intending to burn a multisession CD; however, it looks to me like I burned the last set of data over the first. Is there any way to recover the first set of data? I can see the data, under Nero, but can't figure a way to copy it to the HD.

Recommendations?

thanks,
Rob

 

[Mark R]

As long as you don't have Win2000, the Nero multimounter will mount the first session - right click the drive, and select properties, using the multimounter select the first session.

Close the explorer windows, and re-open them. The first session will now be available for access.

 

[compuwiz1]

Rob, I would think the Lost and Found utility could also do this. I don't have it, but I had a hard drive problem once and someone I knew back in washington brought over their copy and it worked. You just have to have a second drive to store what is found.

 

[Entity]

Um, and if I do have Win2k?

Ooops.

🙂

Rob

 

[*kjm]

Same question as Entity.......I did it also🙁

 

[medic]

Some info, hopefully helpful:

 

[medic]

CDR/CDRW Recovery Software

Free to try the Demo, must purchase it ($49) to actually recover the data:

CDR Diagnostic

To try what Mark R mentioned maybe you could try it in another machine with Nero and W98 loaded...?

 

[Entity]

Hmm. I know I'm gonna sound cheap here (the data wasn't worth $49 to me, that's for sure) - but is there anything short of installing Win98 I can do that would be free?

🙂

Rob

 

[Mark R]

OK. Here's how you can get your data back, as long as you haven't closed the disc.

Copy the available data (2nd session) to the HD.

Load up nero, and select 'continue multisession disc' - unselect all the options like, 'add files to compilation'. When prompted for the session to continue, select the first session.

Hit burn. After burning, remount the disc, and the data recorded in the first session will be accessible.

 

[Entity]

Argh - tried that, and got "unexpected file format." Ideas?

Rob