extract files from a .tib that won't mount; will pay

i have a recent mishap with a backup, and i'd pay for a solution. but as a student, i hope the solution is a freely available one – but my offer still stands.

please take a look at this thread.

appreciate all the expert help i can get..

 

Have you performed a disk check (CHKDSK) on the partition/drive where your .tib back up was created?

Panagiotis

 

Well...i am gonna suggest something more "intuitive" than the others in your previous threads...vmware supports virtual machine import also from acronis true image backup files..download a free trial of vmware and go :
file>import or export> in source type drop down box select "other" and then browse and find the .tib you want to give a try...if this operation is successfull you will have the image restored to a nice virtual environment..all you then have to do is install vmware tools in the virtual machine ( VM>install vmware tools) and then you can get your data to your normal hard drive with a simple copy>paste...hell you can even re-image the whole OS from within the virtual environment if successfull...a little timetaking but could be well worth the shot
Cheers !

 

i'm currently doing data recovery on the hard disks that ever held the files i have lost to the tib. after that, i'll definitely give your suggestion a try.

one question: the tib file is not an image of a partition, but rather, it was created with TI by selecting the "my data" method (selecting folders i wanted to back up). would vmware still be able to import it since it's not a partition image?

 

hmmm....i did not notice that it was data partition that you had backed up..maybe you'll need to try converting it with a trial of vmware converter..
Hope this works for you if anything else creative pops up into my mind i'll let you know

 

will try. thanks!

 

when trying to load the file for conversion, vmware converter tells me that the tib file may be corrupted.

 

Perhaps this old post from right here at Wilders may help.

 

If you are willing to pay, I suggest using Knoll Ontrack services. They are data recovery specialist and can recover data from even worst situations.

http://www.ontrackdatarecovery.com/laptop-recovery/

 

Hello...its sad it didn't work for you..acronis vmware echo for servers has an option to convert .tib to other virtual formats(like for vmware or ms virtual pc) and it is designed for acronis images..so i guess it will be more reliable for you...if the demo version of it is restricting this feature,i guess you could contact their support and they would probably create you a temporary licence for like 5 days to solve your problem(since its their product's mistake too)..i hope this helps.

 

tried copying it to another partition but it still wouldn't open. once i get access to another computer, i'll definitely try it again.

 

their encrypted data recovery seems promising. will keep this in mind.

i have directed acronis support to this thread and the other one in hope of getting some tools that'd allow me to at least extract parts of the file that are not corrupted.

if that doesn't happen, i think the recovery service may just be it.