Laptop Crashed, in deep trouble (MAC user)

Sam Kapasi · 28th February 2008, 16:05

Dear All,

I'm in the worst situation a man could be in. Hard Disk failed and no back up. In that hard disk are all my pictures and all my work. Work can be redone, pictures cannot be reshot.

This also includes all my travelogue photos and photos of me driving that BMW M3.

The laptop is my trusty Powerbook G4.

I've sent it to the apple service centre, who has just informed me that the partition has failed. (?)

Now comes the problem of data recovery. Remember that the HDD is neither FAT32 nor NTFS it is MAC OS Journaled and cannot be read by a windows computer.
Does anybody know anyone who can recover data off a Mac HDD. At any cost?

I cannot stress to you what a massive loss this is going to be.

Akshay1234 · 28th February 2008, 16:10

sorry to hear about that. does this help -
Prosoft: Award-Winning hard drive recovery software and utilities
??

its just a program.

Steeroid · 28th February 2008, 16:15

I have no idea how good they are, but I got the name from a friend:

Recover Data
404, C-Wing, Eastern Court,
Vile Parle (East) Mumbai - 400057, India.
Helpline : +91-9910898881

Data Recovery Mac. Macintosh Data Recovery. Recover HFS, HFS+ Volumes

PS: My sympathies are with you - I lost the HD on my official windows notebook last week and have been trying to put together pieces from a slightly older backup.

Sam Kapasi · 28th February 2008, 16:17

I'll try it. Just spoke to the engineer he is recommending I give it to a recovery expert. I'm unsure if they recover disks with MAC formatting.

hondadude · 28th February 2008, 16:18

Check out Mac data recovery software recovers damaged, corrupted and deleted data from HFS, HFS+, HFSX & HFS wrapper Apple OS file systems

gopz · 28th February 2008, 16:40

Sam: Stellar is famous, they have special software for recovering data from Macs

Hard Drive Data Recovery Software Tools, Disk Recovery Utilities -Stellar

Mumbai - 022- 3269 6069

Disk Recovery Software Utility - Stellar Phoenix

VJ_MAVRICK · 28th February 2008, 16:46

Yea Sam ! Gopi is right and i was about to paste that link too
Mac data recovery software for crashed hard drive, delete photos form digital camera, Ipod , memory cards - Stellar Phoenix

Hope these help.

Sahil · 28th February 2008, 16:47

Slightly off topic - If you buy a Mac from the states with the extended warranty (worldwide) is it valid in India? Anyone got their machines fixed for free under this here?

GTO · 28th February 2008, 16:49

Sam,

Why don't you ask the apple service center to recommend someone? This would surely not be the first time they have seen something like this, and their lead would be trust-worthy.

Also, get a second hard-disk right away alongwith a copy of Second Copy. Been a life saver to me twice over.

prabuddhadg · 28th February 2008, 16:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sahil

Slightly off topic - If you buy a Mac from the states with the extended warranty (worldwide) is it valid in India? Anyone got their machines fixed for free under this here?

Not sure if this is the right answer, but someone I know got a Windows laptop from the Gulf, with warranty, but the warranty was not accepted in India.

Sam Kapasi · 28th February 2008, 16:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by GTO

Also, get a second hard-disk right away alongwith a copy of Second Copy. Been a life saver to me twice over.

You know wht the sad thing is. Apple has a built in back up software. I just never did it.

Sam Kapasi · 28th February 2008, 16:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sahil

Slightly off topic - If you buy a Mac from the states with the extended warranty (worldwide) is it valid in India? Anyone got their machines fixed for free under this here?

Yeah it's valid here. I know it is.

anupmathur · 28th February 2008, 17:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sam Kapasi

I'm unsure if they recover disks with MAC formatting.

Very sorry to hear about the mishap, Sam.
I gather that the photos are the most precious cargo aboard. These, fortunately, are amongst the easiest data to recover.
There is a good chance the recovery from your failed HDD will be near complete, since your HDD has not suffered catastrophic mechanical failure.

bharanidharang · 28th February 2008, 17:04

Stellar Phoenix is the best... my office uses this for crashed laptops

speedzak · 28th February 2008, 17:05

Oh my goodness! Now, That's a tragedy.
An expert data recovery is the solution. I don't know anybody in Mumbai. But will call up my Bangalore company and find out as they have some good people for the job.
Will see you in a day or 2.

28th February 2008, 16:05	#1
Sam Kapasi Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mumbai (but wat Posts: 7,000 Thanked: 2,451 Times View My Garage	Laptop Crashed, in deep trouble (MAC user) Dear All, I'm in the worst situation a man could be in. Hard Disk failed and no back up. In that hard disk are all my pictures and all my work. Work can be redone, pictures cannot be reshot. This also includes all my travelogue photos and photos of me driving that BMW M3. The laptop is my trusty Powerbook G4. I've sent it to the apple service centre, who has just informed me that the partition has failed. (?) Now comes the problem of data recovery. Remember that the HDD is neither FAT32 nor NTFS it is MAC OS Journaled and cannot be read by a windows computer. Does anybody know anyone who can recover data off a Mac HDD. At any cost? I cannot stress to you what a massive loss this is going to be.
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28th February 2008, 16:10	#2
Akshay1234 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 10,304 Thanked: 12,561 Times	sorry to hear about that. does this help - Prosoft: Award-Winning hard drive recovery software and utilities ?? its just a program.
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28th February 2008, 16:15	#3
Steeroid Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: N.A Posts: 7,046 Thanked: 2,752 Times	I have no idea how good they are, but I got the name from a friend: Recover Data 404, C-Wing, Eastern Court, Vile Parle (East) Mumbai - 400057, India. Helpline : +91-9910898881 Data Recovery Mac. Macintosh Data Recovery. Recover HFS, HFS+ Volumes PS: My sympathies are with you - I lost the HD on my official windows notebook last week and have been trying to put together pieces from a slightly older backup. Last edited by Steeroid : 28th February 2008 at 16:19.
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28th February 2008, 16:17	#4
Sam Kapasi Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mumbai (but wat Posts: 7,000 Thanked: 2,451 Times View My Garage	I'll try it. Just spoke to the engineer he is recommending I give it to a recovery expert. I'm unsure if they recover disks with MAC formatting.
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28th February 2008, 16:18	#5
hondadude Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,044 Thanked: 69 Times	Check out Mac data recovery software recovers damaged, corrupted and deleted data from HFS, HFS+, HFSX & HFS wrapper Apple OS file systems
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28th February 2008, 16:40	#6
gopz BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: India Posts: 452 Thanked: 6 Times View My Garage	Sam: Stellar is famous, they have special software for recovering data from Macs Hard Drive Data Recovery Software Tools, Disk Recovery Utilities -Stellar Mumbai - 022- 3269 6069 Disk Recovery Software Utility - Stellar Phoenix Last edited by gopz : 28th February 2008 at 16:42.
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28th February 2008, 16:46	#7
VJ_MAVRICK Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sydney Posts: 1,239 Thanked: 34 Times View My Garage	Yea Sam ! Gopi is right and i was about to paste that link too Mac data recovery software for crashed hard drive, delete photos form digital camera, Ipod , memory cards - Stellar Phoenix Hope these help.
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28th February 2008, 16:47	#8
Sahil Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 6,322 Thanked: 7,766 Times	Slightly off topic - If you buy a Mac from the states with the extended warranty (worldwide) is it valid in India? Anyone got their machines fixed for free under this here?
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28th February 2008, 16:49	#9
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 71,525 Thanked: 309,633 Times View My Garage	Sam, Why don't you ask the apple service center to recommend someone? This would surely not be the first time they have seen something like this, and their lead would be trust-worthy. Also, get a second hard-disk right away alongwith a copy of Second Copy. Been a life saver to me twice over.
	() Thanks

28th February 2008, 17:04	#14
bharanidharang BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: Chennai Posts: 408 Thanked: 261 Times	Stellar Phoenix is the best... my office uses this for crashed laptops
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28th February 2008, 17:05	#15
speedzak BANNED Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: India Posts: 4,347 Thanked: 27 Times	Oh my goodness! Now, That's a tragedy. An expert data recovery is the solution. I don't know anybody in Mumbai. But will call up my Bangalore company and find out as they have some good people for the job. Will see you in a day or 2.
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