Corrupted Tib files

Hi to all
Recent major hard disk failure where i store my ATI11 image files on a usb 2.0 connection. I have run a recovery program from ontrackdisk to restore files where posible. On restore and running ATI-11 and selecting the first file in backup set it states that file is corrupt, the rest of the files register as OK but always request to open record 1 in set. My question is can I use the remaining image files to recover some of my lost files or have I lost everything.

Phil

 

I would hope you still have the originals since this was a backup.

If the first or last split of a backup image is corrupted, TI can't use it. If any of the "middle" splits are corrupt you can fake them so you can still restore some of your files.

I assume you've already tried mounting the image. If not, try it.

 

Hi MudCrab

I still have all my original software disks but its all the other data lost in the arcive backup and I did not get around to backup the backups. Have tried to mount all other images but get the error message unable to assign drive letter to partion. The only file which shows up as corrupt is the first image in the set.

What do you mean by middle spilts and can fake.

Phil

 

When you create a backup image and it "splits" the image into multiple files, the first and last splits (files) must be intact in order to mount the image.

"Middle" splits are the files between the first and last files.

By "faking" a split, I mean that there is a method that can be used to "trick" TI into thinking the image is intact when, in fact, it is not. No files contained in the "fake" split can be restored, but files in the uncorrupted splits can.

More information can be found in this thread: Critical 500GB backup ruined? How to recover something?

 

Mudcrab
Looked at your link and read info, copied and changed bit to suite image file as per link info.
On mounting image file error stating "the request could not be performed because of an I/O device error" occurrs on all tibs in image set.

Phil