[NTLUG:Discuss] TestDisk

[Robert Citek]

Robert Pearson wrote:
> On 12/29/06, Lenrek Xunil <lenrek.xunil at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Does anyone have any real-world experience with TestDisk?
>> http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk  Are there similar options?
>>
>> Can someone recommend a CD distro specifically for PC maintenance such as
>> backing up data, file recovery, etc.?  I need one that's going to work with
>> relatively modern hardware, including a 200 gig disk drive.  It should be
>> able to read NTFS and VFAT partitions.
>>
>> Thank you for your help.
> 
> SpinRite has been popular for years. It is not free.
> <<http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/7684>>
> 
> Gibson Research Corporation
> <<http://www.grc.com/default.htm>>
> 
> SpinRite - Wikipedia
> <<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpinRite>>

At ByteWorks[1], we refurbish donated computers and award them to
under-served youth who have completed our Earn-A-Computer program.  In
refurbishing, we test hardware, back-up/restore data, image/clone
drives, and wipe data from drives using a variety of tools.  Our main
workhorse is Knoppix[2], although we also use The Ultimate Boot CD[3],
Smart Boot Manager[4], and DBAN[5].

[1] http://bworks.org/
[2] http://www.knopper.net/knoppix/index-en.html
[3] http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/
[4] http://sourceforge.net/projects/btmgr/
[5] http://dban.sourceforge.net/

Regards,
- Robert