How to become professional in harddisk recovery?

[awaawa33]

Where can I get some real information about recovery of a harddisks, usb-flash, dvd?

Are there any books about it or articles?

Where did you guys get your experience from?

And how to become a pro in that field?

[Doomer]

There is a special data recovery fairy
She touches you with a magic wand and you become the professional

PS: I believe there is another fairy called "search fairy". She implemented search button - that's really magical stuff

[ppumkin]

Ja man- wo sind das fairy?

[msurgeon]

Putting aside the b......t responses, the only way to learn data recovery is from people who already know the subject. There are no books, no courses, no shortcuts. Ideally, you can find an entry level position with a DR company and then learn by doing. There are so many techniques, tricks, proprietary information involved that the only way to learn them is from someone who already possesses the knowledge. I'm not trying to make data recovery sound like brain surgery, but -in fact- it's pretty close. It's a multi-year investment in time and effort. And it's a constant learning process: new technologies emerge every month and new techniques evolve to deal with them. The fancy (and expensive) specialized equipment involved is only one small factor in the larger process; owning the tools will not make you an expert; the learning curves are steep. Having said all that, you don't have to be an Einstein to be DR pro, but it can't hurt.

[ppumkin]

There are many books there are many people selling their knowledge.. but not on this forum.
Theres is even free knowledge on youtube.. ehem *cough* Scott Moulton

Good luck.

[drc]

Please don't read a Scott Moulton pdf and then call yourself a pro. It makes the rest of us cry.

[BlackST]

when you always give your customers solutions and not excuses, then you can call you 'pro'. Unless you want to open a 'drive screwing shop' or a 'drive destruction factory' - in that case, you just need a freezer, youtube, some 'more or less free stuff ' from the net and moronic attitude. Seems trendy nowadays...
Beside this, the argument was covered many times here, many opinions may seem biased - truth hurts - but you can have an idea. Search the forum.

[ppumkin]

drive desctruciton is also good money fyi but not if it should have been recovered . hehe

[ppumkin]

any way he just wanted somewhere to start... and if there are datarecovery fairies .. then scott moulton is one of them..
Maybe a guru could recommend a Data Recovery university in denmark? Which ones did you attend.

[BlackST]

no comment...

[granaryloaf]

Every pro knows that all you need to recover a hard disk professionally is:

A Freezer
A T8 & T6
Some cheap chinese software
Furniture Polish (for those particularly stubborn platters that just won't come clean!)
No ESD precautions - ensuring that you give the drive all the static electricity it could possibly need
A priest in case the above does not work - he can banish those data loss demons!

[ppumkin]

Im really curious what qualifications you pros have on paper. Is it just a mix of courses and experience gained over the years?
Or did you pay some company hundreds a year to put a label on your website - qualified professional..

I dont mind spending money on education-- but where should i go - salvation datas learning school in Manchester.. bloomen hell- they teach crap for 10 year olds there. and charge an arm an leg.

Or pay a company a few hundred quid to take a data recovery professional certified test.no point.

I heard the is a University in Australia that teaches DR and forensics.
And how can you diss Moutlon so much- the government seems to trust him with foresics work... or is that just a shamble?

I think this qualifications come from just getting in that job and staying with it for all your life.

[BlackST]

Specialization... Nobody certifies it better than customers !!

[hddguy]

Every pro knows that all you need to recover a hard disk professionally is:

A Freezer
A T8 & T6
Some cheap chinese software
Furniture Polish (for those particularly stubborn platters that just won't come clean!)
No ESD precautions - ensuring that you give the drive all the static electricity it could possibly need
A priest in case the above does not work - he can banish those data loss demons!

for a second I thought you were Scott Moulten himself with this sound advice...

[granaryloaf]

Every pro knows that all you need to recover a hard disk professionally is:

A Freezer
A T8 & T6
Some cheap chinese software
Furniture Polish (for those particularly stubborn platters that just won't come clean!)
No ESD precautions - ensuring that you give the drive all the static electricity it could possibly need
A priest in case the above does not work - he can banish those data loss demons!

for a second I thought you were Scott Moulten himself with this sound advice...

I can only hope to reach such dizzying heights!

[BlackST]

what heights?