Rescuedd is a good friend on failing drives. Sometimes a freezer and a copy of rescue dd gets you pretty far. On Mar 5, 2015 5:07 PM, "Jake S" <jskiba99@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I'm not sure if there's anything local or not. If you need to send it out > for service I'd recommend http://www.myharddrivedied.com/ That guy has > given some cool talks online in the past and I think he was a SANS > instructor at one point, and was also recommended by a current SANS > forensics instructor. > > > > > ------------------------------ > From: justin@xxxxxxxxxxx > To: hackpgh-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [hackpgh-discuss] Data recovery > Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2015 16:36:15 -0500 > > One of our employees where I work has an old MacBook Pro. The hard drive > is in its death throes; it no longer boots properly, and Disk Utility can't > fix it. Wouldn't you know it, there are no backups, his email client was > set up to use POP3, and he needs those emails in order to do his work. > > > > I'm not particularly knowledgeable when it comes to data recovery, so I'd > rather take it to someone who does. Can any of you recommend anybody in the > Oakland/Shadyside area? > > > -- > > Justin Smith > > GNU/Linux System Administrator > > > > "Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; > nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will > not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world > is full of educated derelicts." > > > > -Calvin Coolidge >