A hard disk is the most important part of a computer,because with the breakdown of another component it can be painlessly replaced, and it is problematic to change the hard drive on which important information is stored. If the hard disk fails, all data on it can disappear without a trace. Therefore, when a hard drive crashes, many are interested: "How can I restore a hard disk?".
As a rule, before a breakdown the hard drive either emits strange sounds, or it is not determined by the operating system. There are 3 main problems:
- The BIOS does not see the hard drive.Most likely, the electronics of the drive came out of operation. If it contains the necessary information, you can contact the service center where it can be transferred to another medium.
- There was a noise when the hard drive was working.If the disk is still functioning, then you need to quickly transfer all the necessary information to another medium, for example, a DVD or a flash drive. This problem is associated with a malfunction in the drive drive, it is easier and cheaper to buy a new hard drive than to give it to repair.
- The hard drive does not see Windows.With such failures, it is almost always possible to restore the full capacity of the disk. This can be done with the help of special programs that can perform information recovery on the hard disk.
When possible faults are best attributeddrive into the workshop, because experts know how to restore the hard drive. Of course, you can also try to bring your hard drive back to life. To do this, you need to disassemble it using a star-shaped screwdriver, and carefully open it. After that, arm yourself with alcohol, elastic and fleece and wipe off all contacts. Sometimes this helps and allows you to restore the media.
Some users are interested in:"Is it possible to perform data recovery of the hard disk after accidental formatting?". Of course you can, but this requires a special program, for example, Hetman Partition Recovery. With it, you can return information that was on the hard drive before removing or formatting it. The program is able to recover not only 80-90% of the lost information, but also the tree of folders on the hard disk.
The interface of the program is quite simple andunderstandable, but let's take a closer look at how to restore the hard disk after formatting it. After starting the program, you will need to select the logical drive from which you deleted the files. If necessary, restore the hard drive after formatting, you need to select the physical disk.
If the carrier is large enough, thenanalysis can take a long time, so to recover files it is better to use the function of searching for deleted partitions. There are two ways to recover information:
- Full analysis of the physical carrier.In this way, you will be able to recover data after removal, formatting, disk corruption, and re-creation of logical partitions. Such an analysis takes a long time.
- Fast scanning. This method is suitable for people who want to restore recently deleted files. The scan time of the hard drive in this mode will take less than a minute.
После окончания анализа программа укажет the number of found folders and files. Then open them in Windows Explorer. All the information found will be marked with a red cross. You can launch a file search by size, title and creation date. You can save files to various media, including CDs, servers, flash drives.
Now you know how to restore the hard driveafter formatting and how to recover deleted files from the computer. With the help of a simple program, you can restore data not only on the hard disk, but also on any physical media.
