Tools for hard drive diagnostics, repair, and data recovery
November 11th, 2018, 14:26
Anyone know of one thats reasonable? I have dedicated units - but i want one that just protects a source drive.
even software: identify it with the last 6 digits of the sn, and the sw blocks all accidental write attempts until you disable it for that device ... like a safety.
i know the second idea would never exist, but what about the first?
I tried:
Manufacture: Wiebetech
Model: Forensic UltraDock v5.5
It's caca. seemed like you could write to the disk, even with it on. stupid rapey waste of money. p.o.s. company.
https://www.cru-inc.com/products/wiebet ... dock-v5-5/
November 11th, 2018, 18:25
DeepSpar is releasing one shortly that is very impressive, based on the tests I've done thus far.
November 11th, 2018, 22:54
What is cheap?
November 12th, 2018, 11:26
I've got a couple of these that I occasionally use when I'm just connecting a known healthy drive and I don't want to take any chance that the system will try to mount it:
https://www.amazon.com/Coolgear-SATA-Ad ... 005C55OYA/But, obviously, you're limited over USB.
I've also got a Tableau SATA write blocker bay in a forensic acquisition server I picked up on eBay, but I wouldn't call that "affordable" if you were to try to buy one new. I was just lucky that the seller didn't even know what they had there.
November 13th, 2018, 2:29
what do you guys use to make sure something continues copying irrespective of whether the drive disconnects (hot, etc) or hits a file that denies you permission -- etc ... ?
Preferably OS X
Obviously Windows
Also, Ubuntu as well.
November 13th, 2018, 16:09
Are you referring to file level copying or sector-by-sector imaging?
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