[kwlug-disc] Recoverying old data

[William Park]

You can just plug the disk and pull the data off.  Windows 10/11 can 
mount Windows 7 disk as "D:", and Linux can mount it, also.

Now, if you're recovering from flaky disk, then, as Paul suggested, you 
should make copy and work with the copy (not the original).  That copy 
could be another disk or image file.  Not sure if Windows 10/11 
recognizes disk image, but in Linux, you use "loop" device to mount it.


On 2026-02-05 13:08, Paul Nijjar via kwlug-disc wrote:
> 
> Thayen posted this to the list using a slightly incorrect address. It
> is a legitimate question, though.
> 
> My advice: https://forensics.wiki/ddrescue/
> 
> Is the Win7 hard drive starting to fail? Then ddrescue is a great
> choice. I have used it a few times with success, in much the same way
> you have. Make sure the destination drive is in good shape and is
> bigger than or equal to the source drive. Make sure you have the
> recovery log. Make sure the drives are physically secure (not dangling
> off the side of the computer so they can slip off).
> 
> - Paul
> 
> ---
> 
> Hey guys,
> 
> I'm a first time poster but tonight I'm hopefully going to be recovering some data from an old and unused windows 7 desktop (at least from 2014 or earlier). I'm a bit nervous to try this (what if the drive breaks, etc). I'm planning to take the HDD out and plug it into my modern desktop, copy the drive over with ddrescue and then work with that copy. Anyone have any tips or advice for this?
> 
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