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I got it off the gparted cd however it kept on degrading. Initially I was able to see some files when I finally go to run ddrescue, it wasn't picked up by the bios. <br />
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The reason I tried it was because I had a backup up to May so I felt it was worth a shot.<br />
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I think the drive was just hot and not perfectly connected to the usb connector so I stopped in case I would need to do a serious recovery.
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I need an easy to use platform for ddrescue. I am not familiar with Linux but can use it with guidance in a pinch.<br />
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I wouid also like to know the main options to select for attempting to recover a failing 100 gb drive to a new 2 tb portable drive.
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I need an easy to use platform for ddrescue. I am not familiar with Linux but can use it with guidance in a pinch.

I wouid also like to know the main options to select for attempting to recover a failing 100 gb drive to a new 2 tb portable drive.

I got it off the gparted cd however it kept on degrading. Initially I was able to see some files when I finally go to run ddrescue, it wasn&#39;t picked up by the bios. 

The reason I tried it was because I had a backup up to May so I felt it was worth a shot.

I think the drive was just hot and not perfectly connected to the usb connector so I stopped in case I would need to do a serious recovery.

I need an easy to use platform for ddrescue

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