hddguy wrote:
I have very strong feelings toward the obvious malicious actions talked about here. I have dealt with many customers, whose data meant everything. Customers who wanted pictures of deceased relatives, including small children, data including partially completed biographies, dissertations, coursework, irreplaceable wedding photos and holiday snaps. Each and every customer deserves a fair chance at getting the data back, and IMHO if a company cant do a job let someone who can have a go, and simply learn from it and give youself a goal to be able to do that particular fault.
I didnt get to where I am today by damaging media to justify my failure at data recovery, i got here by admitting when I failed and learning from it to better improve my skills and knowledge.
I'm also a sucker when it comes to sentimental data - far more so than critical business data.
However, like you, I learned to admit when I failed - although this is fortunately a fairly irregular occurrence these days.
Too many cowboys about - they need to be stamped on, and hard. And, surprisingly, a lot of the "big boys" have turned into cowboys. Methinks the nooses are tightening around their scrawny, arrogant necks - and none too soon, either.
Duncan