I am trying to recover data using a drive rescue program. It shows the files as "clusters" and gives me the option to save these clusters. It won't open and I haven't a clue what a cluster is. Can anyone help? My files are still there, they are coming up, I just can't open them. Thanks
2006-06-14 09:39:55 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
A cluster is a "chunk" of data. The way data is stored on your hard drive is in what they call sectors and clusters. A sector is typically about 4,000 bytes, and a file can span many, many sectors. A cluster is a group of sectors, and again, a file can have many clusters.
These clusters can be spread out all over the disk drive (fragmentation). After reading and writing many files to a disk, some clusters may be flagged as being used even though they do not contain any data. These are called "lost clusters" and can be fixed using ScanDisk on Windows or the Disk Utility program on the Mac.
In fact, ScanDisk is probably your best bet for fixing this. Generally these lost clusters are not something to worry about. They're considered "lost" because they don't contain data and aren't associated with a file, but are flagged as being used and unavailable to the system.
You want to make sure you defragment your hard drive on a regular basis - once a month is not too often. Or, spend a few dollars on a product called Diskkeeper, which keeps your disk defragmented all the time.
http://www.datarecoverypronto.com also has some articles.
2006-06-15 17:28:09 · answer #1 · answered by ssplayer 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Wow, it has been a long time since I've fooled with this... I'll give it my best shot.
"Clusters" refer to chunks of related data, which are no longer linked to an application. In other words, for example, if you have a word processor document that is no longer linked to your word processor, it is a lost cluster.
I'm not certain what type of "lost clusters" you are trying to recover. But, if you can give them a file name and save them, you can open Windows Explorer, right click on the file, and you have the option to "Open With." You should then be able to open the file with the application that created it.
I hope this helps.
2006-06-14 09:48:56 · answer #2 · answered by Titus W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There should be an option to recover them. At least that's what I was able to to with Stomp Soft Recover Lost Data, got all my sisters pictures back for her.
2006-06-14 09:45:05 · answer #3 · answered by Linds 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2015-08-27 20:31:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋