To Disk Clone, Restore or Backup Image? Which one would be best to chose?
Fresh New install of Windows 10 Pro on a brand new SanDisk Ultra II SSD 960 gb drive. Wanted some advice on the following.
Here is what I have an old Seagate Momentus 500 gb 7200 that failed after 7 years of great service. However I would like to figure out the best way to get some if not any of the data and files programs off of it. I was able to launch the HD but it would freeze after several minutes. I can see all the files on the system ( Through a Rosewill USB connected HD cradle.) but suspect a bad sector or some corrupt files.
The old Hard Drive has SAP Oracle SQL server and many other great programs on it I use for work. I do not know which would be best to recover any if I can at all from the old hard drive.
I also have a restore point and or a backup image. I am trying to determine which. I did. It was a week ago and I did it late at night when I first started experiencing problems. So I cannot remember which it was. It would be at least a week ago.
Since I now have a new SSD and a new install of Windows 10 Pro , I do not know which one I should do that might give me back the maximum amount of data returned with programs in tact if possible...?
My only other concern is if I have some kind of virus, malware or worse that caused the HD failure. Could I theoretically be copying the problem right back on to this new install? I did have McAfee but did not realize the virus may have been out of date. Now updated across my network. Wondering if everything is okay.
I am not sure if I am asking everything correctly. I hope I am. Here is what the Acronis says. (see attachment) I am sure the Windows Gurus also might have a thought or two on this as well. Please feel free to advise. Thank you.
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Here is what I have an old Seagate Momentus 500 gb 7200 that failed after 7 years of great service. However I would like to figure out the best way to get some if not any of the data and files programs off of it. I was able to launch the HD but it would freeze after several minutes. I can see all the files on the system ( Through a Rosewill USB connected HD cradle.) but suspect a bad sector or some corrupt files.
The old Hard Drive has SAP Oracle SQL server and many other great programs on it I use for work. I do not know which would be best to recover any if I can at all from the old hard drive.
I also have a restore point and or a backup image. I am trying to determine which. I did. It was a week ago and I did it late at night when I first started experiencing problems. So I cannot remember which it was. It would be at least a week ago.
Since I now have a new SSD and a new install of Windows 10 Pro , I do not know which one I should do that might give me back the maximum amount of data returned with programs in tact if possible...?
My only other concern is if I have some kind of virus, malware or worse that caused the HD failure. Could I theoretically be copying the problem right back on to this new install? I did have McAfee but did not realize the virus may have been out of date. Now updated across my network. Wondering if everything is okay.
I am not sure if I am asking everything correctly. I hope I am. Here is what the Acronis says. (see attachment) I am sure the Windows Gurus also might have a thought or two on this as well. Please feel free to advise. Thank you.
AcronisCloningTool.PNG
David Johnson, CD
a virus won't damage hardware. restore from backup is my first choice.
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Took Seatools out for a spin and for some unknown reason it does not see the old Seagate Momentus Drive. Windows 10 sees it but the SeaTools does not? I only see the new SSD. The USB cradle is connected on and the HD is on but SeaTools does not show it in the list. Anyone have any idea why I cannot use the tool to check the drive.
Clueless on this one? Could a setting in my BIOS be missing the HD I can feel the spinning of the HD in the cradle so it is running. At least Windows sees it for sure.
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Clueless on this one? Could a setting in my BIOS be missing the HD I can feel the spinning of the HD in the cradle so it is running. At least Windows sees it for sure.
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i posted clearly NOT to connect it over uSB ruavol
if you cannot do that - look for a friend with a pc where you can do that
even an older winders7 system would work ok
and it can also be caused by the fast start - that often causes trouble with disks
if you cannot do that - look for a friend with a pc where you can do that
even an older winders7 system would work ok
and it can also be caused by the fast start - that often causes trouble with disks
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I have tried all the suggested methods and I believe the solutions given were the best I could have received. Unfortunately none worked with this HD so I did my best to recover the information I could use from it and went forward with work. So thank you very much gentlemen.