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Set your PC up around privacy then. It's not rocket surgery and it's not as though you need to click the apps and start feeding them your personal information. The fix for this issue will take fewer than 2 minutes including the time to Bing search to find it.

This should do it assuming you didn't bother to spend the time to set your operating system up right from the getgo or read ahead before installing major patches as to what you need to do to stay up to snuff on privacy.

You outright LIED to your friend, you stupid, uninformed FUCK. You need to aplolgize to him IMMEDIATELY, and tell him you are a stupid, bigoted fucker.

How does Apple "lock you into their ecosystem" any more than Android locks you into their ecosystem?

By making iTunes the only legitimate way to interact with the phone.

1. It doesn't keep you from having another music player. Plus There are other applications that you can use to load music onto an iOS device. Here's a few free (and non-free) alternatives. Do try to keep up, Hater:

https://www.easeus.com/iphone-...

https://www.macworld.co.uk/how...

https://drfone.wondershare.com... ...and there are literally dozens more alternatives. So, next bullshit objection?

BTW, that search took zero time on Google. So you are either stupid beyond belief, or actively using willful blindness as an excuse for your bigotry. Take your pick.

2. Other than doing certain very limited operations, such as encypted backups, you don't have to use it for anything. I have never hooked my iPhone up to iTunes, for example. And with iCloud Backup for iOS, you can even forego that functionality (and get automatic backups, too!).

But, as I have said, I haven't ever hooked my iPhone 6 Plus up to iTunes for ANYTHING; but the pricing of iCloud backup has me pretty interested, and can even be shared among your family.

https://support.apple.com/en-u...

But as I said, please don't let any of this disturb your fantasy of unabashed Apple Hatred.

How does Apple "lock you into their ecosystem" any more than Android locks you into their ecosystem?

By making iTunes the only legitimate way to interact with the phone.

1. It doesn't keep you from having another music player. Plus There are other applications that you can use to load music onto an iOS device. Here's a few free (and non-free) alternatives. Do try to keep up, Hater:

https://www.easeus.com/iphone-...

https://www.macworld.co.uk/how...

https://drfone.wondershare.com... ...and there are literally dozens more alternatives. So, next bullshit objection?

BTW, that search took zero time on Google. So you are either stupid beyond belief, or actively using willful blindness as an excuse for your bigotry. Take your pick.

2. Other than doing certain very limited operations, such as encypted backups, you don't have to use it for anything. I have never hooked my iPhone up to iTunes, for example. And with iCloud Backup for iOS, you can even forego that functionality (and get automatic backups, too!).

But, as I have said, I haven't ever hooked my iPhone 6 Plus up to iTunes for ANYTHING; but the pricing of iCloud backup has me pretty interested, and can even be shared among your family.

https://support.apple.com/en-u...

But as I said, please don't let any of this disturb your fantasy of unabashed Apple Hatred.

Happily for the dev, software like that only deletes the files in the partition information, meaning it is possible to recover the data in most cases using some undelete programs. (stuff like https://www.easeus.com/data-re... ) I recommend you use the computer the least possible before recovering the files, as windows might overwrite them if used.

It's not like there aren't even any free apps he could try...it took me longer to make the post than to find all of these.

--Hmm. I've had good luck with Acronis in the past, and WD has free transfer software based on it. Admittedly I have only done HD -> HD instead of HD -> SSD so far. Try booting the system normally, but with the SSD attached to an extra SATA port as a spare drive, so the OS loads the driver 1st before trying OS migration... Also try checking the SSD mfr's website, they may have migration software, or try EaseUS - and feel free to email me, I'd be interested to see how it goes.

Refs:
http://www.easeus.com/partitio...

http://www.todo-backup.com/bac...

http://lifehacker.com/5837543/...
^^ Note that this recommends using your Win disc to Repair if unable to boot after migration

http://www.backup-utility.com/...

I just did this on a locked iPhone i Found Yesterday to try to identify the owner.

It was locked from too many bad PIN's entered and I was able to access Photos, Call Log, TXT Messages, etc.

Didn't give me access to every single thing on the phone, but that is still a lot considering this is a shareware limited app anyone can download.

There are more advanced Forensic programs that are available, but they can get more pricey.

But if anyone with google can find a shareware app, what hope to you have against the government with all their money and resources.

http://www.easeus.com/mobile-t...

EaseUS Disk Copy (http://www.easeus.com/disk-copy/home-edition/) has worked great for me on several occasions.

from the fat than one of my hard drives developed a single bad sector near the start and I lost some files as a consequence.

Also quote from http://www.easeus.com/resource/ntfs-disk-structure.htm :

$MFTmirr copy of the first 16 MFT records placed in themiddle of the disk

So, it's nly the first 16 records that are copied. FAT has a complete second copy of the FAT.

Hello,

Here is a list of data recovery programs I have put together. Some of them may be a little old, for floppies or optical media only, but should still be useful. Unless otherwise noted, they are all for Microsoft Windows.

A-FF Labs - NTFS Undelete and Partition Find and Mount
Access Data - FTK Imager
Acronis - RecoveryExpert
Advanced NTFS Recovery - NTFS Recovery (may handle FAT32 as well)
bitMART - Restorer Ultimate
Brant, Dmitry - DiskDigger
BriggSoft - Directory Snoop
CGSecurity - TeskDisk and PhotoRec
Convar - PC Inspector File Recovery
Digital Assembly - Adroit Photo Recovery (pictures only)
DiskInternals - NTFS Recovery
DIY Data Recovery - iRecover
DTI Data - Recover It All
DataRescue.Com - PhotoRescue (intended for flash RAM cards, which are typically formatted with FAT, may work with other devices as well)
EASEUS - Data Recovery & Security Suite
Fsys Software - DFSee
Gibson Research Corp. - Spinrite
Gillware - GillWare File Viewer
Higher Ground Software - Hard Drive Mechanic Gold
Kato, Brian - Restoration (also here)
LC Technology -
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Hello,

Here is a list of data recovery programs I have put together. Some of them may be a little old, for floppies or optical media only, but should still be useful. Unless otherwise noted, they are all for Microsoft Windows.

A-FF Labs - NTFS Undelete and Partition Find and Mount
Access Data - FTK Imager
Acronis - RecoveryExpert
Advanced NTFS Recovery - NTFS Recovery (may handle FAT32 as well)
bitMART - Restorer Ultimate
Brant, Dmitry - DiskDigger
BriggSoft - Directory Snoop
CGSecurity - TeskDisk and PhotoRec
Convar - PC Inspector File Recovery
Digital Assembly - Adroit Photo Recovery (pictures only)
DiskInternals - NTFS Recovery
DIY Data Recovery - iRecover
DTI Data - Recover It All
DataRescue.Com - PhotoRescue (intended for flash RAM cards, which are typically formatted with FAT, may work with other devices as well)
EASEUS - Data Recovery & Security Suite
Fsys Software - DFSee
Gibson Research Corp. - Spinrite
Gillware - GillWare File Viewer
Higher Ground Software - Hard Drive Mechanic Gold
Kato, Brian - Restoration (also here)
LC Technology -
[Continued in next message, as for some reason, Slashdot would not let me post in its entirety (too many URLs?). AG]

I have had success with the *free* EASEUS Disk Copy boot CD - http://www.easeus.com/download.htm [easeus.com]. It will perform a bit for bit copy from the defective drive to a new organ-doner drive. I believe you have the option to continue the copy, even on erroneous sectors. On a recent drive in the early stages of failing, I was able to recover the entire disk after I did the bit-for-bit copy and then performed a error check/fix on boot-up. The standard Windows XP error check tool corrected all of the previously mangled bits.

Why anyone would risk the royal PITA of having their machine completely boned and having to spend hours or even days restoring everything to its original state when a simple disc image could restore it back to health in a few minutes is beyond me. Maybe it's because I've spent so many years fixing Windows boxes in repair shops, but the thought of actually sitting at home for all that time trying to fix a boned Windows install just doesn't cut it for me. So I have an image of each machine in my family with a clean install for when I need to clear the "bitrot", and I keep a monthly image made of each machine on a portable drive in case anything breaks and I need to just send it back a few weeks. But that is my 02c on the subject,YMMV

However, a drive that's been 'full' formatted won't have any meaningful data recovered from those same basic sector-reading tools.