[ubuntu-uk] Hard drive- Bad sectors

[Rob Beard]

On 16/04/10 11:44, Adam Bagnall wrote:

> As a true last resort you can try putting the drive in a sealed bag (to
> prevent condensation) and then in the freezer for a few hours. A quick
> google shows there are many reports of this working, although I've never
> tried it and hope I never have to...
>
> Regards,
>      Adam.
>

I tried that once, although I mis-read the instructions and didn't put 
it in a sealed bag, in fact I think I put it in a cardboard box with 
some fish fingers.  Suffice to say it didn't work.  Luckily there was 
nothing important on the drive.

If the data is vitally important then there are recovery companies out 
there, I know one which does recovery for a flat fee but it's not cheap 
(something like £250 + VAT).

Have you tried booting Ubuntu off say a USB stick, and plugging an 
external hard drive in and then running testdisk?

Rob