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Article #99Re: How do I recover data off old Zip drives?
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Date: Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:25
Date: Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:25
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"." <.@.com> wrote in message news:Pw6ym.45283$ze1.11053@news-server.bigpond.net.au... > > "KipMc4" <kipmc4@yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:decb603d-72ca-45e3-aedf-a167673c409d@2g2000prl.googlegroups.com... >> I'm trying to restore some data I saved on 4 Zip drives. It's from an >> old PC I'm going to retire that is getting very unreliable. >> >> I thought I ran the Backup correctly and saved the data on the Zip >> drives but maybe not. >> >> >> When i run the Restore, the software keeps asking me to insert the >> last disk from the backup. I must have lost it or copied over it >> because every Zip disk I try does not work. >> >> >> So.... >> >> >> Is there a way to at least get the data off the disks that I do >> have??? >> >> >> The data is there and the disks are not corrupted. They read fine. >> They just are the wrong disk #. >> >> >> Thanks for your help. >> >> >> Kip > > What`s the file extension on the disks? .xxx ? > You may be able to recover some of your data. > If known.
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