Re: Rescue data from a HDD in "Dynamic" state

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"xfile" <cou-cou@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:era%23W4bEGHA.3728@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hi,
>
> Can anyone help me on the following:
>
> Got a Seagate HDD for some unknown reason now is in the "Dynamic" state.
>
> Check with the authorized dealer and had been told the HDD itself is ok.
>
> My question is, is there a way that I can rescue the data from the HDD
using
> any tools?
>
> The dealer told me that I can change the state of the HDD and it can be
used
> again.
>
> However, if I changed the state and it will loss all data.
>
> So my little wish is to get out of the data before changing the state.
>
> Many thanks in advance.

WinXP can read data equally easily from dynamic disks
as from basic disks. Just copy your files to a basic disk
before repartitioning the dynamic disk.


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