Computer does not "recognise device"
Posted: 24 Jun 2014, 15:14
I have installed the latest version v.14. of photorec and I am transferring all the detected files to a separate ext HDD.
My Computer is a MacBook Pro and I am connected via firewire to the troublesome iomega minimax 1TB ext HDD (Samsung HD 105S1) and transferring the files to a recup dir on a WD HDD via firewire.
I have a few questions:
I cannot see any of my .cr2 files (Canon 7D) but I am seeing two .jpg versions (of different file size) of the same photograph with a thumbnail copy. Does this version of photorec recognise .cr2 files? Can I prevent the duplication of .jpg's?
I have been continuously reading the 1TB HDD for 120 hours and have only scanned nearly 10% of the drives' sectors. The estimated time to completion is 1047 hours and this value is steadily increasing. The realtime readout of the scanned sectors increments by 897 every second and reaches a certain value, this realtime value then resets back to a lower value and the incremental growth resumes until it exceeds the previous maximum, progresses for a few 'scans' and then reverts back to this low value. This "to and fro" behaviour accounts for the incredibly long tedious process of recovering my files. Is this lengthy process to be expected? How can I speed up the file recovery?
The HD quality video that has been recovered has been severely reduced in quality both resolution and timing. Some video has become a series of jpg 'stills'. Is this to be expected?
I would be grateful if you could address my concerns with a solution.
May I say that I am amazed that the PhotoRec file recovery process is miraculous, considering certain "experts" have condemned the HDD to the 'bin' on two occasions.
Yours sincerely,
Dave Ellis
My Computer is a MacBook Pro and I am connected via firewire to the troublesome iomega minimax 1TB ext HDD (Samsung HD 105S1) and transferring the files to a recup dir on a WD HDD via firewire.
I have a few questions:
I cannot see any of my .cr2 files (Canon 7D) but I am seeing two .jpg versions (of different file size) of the same photograph with a thumbnail copy. Does this version of photorec recognise .cr2 files? Can I prevent the duplication of .jpg's?
I have been continuously reading the 1TB HDD for 120 hours and have only scanned nearly 10% of the drives' sectors. The estimated time to completion is 1047 hours and this value is steadily increasing. The realtime readout of the scanned sectors increments by 897 every second and reaches a certain value, this realtime value then resets back to a lower value and the incremental growth resumes until it exceeds the previous maximum, progresses for a few 'scans' and then reverts back to this low value. This "to and fro" behaviour accounts for the incredibly long tedious process of recovering my files. Is this lengthy process to be expected? How can I speed up the file recovery?
The HD quality video that has been recovered has been severely reduced in quality both resolution and timing. Some video has become a series of jpg 'stills'. Is this to be expected?
I would be grateful if you could address my concerns with a solution.
May I say that I am amazed that the PhotoRec file recovery process is miraculous, considering certain "experts" have condemned the HDD to the 'bin' on two occasions.
Yours sincerely,
Dave Ellis