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Data Recovery from Jaz Disks

Posted by michael on from the clik-clik-clik-boom dept.

mach-5 writes "I recently had an Iomega Jaz disk fragged by the drive (the data is corrupt from simply using the disk in another drive). I know that I can easily get a free (beer) replacement from Iomega, but what I really want is my data back, which is far from free. This is a little unfair considering their drive corrupted my disk. Has anyone had any success in having their data recovered by a drive company. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to deal with this particular company?"

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  1. I thought the replacement drive sounded fair. by Picass0 · · Score: 3, Interesting


    I'd take the drive and be grateful it was offered. Most companies wouldn't do that much for you.

    If the data was that important, you should have been backing up. Maybe that sounds trite, but it's true. You've learned a leason. I hope you can rebuild/replace the data that was lost.

  2. Well I hate to say it but... by tkrabec · · Score: 3, Interesting

    GRC makes a very nice piece of software called Spinrite. I have used this in the past to recover tonns of data. I have not used the newer versions but if it anywhere near as good as the old version it would be worth a try.

    -- Tim

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    TKrabec Pahh