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Data Recovery Techniques For Dead Zip Disks?

Posted by timothy on from the choose-a-deity-and-start-praying dept.

Lkmyst writes "Recently I had a Zip 250 disk die on me after the obvious channels were checked and found to be too expensive for a college student at $200US + I looked to see if there was perhaps another method I could use. A *nix dd looks like it might work but I thought I would ask slashdot to see if anyone out there has had luck with zip disks the drive no longer recognizes."

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  1. Use your brain! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    A *nix dd looks like it might work but I thought I would ask slashdot

    Instead of, oh I don't know... trying it?

    Please, anybody who is thinking of submitting an Ask Slashdot, read How To Ask Questions The Smart Way first. It covers things like RTFA and STFW, which a lot of Ask Slashdotters seem to be unaware of.

  2. Re:Spinrite by Glonoinha · · Score: 2, Insightful

    When all you have is a hammer, all the world looks like a nail.

    --
    Glonoinha the MebiByte Slayer