Error Cloning Drive with HDDSuperClone

[GreyBear]

I have a damaged HDD with bad sectors in which I'm using HDDSuperClone to clone the data off the drive; does anyone have experience with HDDSuperClone as I continuously getting this error when it runs after approximately :20 minutes; Skip Reset Detected, skip rate either too high or too low ?

I don't know what to set it to so this error stops and I can clone the drive.

 

[Diggs]

Damaged drives always go on a Linux machine with DDRescue-GUI for me. I've always been impressed with the results. One of my Linux machines is an old Core2 Duo running SATA 2 so it's not like you need to put any money into a machine for it to run well.

 

[GreyBear]

HDDSuperClone is just as good, if not better; are you familiar with HDDSuperClone as I would like to know how to resolve the error which I'm getting ?

 

[fincoder]

does anyone have experience with HDDSuperClone as I continuously getting this error when it runs after approximately :20 minutes; Skip Reset Detected

I use HDDSuperClone and have had this a couple of times. On those occasions I experimented with different skip sizes without much success (from memory). At least you can adjust the skip size setting and resume without starting again, so it's worth trying a few different settings.

It's likely a drive that is too far gone even for the usually excellent HDDSuperClone.

 

[GreyBear]

I use HDDSuperClone and have had this a couple of times. On those occasions I experimented with different skip sizes without much success (from memory). At least you can adjust the skip size setting and resume without starting again, so it's worth trying a few different settings.

It's likely a drive that is too far gone even for the usually excellent HDDSuperClone.

I've tried a few skip settings and the same error occurred; therefore, there must be a way to know how to get the exact skip settings. Just so that the cloning can compete.

 

[NviGate Systems]

Sometimes It's Dead JIm.

Seriously, the more you mess with the drive the more data your customer potentially loses. I'd call customer and say drive needs data recovery. Either that, or customer buys new drive, old one goes in anti static bag and when he/she wants to pay up to try recovery then cool.

Just saying. Not every clone will complete.

 

[Diggs]

HDDSuperClone is just as good, if not better

One of our members that does drive recovery as a business compared the two here -

How do they stack up? - Recovery Force® Data Recovery Forum

forums.recoveryforce.com

I'm curious if he ever revisited the subject. @lcoughey ?

 

[lcoughey]

I play with HDDSuperClone from time to time. It is particularly good in cases where a single head may be failing, as it will figure out the zones associated with the head and skip them on the first passes.

That said, I'm not a fan of the the hddsuperclone interface and prefer to use ddrescue on the rare occassion that I need to image in Linux. But, seeing that I have close to $100K in imaging hardware (PC3000, DeepSpar, RapidSpar, MRT and so on), it is very rare that I use software to image a drive.

@GreyBear, I see that you are in Tononto, about 45 minutes to an hour away from Guelph. Feel free to bring that drive my way and I will do the clone for you for free (assuming that the drive doesn't need a head change). This is a one time / limited time offer that I don't give very often.

 

[GreyBear]

I play with HDDSuperClone from time to time. It is particularly good in cases where a single head may be failing, as it will figure out the zones associated with the head and skip them on the first passes.

That said, I'm not a fan of the the hddsuperclone interface and prefer to use ddrescue on the rare occassion that I need to image in Linux. But, seeing that I have close to $100K in imaging hardware (PC3000, DeepSpar, RapidSpar, MRT and so on), it is very rare that I use software to image a drive.

@GreyBear, I see that you are in Tononto, about 45 minutes to an hour away from Guelph. Feel free to bring that drive my way and I will do the clone for you for free (assuming that the drive doesn't need a head change). This is a one time / limited time offer that I don't give very often.

Would you be willing if I ship you the drive; there isn't that much important data on the drive, therefore if I could send you the drive and you could clone and I download the cloned file ?

 

[lcoughey]

Would you be willing if I ship you the drive; there isn't that much important data on the drive, therefore if I could send you the drive and you could clone and I download the cloned file ?

What is the capacity of the drive?

 

[GreyBear]

The capacity is 750GB.

 

[lcoughey]

The capacity is 750GB.

It might make more sense to send a drive for the image and just pay for the return shipping.

 

[GreyBear]

I don't have a spare drive; do you not have fast upload speed ?

I could pay the sending and return shipping for the drive then simply download the clone from you and you could give instructions on how to extract and I take it from there ?

 

[lcoughey]

I don't have a spare drive; do you not have fast upload speed ?

I could pay the sending and return shipping for the drive then simply download the clone from you and you could give instructions on how to extract and I take it from there ?

As a computer tech, you should always have a few spare drives around. I can put the image file on a new 2TB portable USB for $100.

My upload is 100M, but a 750GB image is better provided on a hard drive and not bottlenecking my office internet for 1-2 days.

 

[GreyBear]

I have portable drive but not in the size of near 1TB; rather less then 500GB.
100MB upload would take a while for 750GB.
Therefore, I assume I'd have to pay to ship to you the portable USB drive as well as the return shipping for both drives and I assume you could do it in a day ?

 

[NviGate Systems]

I'd like to respectfully point out that Icoughey has generously offered to perform a service for you that normally would cost money and you seem to be being very specific on how you want it done and in what timeframe?

Is this a customer drive? If it is, I would think you would have a replacement drive that would be going in whatever system it came out of.

I might suggest that you consider this offer with a little more consideration and work to support it, rather than set conditions.

 

[River Valley Computer]

I have portable drive but not in the size of near 1TB; rather less then 500GB.
100MB upload would take a while for 750GB.
Therefore, I assume I'd have to pay to ship to you the portable USB drive as well as the return shipping for both drives and I assume you could do it in a day ?

To quote a loser currently in the US mainlight "Come on Man"!!!

 

[frase]

Time to lay out the pricing plans, wow the audacity.

 

[lcoughey]

@GreyBear, I see that you are in Tononto, about 45 minutes to an hour away from Guelph. Feel free to bring that drive my way and I will do the clone for you for free (assuming that the drive doesn't need a head change). This is a one time / limited time offer that I don't give very often.

Limited time offer has expired. It was my understanding that you are a computer tech serving a client and I wanted to help out. But something doesn't line up here when a computer tech can't afford a $75 drive and doesn't jump at having a pro offer $500 worth of services for free.

 

[NviGate Systems]

Oh man. I didn't want to be rude, but man I didn't like how the thread was going.

If I was made an offer like that, I'd jump on it. Heck, I'd see if there was anything I could do in return or something, but to quibble over stuff and make demands? That's no professional. There I said it.

Sorry to kinda hijack the thread but I sensed something amiss.....