Re: [Hampshire] Steve Gibson (Was: Re: Data Recovery)

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Author: Alan Pope
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Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Steve Gibson (Was: Re: Data Recovery)
2009/1/28 Tony Whitmore <tony@???>:
>
> On Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:04:39 +0000, James Courtier-Dutton
> <james.dutton@???> wrote:
>> In fact, spinrite can seriously cause much more damage to an already
>> partially damaged disc surface.
>
> Yeah, I wouldn't trust a known partially damaged disk anyway, regardless of
> how clever or otherwise the tool. As it were.
>


The tool is usually just used as a means to get data off a dead/dying
disk. Not necessarily to resurrect one from the dead.

Cheers,
Al.