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Wol's Riverbank tales: Part 3 Restoration

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  • Karmacat
    Karmacat Posts: 39,460 Forumite
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    Thats horrific! Many :mad::mad::mad:
    2023: the year I get to buy a car
  • boredofbeingathome
    boredofbeingathome Posts: 15,657 Forumite
    OMG i think i am going to faint.........................what a rip off. Is there no nice techies on here who could help?Was thinking of Gun jack if he is lurking..*hint*
    Blackadder: Am I jumping the gun, Baldrick, or are the words 'I have a cunning plan' marching with ill-deserved confidence in the direction of this conversation?
    Still lurking around with a hope of some salvation:cool:
  • GeorgeUK
    GeorgeUK Posts: 7,737 Forumite
    £950 to retrieve lost data?
    Was it encrypted with a military algorithm or something??

    I take it this is more than just a basic data retrieval?
    Still robbery though :(
    After falling off the gambling wagon (twice): £33,600 (24,000+ 9,600) - Original CC Debt: £7,885.91

    Dad Gift 6k ¦ Savings & Inv Tst: £2,500
    Loan 10k: £0 ¦ Dad 5.5k: £2,270 ¦ LTSB: £0 ¦ RBS: £0 ¦ Virgin £0 ¦ Egg £0

    Total Owed: £2,270 (+6k) 11/08/2011
  • ZTD
    ZTD Posts: 24,327 Forumite
    Wol2 wrote: »
    Just been told my data is recoverable now they have changed the shorted out board on the hard drive...........wait for it....for the princely sum of £950 :eek::eek::eek:

    I have most of it from the nice IT man who recovered my back up but really DO need the last 4 weeks as there's some really importnat stuff on there.....and the price quoted is AFTER a prolonged negotiation......it's daylight robbery. :mad::mad:

    Will have a think about whether it;s worth it while I'm away..and I will be able to offset it against tax as a business expense..(Needless to say this is not covered on the insurance - only replacing the laptop)

    :(

    Holy cow...could you not just buy the exact model of drive off ebay and swap the boards yourself?
    "Follow the money!" - Deepthroat (AKA William Mark Felt Sr - Associate Director of the FBI)
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  • Numpty_Monkey
    Numpty_Monkey Posts: 14,196 Forumite
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    Hope they hand it to you in a solid gold box at that pricem077.gif
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  • Wol2
    Wol2 Posts: 3,845 Forumite
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    edited 20 October 2009 at 9:35PM
    boredofbeingathome wrote: »
    OMG i think i am going to faint.........................what a rip off. Is there no nice techies on here who could help?Was thinking of Gun jack if he is lurking..*hint*

    Thee and me, I wish Bob...say no more ;)
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  • ZTD
    ZTD Posts: 24,327 Forumite
    Don't you need to be up early tomorrow? :naughty:
    "Follow the money!" - Deepthroat (AKA William Mark Felt Sr - Associate Director of the FBI)
    "We were born and raised in a summer haze." Adele 'Someone like you.'
    "Blowing your mind, 'cause you know what you'll find, when you're looking for things in the sky."     OMD 'Julia's Song'
  • Wol2
    Wol2 Posts: 3,845 Forumite
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    edited 20 October 2009 at 9:38PM
    GeorgeUK wrote: »
    £950 to retrieve lost data?
    Was it encrypted with a military algorithm or something??

    I take it this is more than just a basic data retrieval?
    Still robbery though :(

    :confused::confused: Don't think so George

    Errrrrr..Nope! Just basic data retrieval...but I believe "the over the barrel" comes as double time extra :rotfl::rotfl:

    xxxx
    Flooded 20/07/07 :(.
    Normal service FINALLY RESUMED 31/07/10 :j:j
    " It is a mistake to think you can solve any major problems just with potatoes." Douglas Adams...."or the FOS" Wol2
    Numptie groupie #2 :cool:
     Mortgage offset drawdown [STRIKE]£60861[/STRIKE]:(.... [STRIKE]£60074[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]£59967[/STRIKE] £65k 'ish 1/6/14

  • Wol2
    Wol2 Posts: 3,845 Forumite
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    ZTD wrote: »
    Holy cow...could you not just buy the exact model of drive off ebay and swap the boards yourself?

    :confused::confused::confused::confused::confused: xxxxxJe suis un "non-techie"
    xxx
    Flooded 20/07/07 :(.
    Normal service FINALLY RESUMED 31/07/10 :j:j
    " It is a mistake to think you can solve any major problems just with potatoes." Douglas Adams...."or the FOS" Wol2
    Numptie groupie #2 :cool:
     Mortgage offset drawdown [STRIKE]£60861[/STRIKE]:(.... [STRIKE]£60074[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]£59967[/STRIKE] £65k 'ish 1/6/14

  • Wol2
    Wol2 Posts: 3,845 Forumite
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    ZTD wrote: »
    Don't you need to be up early tomorrow? :naughty:

    Yep :o:kisses2:
    Flooded 20/07/07 :(.
    Normal service FINALLY RESUMED 31/07/10 :j:j
    " It is a mistake to think you can solve any major problems just with potatoes." Douglas Adams...."or the FOS" Wol2
    Numptie groupie #2 :cool:
     Mortgage offset drawdown [STRIKE]£60861[/STRIKE]:(.... [STRIKE]£60074[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]£59967[/STRIKE] £65k 'ish 1/6/14

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