Digital Answering Machine - Recover Erased Message?

[John]

When changing the battery on an old panasonic digital answering machine,the messages got erased (even though the machine said they would be preserved if the plug remained in).Is it possible for a data retrieval shop to unerase the messages?Thanks. John

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[Richard Crowley]

"John" wrote ...

When changing the battery on an old panasonic digital
answering machine,the messages got erased (even though
the machine said they would be preserved if the plug
remained in).Is it possible for a data retrieval shop to
unerase the messages?Thanks. John

If it is an "old" machine, it is possible that the messages are really
truly, irretrevably vanished because it may have used volatile
(DRAM) memory and the "temporary" battery/capacitor that
is supposed to keep the data during a battery change is old and
dried out.

Or IF (and it seems like a BIG *IF*) the data is still in the memory,
it would be possible to retrieve it, but you would likely have to
find someone more sophisticated (or sneaky) than a "normal"
repair shop. A spy organization (or a "forensic audio engineer")
might be able to retrieve the messages.

Of course it would likely cost more than several new machines,
so you will have to decide whether the lost messages are worth
the cost of possible retrieval.

 

[Neil]

Unless you have a important message from the president, about national
security saved on it, the $7000.00 it would cost for a pro forensic
technician to recover the data probably wouldn't be worth it.
So say goodbye to the 43 messages from your mom asking you if you are
wearing clean underwear today.
Kim


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"John" wrote ...
When changing the battery on an old panasonic digital
answering machine,the messages got erased (even though
the machine said they would be preserved if the plug
remained in).Is it possible for a data retrieval shop to
unerase the messages?Thanks. John

If it is an "old" machine, it is possible that the messages are really
truly, irretrevably vanished because it may have used volatile
(DRAM) memory and the "temporary" battery/capacitor that
is supposed to keep the data during a battery change is old and
dried out.

Or IF (and it seems like a BIG *IF*) the data is still in the memory,
it would be possible to retrieve it, but you would likely have to
find someone more sophisticated (or sneaky) than a "normal"
repair shop. A spy organization (or a "forensic audio engineer")
might be able to retrieve the messages.

Of course it would likely cost more than several new machines,
so you will have to decide whether the lost messages are worth
the cost of possible retrieval.

 

[Switch]

"John" wrote ...
When changing the battery on an old panasonic digital
answering machine,the messages got erased (even though
the machine said they would be preserved if the plug
remained in).Is it possible for a data retrieval shop to
unerase the messages?Thanks. John

Action Front Data Recovery Labs.... They are the source for retrieving data of any type,
from any media.

They can retreive data from hard drives to memory cards to ............

It is expensive though.

 

[John]

Thanks very much to all who`ve responded.The chip contained a message of my granddaughter singing happy birthday to me when she was 2 years old and just starting to talk. Not a matter of national security,certainly,but even more valuable to me.John

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[Wim Ton]

When changing the battery on an old panasonic digital answering
machine,the messages got erased (even though the machine said they would be

preserved if the plug remained in).Is it possible for a data retrieval shop
to unerase the messages?Thanks. John

See the articles from Peter Gutmann about data retention. like this
http://www.cypherpunks.to/~peter/usenix01_slides.pdf