Best products from r/datarecovery
We found 25 comments on r/datarecovery discussing the most recommended products. We ran sentiment analysis on each of these comments to determine how redditors feel about different products. We found 21 products and ranked them based on the amount of positive reactions they received. Here are the top 20.
1. WD My Passport 1TB Portable External Hard Drive Storage USB 3.0 Black
- Sleek compact design with plenty of storage
- Ultra-fast data transfers with USB 3.0 interface
- Data Transfer Rate on USB up to 5 Gbps
- Automatic backup software
- Password protection and hardware encryption
- 2-Year Limited Warranty
- Sleek, compact design
- Automatic backup software
- Password protection and hardware encryption
- Data Transfer Rate on USB up to 5 Gbps
- 2-Year Limited Warranty
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2. MyDigitalSSD 128GB (120GB) 50mm Bullet Proof 4 BP4 50mm mSATA Solid State Drive SSD SATA III 6G - MDMS-BP4-120
120GB MyDigitalSSD BP4 50mm mSATASATA III 6Gbps interfaceRead speed up to 560MB/secRead speed up to 520MB/secSuitable for many tables, ultrabooks and other ultra-compact devices
3. WD Elements 2 TB USB 2.0 Desktop External Hard Drive
Simply affordableEasy to use USB 2.0
4. SkipDr DVD and CD Manual Disc Repair System, Single
- Fixes scratched DVD, CD, PS1, PS2, XBOX & XBOX 360, Wii optical disks to eliminate skipping, freezing & distortion
- Radial resurfacing is scientifically-proven to completely repair most minor play-side scratches
- Process smoothes surface scratches to renew the disc's protective layer, leaving disc data unaffected
- Patented FlexiWheel repairs up to 25 discs and works gently enough to safely repair the same disc multiple times
- Includes SkipDr Rejuvenating Fluid, blue drying cloth, and felt buffing square (Packed inside the handle of the unit)
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5. Lycom DT-120 M.2 PCIe to PCIe 3.0 x4 Adapter (Support M.2 PCIe 2280, 2260, 2242)
- Lycom DT-120 M.2 NGFF PCIe based SSD works in main board PCIe x4 bus slot
- PCI Express 3.0 x4 Lane Host adapter
- Supports PCIe Gen3 and PCIe Gen2 M.2 NGFF 80mm, 60mm, 42mm SSD
- Supports PCIe 1.0 ,PCIe 2.0 and PCIe 3.0 motherboard
- Note: this adapter is only for 'M' key M.2 PCIe SSD such as Samsung XP941 SSD. Not compatible with a 'B' key M.2 PCIe x2 SSD or 'B' key M.2 SATA SSD.
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6. ALLSOCKET BGA169 BGA153 Reader eMMC153+169 Adapter FBGA153-169 Ball Programmer for Toshiba KMVTU000LM-B503 THGBM5G7A4JBA4W Skhynix Memory Reading/Writing with SD Interface(eMMC-SD Adapter)
- FBGA153/169 Ball, eMMC169, eMMC153 Internal Storage Memory(Not fit for UFS,iPhone Memory)
- Reading and Writing Adapter apply to Most Android Cellphone eMMC Memory chip,Kingston, Samsung, icron, HTC, MTK, Intel, Infineon, Skhynix,Toshiba Internal Memory/Flash Storage
- Mobile Chip-off Date Recovery Socket for Most Android Cellphone caused by accidantal physical/water damage, such as Cracked,Smashed, to recover SMS/Contacts/Photos/Music/Video etc.
- Applicable IC Dimensions:9x11mm, 11x10mm, 11.5x13mm, 12x16mm, 12x18mm, 14x18mm, thickness of 0.8 to 1.5mm, 0.5mm pin pitch(Note:11.5x13mm is the default limiter)
- Connect Socket/Reader to SD/USB interface port on your PC/Notebook by a USB-SD Card Reader,run recovery software to restore data
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7. Sabrent USB 3.0 to SATA External Hard Drive Lay-Flat Docking Station for 2.5 or 3.5in HDD, SSD [Support UASP] (EC-DFLT)
- Supports all 2.5 and 3.5-inch SATA drives
- Connects via SuperSpeed USB 3.0 (up to 10x as fast as USB 2.0)
- UASP (USB Attached SCSI Protocol) support for even faster performance. UASP requires UASP capable host system
- Serial ATA bus up to 6Gbps Signal bandwidth for fast storage backups
- This Docking station comes with a free download of Acronis True Image for Sabrent software for easy cloning
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8. HDE USB 2.0 Aluminum External Hard Drive Enclosure Case Supports 2.5-inch IDE/PATA Drives Up To 500GB (Blue)
- New Ultra Slim Aluminum External Hard Drive Case
- Support 2.5" IDE Hard Drives 40~500GB
- Fast Data/File Access and Transfer Rate up to 480MB/s
- USB 2.0 to IDE
- Compatible with IDE hard drives, not SATA (see below)
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9. Corsair CMFSL3X1-256GB Flash Voyager Slider X1 256GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive
- Interface Type: USB 3.0
- Storage Capacity: 256 GB
- OS Required: Linux, Apple MacOS X, Microsoft Windows
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10. Rescue - 2 Year Data Recovery Plan for External Hard Drives
- Your Rescue Plan documents will be delivered to you via email only to the address associated with your Amazon.com account and can be found in your account message center within the Buyer/Seller Messages.
- If your drive stops working, the Rescue data recovery plan will attempt to recover the data from the failed drive and recovered data will be returned on a media storage device or via secure cloud-based data storage.
- Covers new single-disk external hard drives of any brand when purchased within 30 days (receipt must be retained for purchases not on the same transaction).
- Free shipping for in–lab data recovery; 24/7 online case status tracking
- If your data isn’t recovered, you get your money back
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11. Inateck 3.5 Hard Drive Enclosure, Aluminum USB 3.0 Sata HDD Enclosure, FE3001
Super speed USB 3. 0 connections up to 5 Gaps ; Built-in ASM1153E chipset supports SATA III with up to 6Gbps Signal bandwidth at for extra fast backups ; Support UASP targeted at SSDSuitable Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8. 1/10, Linux/Android, Mac OS 10. 3 and higher. Support all standard 2. 5/3. 5 inch SAT...
12. Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 1 TB USB 3.0 Ultra-Portable External Hard Drive in Black STAA1000101
USB 3.0 plug-and-play driveEasy-to-use preloaded backup and encryption softwareUpgradable to FireWire 800 or eSATAAccess content over the network and on TV when paired with other GoFlex products
13. StarTech.com SATA to USB Cable - USB 3.0 to 2.5” SATA III Hard Drive Adapter - External Converter for SSD/HDD Data Transfer (USB3S2SAT3CB)
- QUICKLY ACCESS A SATA SSD OR HDD: By connecting to a SATA 2.5" SATA SSD or HDD using this SATA to USB cable--you can add storage, perform backups, create disk images, implement data recoveries, and transfer content to your laptop
- FAST TRANSFER SPEEDS WITH UASP: The SATA to USB adapter supports USB 3.0 data transfer speeds of 5Gbps, plus you can experience transfer speeds up to 70% faster than conventional USB 3.0 when connected to a computer that also supports UASP
- CONNECT FROM ANYWHERE: The hard drive USB adapter is a portable solution that tucks away nicely in a laptop bag with no external power required
- SAVE TIME: The hard drive transfer cable lets you easily swap between drives with no need to install the drive inside an enclosure--just plug and play
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14. Western Digital 8TB EASYSTORE External HDD (WDBCKA0080HBK-NESN)
- UPC: 718037856124
- Weight: 2. 800 lbs
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15. WD 4TB Black My Passport Portable External Hard Drive - USB 3.0 - WDBYFT0040BBK-WESN
- Auto backup with Included WD Backup Software
- Password Protection with hardware encryption
- Trusted drive built with WD reliability
- USB 3.0 port; USB 2.0 compatible; System Compatibility: Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 7; Requires reformatting for Mac OS X operating system
- 3 year manufacturer's limited warranty
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16. Seagate Backup Plus Slim 2TB External Hard Drive Portable HDD – Black USB 3.0 for PC Laptop and Mac, 2 Months Adobe CC Photography (STDR2000100)
Store and access 2TB of photos and files on the go with Backup Plus Slim, a portable external hard driveThis portable hard drive features a minimalist metal enclosure, and is a stylish USB driveSimply plug this portable hard drive into a Windows or Mac computer via the included USB 3.0 cable to back...
17. Sabrent USB 3.0 to SATA/IDE 2.5/3.5/5.25-INCH Hard Drive Converter with Power Supply & LED Activity Lights [4TB Support] (USB-DSC9)
Use your 2.5" / 3.5" IDE hard drive or SATA hard disk as an additional external hard driveConnect your SATA / IDE device to your computer through a USB port.Compatible Windows PC or Mac with Available USB 3.0 /2.0/1.1 PortHot-Swappable: Plug and Play without Rebooting
18. Cable Matters USB 3.0 Hard Drive Docking Station (USB to SATA Docking Station) with 10TB+ Drive Support for 2.5 Inch & 3.5 Inch HDD SSD - USB-C Cable Included for Thunderbolt 3 & USB-C Computer
- Tool free hard drive dock supports 2.5" and 3.5" SSD, HDD and SSHD SATA I/II/III drives of any capacity; The HDD docking station is AC powered for stable drive performance
- USB C to SATA dock is Thunderbolt 3 port compatible with the included USB C cable; Back-up your data from the 2016/2017/2018 MacBook, MacBook Pro, iMac and iMac Pro or Windows computers such as Dell XPS 12 9250, 13 9350 / 9360 / 9365, 15 9550 / 9560, Latitude 5480 / 5580 / 7275 / 7280 / 7370 / 7480 / 7520 / 7720 / E5570, Precision 3520 / 15 3510 / 5510 / M7510, 17 M7710, Alienware 13 / 15 / 17
- SuperSpeed USB 3.0 file transfer rate (up to 5 Gbps) to back-up files and centralize storage for convenient access is included with this external hard drive bay; Add an Xbox external hard drive for expanded game storage; Both USB-A 3.0 to B and USB-C to B cables are included
- Windows & Mac compatible SSD dock supports Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/10 and MacOS 10.4 and up and some Linux kernels; Dell companion storage for the Dell XPS 12 9250, 13 9350 / 9360 / 9365, 15 9550 / 9560, Latitude 5480 / 5580 / 7275 / 7280 / 7370 / 7480 / 7520 / 7720 / E5570, Precision 3520 / 15 3510 / 5510 / M7510, 17 M7710, Alienware 13 / 15 / 17
- External hard drive dock is SATA compatible with SSD drives such as the Samsung EVO 500GB / 1TB, Kingston A400SSD 240GB, and Crucial MX500 500GB; The external hard drive docking station supports HDD drives such as the WD Red 4TB NAS Hard Disk Drive, WD Blue 1TB PC hard drive, Seagate BarraCuda Internal hard drive 2TB
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19. MK4004GAH Toshiba Hard Drive MK4004GAH
- Toshiba
- MK4004GAH
- Internal ATA / IDE
- 4200 RPM
- 40GB
Features:
20. Micro USB 3.0 Cable A to Micro B for Seagate Goflex/Back Up Plus/Expansion Series Portable External Hard Drives
- Top Quality Micro USB 3.0 Cable A to Micro B Cable.
- Compatible with most USB 3.0 external portable and desktop hard drives.
- USB 3.0 cables offer a throughput of up to 4.8Gbps when used with a USB 3.0 host and device - an astounding 10x the capability of USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
- Features Premium quality SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Type A to Micro B M/M device cables Double-shielded, twisted-pair data wiring minimizes cross talk for error
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Sounds like a good idea, thank you for your advice. I don't think this HDD is in a separate housing, it's this one which seems to be pretty solidly sealed off. Will try to find a guide to opening it up though because perhaps it's just an unusual form-factor.
I've got a feeling that there's a loose connection somewhere in it TBH. If it was a broken head or something like that, it would be corrupting data - but I think (see:assume) that if it was a loose connection then it would make sense that it's got a working/not-working fluctuation.
And yes, I'd managed to look after it for a good few years before he dropped a cricket ball on it. He laughed it off, but I don't think he realised he'd just knocked the life out of 2tb and 4+ years of data.
Edit: I just found this video and it looks like this might work. I don't have a SATA enclosure, but hopefully this indicates that there's some potential!
I wouldn't try to get this bootable again if you just want to recover the data.
Buy one of these or use a system that supports M.2, remove your M.2 SSD, clone it to another drive, then work primary from that clone.
You should just use UFS Explorer or any other half decent recovery tool to scan the drive for the primary partition(EXT3/4/XFS/etc) and extract the data on a separate machine. So long as the tool you use supports your filesystem and can scan for the boot sector of that filesystem you should be able to get your data with folder structure quite easily. I highly recommend UFS Explorer for Linux recoveries.
(Assuming you've lost your partition table..)
If you really want to use testdisk and are used to working in linux, you can have it scan the disk for known filesystems. Ignore all the entries it finds besides your primary root filesystem. Be sure the filesystem type correct before replacing the MBR, then write a new MBR. Refer to here for more info on how to use testdisk.
You should now have a new partition table, try mounting your filesystem manually.
mkdir /mnt/test ; mount -t etx4 /dev/sdb1 /mnt/test (for example)
Be sure you only work from the clone in case you screw up.
Good news is your data is all likely still there based on your story and you can pay for data recovery service if you cant figure things out. Or you can always take the easy route and do a deep scan on the entire drive with Data Rescue; be warned that this only works with filesystems that are not fragmented and you will lose all your folder structure, databases, etc. Good for pictures on supported filesystems though.
What version of Android had he updated to?
If it is 6.0 or above there is a good chance the data on the EMMC is encrypted.
You will need a hot air station and soldering iron (and consumables) and know how to use them pretty well.
Once you desolder the emmc and clean up the pads you can load it in an adapter like this:
https://www.amazon.com/ALLSOCKET-eMMC169-Programmer-Kingston-Interface/dp/B06Y55DKND/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1550858337&sr=8-3&keywords=emmc+adapter
that chip will be a BGA 153 with 11.5x13 dimensions. could be 16 or 32GB
If that seems like a lot....it may be a good idea to look into a pro, but I wouldn't expect this to be a $100 type of thing; I would probably charge ~$300 for something like this on success
Depending on where you are located there may be several reputable people around you that could handle this type of recovery, but I could not say for sure what kind of prices you might be quoted, I can only speak for myself.
Try the program ISOBuster. It's pretty good at reading all that can be read from optical media. You also might try using a CD repair tool such as this to resurface the clear plastic: http://www.amazon.com/SkipDr-Manual-Disc-Repair-System/dp/B0015ACUKC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1463973837&sr=8-1&keywords=cd+repair
It'll basically just sand down the clear plastic slowly until it's smooth enough to read. I've had some data recovery cases where we needed to leave it sanding for hours through several sets of batteries before we could get a complete read.
Pretty standard IDE interface. Take the adapters off to expose the pins. Then you can hook them up by SATA with something like this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/231011049271?lpid=82&chn=ps&ul_noapp=true
Or USB with an enclosure like this: https://www.amazon.com/Drive-Aluminum-External-Enclosure-Capacity/dp/B000XPS3U6
> I have never seen a 25GB memory stick.
Really? I have a 1TB and a 512GB one on me. 256GB isn’t that expensive these days.
The USB 3.1 version is like $75.
Edit: I promise I can read. Definitely read that as 256GB instead of 25GB. I’m leaving it to keep myself humble...
Thanks for suggestions on R-Studio and GetDataBack. I'm about half way done copying 500gigs of recovered data to another drive at the moment with EaseUS, should I at least wait and see what happens at this point, or just make the switch right now?
As for the product number on the Passport, it's wdbbep0010bbk-03
Here's an amazon link if it helps: https://www.amazon.com/Passport-Portable-External-Drive-Storage/dp/B006Y5UV4A
Thanks for the help - the drive is a 120gb mSata made by mydigital ssd this guy: https://www.amazon.com/MyDigitalSSD-128GB-120GB-Bullet-Proof/dp/B00B3X72OU
Thanks, good call on this. I've had to deal with this before so I wanted to know specifically about this one. Apparently all signs point south for it. I looked on amazon again and found a lot of negative reviews on the program. Back to buying two of the same drive I guess. Here's the link if anyone's interested in checking it out.
https://www.amazon.com/Rescue-Year-Recovery-External-Drives/dp/B00P9J6RFO
I'd just stick with R-Studio, but you could also use TestDisk (https://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk) . For your external drive recommendation I prefer just buying an external enclosure and the drive separate. That way you're getting a real SATA drive (should it need to be recovered someday) and an enclosure. Makes it more versatile.
I like this one, some people dislike the external power supply though. https://www.amazon.com/Inateck-Aluminum-Enclosure-Support-FE3001/dp/B00UAA4J6G But it's got a good USB to SATA chipset. There's tons of options available, just depends upon your needs.
The US actually. :P And it's a mobile one, it looks like this although I don't think it's that exact model. And mine's USB 2.0.
Here's some of the stuff that's printed on it if it helps figure out the exact model I have.
PN: 9ZF2A5-500
SN: NA0C1LCS
100662961
Q110804070B
StarTech USB 3.0 to 2.5" SATA III Hard Drive Adapter Cable w/ UASP - SATA to USB 3.0 Converter for SSD/HDD - Hard Drive Adapter Cable https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HJZJI84/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_0qh1xbNRS6B7E
I've used this before for this very same thing. Worked great for me! Assuming the drive is in serviceable condition, of course.
the board in question
Edit: the board in question
There was an attempt to repair. But again I went with using a SATA jump cable option to try to offload the data directly from a drive but the result gave me a massive file/folder tree and upon backing it up my mom explicitly told me that the files she was looking from that drive was not in the backup.
(I don’t know what the >!fuck!< else to do cause I believed that the software used to do a byte level backup, OnTrack Easy Recovery, SHOULD have found and exposed what could be transferred over to another external hard drive)
I’ve updated the photos in question as it was “low resolution” and please note that this board comes from this device and NOT a personal computer just Incase there was a misinterpretation or misunderstanding.
Its this one
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LQQH86A/ref=oh_aui_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&amp;psc=1
does that help or no ?
The drive in question is this one in question. The chart on Amazon says it doesn't have hardware or software encryption.
http://www.amazon.com/Elements-Desktop-External-Hard-Drive/dp/B002QEBMCI#productDescription_secondary_view_pageState_1425579597233
Im not sure how far the drop was (it's my Girlfriend's drive). Its a desktop version model WDBAAU0020HBK-NSEN.
Since I posted, I ran CrystalDiskInfo (relevant output below) It showed a caution on Current Pending Sector Count which, from the sidebar's flowchart, implies that I should attempt a clone. Does this change anything? I'll show this thread to the GF and see what she says.
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CrystalDiskInfo 7.0.3 (C) 2008-2016 hiyohiyo
Crystal Dew World : http://crystalmark.info/
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OS : Windows 10 [10.0 Build 10586] (x64)
Date : 2016/09/18 23:40:44
-- Controller Map ----------------------------------------------------------
https://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Backup-Portable-External-STDR2000100/dp/B00FRHTSK4
One more question, will a USB to SATA converter offer any possible change of accessing files?
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DQJME7Y/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&amp;psc=1
Right on. After you pull that big ass drive from that iMac, you are going to need a hard drive adapter to interface with it. It's a SATA drive inside that iMAc. Next we need to buy a SATA to usb-c adapter Here.
I bet that drive isn't dead yet and it will mount (show up on your desktop) on your macbook pro. Then just navigate the folders and copy and paste.
Edit: and by the way, I can pull a hard drive from an imac in under 5 min. If you have the right tools, you can do it in 20-30 min.
So first link is for a ZIF adapter, to which I would need anther adapter. Or I could just take that out of the laptop I pulled the drive from. But that doesnt really solve my problem.
https://www.amazon.com/Baosity-Adapter-Converter-MK3006GA-MK4004GAH/dp/B07DHQZNY1
The next link takes me to the drive itself.
https://www.amazon.com/MK4004GAH-Toshiba-Hard-Drive/dp/B00115AJJK
The link after that takes me to a thread with dead links to adapters. 2.5 inch adapter at that.
http://www.fixya.com/support/t1639054-need_usb_adaptor_toshiba_hd_mk4004gah
Mind you I have gone through this and am unable to find either a 1.8 inch adapter to SATA, or USB. Or anything that I could kinda make work with what PCs I have.
But thanks anyway.
So the connector that is messed up is this one
Micro USB 3.0 Cable A to Micro B for Seagate Goflex/Back Up Plus/Expansion Series Portable External Hard Drives https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XX1VX5L/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_JCAHDbECERMJV
But it’s not the cable that’s bad. It’s the port on the enclosure.
I’m actually 3D printing something and I only have a usb 2.0 available so that’s what I’m using to run the scan. That’s why it’s taking much longer.
I haven’t actually written anything to it so I could still clone it.