Scenario: In the morning you go to your office and insert your hard drive in order to access you work files, unfortunately by the time you insert you HDD, there comes the pop up message saying FORMAT your disk..or something, and there you go sweating all over, even its the winter season :-D.
If you are looking for answers to situation like this, you are at the right place and at the right time.
In this tutorial i will give you some great options to do that.
So when you come across something like this, please do not panic, we will go through it together, if you take your thing to an IT firm or personnel, mate i tell you, you will spend a fortune.
OKAY...LETS DIVE IN!!
STEPS:
1. Check Basic Issues
- Physical Connections: Ensure the HDD is properly connected and power is supplied.
- Software Issues: Sometimes corruption can be due to software errors rather than physical damage.
2. Use Data Recovery Software
- Reputable Software: Tools like Recuva, EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard, or Disk Drill can help recover files from corrupted drives.
- Follow Instructions: Install the software on a separate drive or USB, then scan the corrupted HDD according to the software's instructions.
3. Attempt Manual Access
- Use Command Prompt (Windows): Sometimes, using tools like chkdsk or sfc can repair file system errors.
- Try on Different Systems: Attempt to access the drive from another computer to rule out system-specific issues.
4. Check for Hardware Issues
- Drive Health: Use tools like CrystalDiskInfo to check the health status of the HDD.
- Consider Professional Help: If it's a mechanical failure, a data recovery service might be necessary.
5. Restore from Backup
If Available: Use backups from external drives, cloud storage, or other backups you might have made.
6. Avoid Further Damage
- Handle Carefully: Avoid physical shocks or movements that could worsen the situation.
- Do Not Write: Avoid writing new data to the corrupted drive as it might overwrite recoverable files.
SUMMARY - Tools download
1.EaseUS Recovery Wizard
Overview of EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard
This data recovery program recovers lost or deleted files 100% safely from different data loss cases on various devices without overwriting original data. Further, it filters search results clearly and previews all recoverable files to recover effects better.
This program is the best data recovery solution for Companies with Multiple Machines, Data Recovery Service Providers, IT Professionals, System Administrators, Technicians, and Consultants. Its comprehensive data recovery solution allows users unlimited usage and preferential service to save costs and time.
This program can retrieve lost or deleted files, photos, music, audio, emails, etc., from your hard drive, memory card, USB, digital camera, mobile devices, and other storage media.
Features of EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard
- Recover your files that may be deleted, lost, or accidentally changed.
- Perform recovery and restore files, including the formatted memory card, hard disk drive, external drive, USB, SD card, etc.
- After emptying the recycle bin, you can filter scanning results by file types and selectively recover deleted files.
- EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard can get your files back from missing partitions. What's better, both local hard drives and removable devices are supported.
- Hard disk failure may happen due to an inadequate power supply, virus attack, damaged block, etc. EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard can provide a reliable and instant solution.
- Recover files from the crashed Windows operating system. And EaseUS can provide the WinPE bootable media to recover lost data.
- Virus attacks are annoying and can not make your computer work normally. This tool can recover your data safely and quickly.
- EaseUS Data Recovery can restore your data from the inaccessible/raw partition or disk.
System Requirements and Technical Details
- Supported OS: Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 7
- RAM (Memory): 2 GB RAM (4 GB recommended)
- Free Hard Disk Space: 800 MB or more