Computers RAW File System

Fish · 03-15-2017, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Pushead2

Let me double check but I think it was same thing as Windows.

I could see there was a hard drive plugged in, but I can't access the drive.

Would Disk Warrior allow me to do that?

Again, it depends on how the drive was partitioned. If it contains an HFS Apple partition, then that partition will not be recognized within Windows, even if it's working fine. Recuva and File Scavenger are Windows only apps and cannot read HFS partitions. So if the drive is HFS, those apps won't be able to even read the drive. You mentioned in the OP that it was used for Pro Tools, which makes me think it's likely formatted as HFS, or at least has one HFS partition. I just wanted to make sure you weren't trying Windows only tools on an Apple formatted drive. If it is HFS, then yes, Diskwarrior is your best bet for data recovery.

Pushead2 · 03-16-2017, 07:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Fish

Again, it depends on how the drive was partitioned. If it contains an HFS Apple partition, then that partition will not be recognized within Windows, even if it's working fine. Recuva and File Scavenger are Windows only apps and cannot read HFS partitions. So if the drive is HFS, those apps won't be able to even read the drive. You mentioned in the OP that it was used for Pro Tools, which makes me think it's likely formatted as HFS, or at least has one HFS partition. I just wanted to make sure you weren't trying Windows only tools on an Apple formatted drive. If it is HFS, then yes, Diskwarrior is your best bet for data recovery.

It was definitely partitioned for a MAC because when we recorded our second release, it was used to store all the files from Pro Tools (as we both state).

I'll try today to check it out when I get a chance.

Is DiskWarrior free software?

Fish · 03-16-2017, 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Pushead2

It was definitely partitioned for a MAC because when we recorded our second release, it was used to store all the files from Pro Tools (as we both state).

I'll try today to check it out when I get a chance.

Is DiskWarrior free software?

It's not free. I believe it's $120. You could also find a cheaper price from pirate sources depending on your morality toward such things.

That said, I use it quite frequently at work to recovery crashed Mac hard drives that wouldn't otherwise boot or be recognized. I've used it to recover a ton of data for people.