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[LUG] SpinRite [was Re: External Hard Drives - any to avoid?]

 

While on the subject of hard drives, particularly high capacity ones, I'd like 
to bring your attention to SpinRite in case you haven't come across it 
already. It's the only non-free software that I ever recommend to anyone.

See http://www.grc.com/sr/spinrite.htm for details, but in brief, it's a hard 
drive maintenance and repair tool for use with x86 PCs. It has a well 
established track record as the most effective tool at successfully 
recovering data from ailing hard drives, fixing blue-screen-on-boot scenarios 
[1], and even fixing dead Tivos and iPods.

SpinRite is the kind of tool that goes unthought of until the fateful day when 
all your precious data is suddenly inaccessible to you and it comes along and 
quietly saves you bacon. If the testimonials don't convince you, anyone in 
striking distance of Horrabridge is welcome to a demo.

Steve.

 [1] - whatever they are ;-)
 [2] - http://www.grc.com/sr/testimonials.htm

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