Help - disaster recovery

[O. Sinclair]

On 14/01/2013 08:17, Phil wrote:
> On 14/01/13 15:57, O. Sinclair wrote:
>>>
>>> What tool, or tools, would you suggest to attempt data recovery?
>>>
>> Personally I use Remastersys to "clone" my system and Luckybackup to
>> save my data. Remastersys creates a bootable/installable iso from your
>> system, Luckybackup saves whatever data you want saved.
>>
>> I then create a bootable usb and save my data to an external usb
>> harddrive.
>>
>> This combination has helped me restore my setup in less than an hour
>> several times with minimal loss of data.
>>
>
> Thanks, I'll investigate Remastersys but cloning will be a problem
> because I don't have another drive large enough to hold a clone of my
> backup drive.
>
> I don't think cloning is the answer anyway, I cannot read either drive
> because of either corrupted partitions or the drive where I deleted my
> only backup. Data recovery is the problem and I may have to seek help
> from the data recovery people.
Sorry should have used a more accurate description. Remastersys does not 
clone, it creates a bootable iso file from your installed system. This 
limits it to a size of 4 Gb, I normally have to remove some games and 
stuff to make a remastersys copy of my system.

I then use that to make a fresh install but with all my preferred 
software and updates included. Luckybackup is what I use to save my data 
and, if need be, restore it.

Best
Sinclir