What Cause Data Loss on Hard Disk Drive

Many different factors account for data loss on the hard drive. To prevent data loss, awareness of the reasons and risks associated with data loss is essential.

Hard Drive Formatting
Hard Drive Damage
Virus or Malware Attack
Human Error
Bad Sectors
Abrupt Power failure

Recover Data from the Hard Drive with HDD Recovery Software

EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard provides complete data recovery solutions to recover lost or permanently deleted photos, videos, documents, audio files, emails, and other multimedia types of files from hard drive. You can quickly recover data from HDD in just three steps: choose the disk device to scan, then, preview and restore lost files.

1. SelectSelect a specific hard disk or location.

2. ScanStart a quick or advanced scan for lost data.

3. RecoverPreview and recover the files you need.

Step 1

Select the Hard Drive

Download and install EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard on your computer. It is compatible with Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, and new Windows 11. Launch EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard and choose the hard drive that contains lost files to scan. Both internal and external hard drives are supported.

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Step 2

Scan and Filter Files

You can perform a quick scan of the hard drive for deleted files or use the advanced deep scan for full data recovery. When the scan completes, you can apply the "Filter" feature to quickly find lost files by type, time, or size. Or, you can click the "Search files or folders" button to look for files with the specific file name.

Step 3

Preview and Recover Files

To recover data from a hard disk precisely, you can preview the recovered files at first. EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard can repair corrupted photos, videos, and documents on the hard drive before recovery. After previewing, select the target files, click the "Recover" button, and pick a secure recovery destination.

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Recover Data from A Corrupted/Dead Hard Drive

If your data disk is damaged, you can directly use EaseUS hard drive recovery software to scan and recover data. If the system hard disk is corrupted or dead and the computer can’t boot, you can use a USB bootable disk of EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard boot disk to restore data. But note that the prerequisite for hard drive recovery is that your disk can be recognized by the computer.

If the HDD doesn't show up in Disk Management, file recovery with data recovery software is impossible. In this case, you can consult with experts of EaseUS to fix the HDD issue and recover data.

Step 1

Create a WinPE Bootable Media

WinPE Bootable Media can be used to boot a crashed computer without any operating system. You can prepare an empty CD/DVD-Recorder and a CD/DVD or USB drive to create EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard WinPE Bootable Media.

Connect the USB drive to your PC or laptop and run EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard WinPE Edition. Select the USB drive and click "Create" to create a bootable disk.

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Step 2

Boot Your PC from the Bootable USB

Connect the bootable drive to the corrupted hard disk that won't boot and change the boot order in BIOS. Restart the computer and press F2/F11/Del at the same time to enter BIOS. Go to the Boot Drive section and set to boot the PC from "Removable Devices" (bootable USB disk) or "CD-ROM Drive" (bootable CD/DVD). Save the changes, exit BIOS, and wait for your computer to start.

Step 3

Recover Files from Corrupted Hard Drives

The following data recovery steps are the same as above. Run EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard from the WinPE bootable disk, select the target hard drive for a quick or deep scan, filter files, preview and recover data. We strongly suggest that you keep the recovered files to another place to avoid data overwriting.

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Guides for External Hard Drive Recovery

If you don't have a backup of your external hard drive, you should use data recovery software. EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard specializes in recovering external hard drive data that is presumably lost or inaccessible. Besides, it has proven cases of successful recoveries in both personal and commercial environments.

To Recover Data from an External HDD:

Step 1.
Download and run EaseUS external hard drive recovery software.
Step 2.
Choose the external hard drive and click "Scan".
Step 3.
After the scanning process, use "Filter" or the Search bar to find lost external hard drive data.
Step 4.
Double-click to preview files you want to retrieve. Then, click "Recover" and choose another location to save the desired data.

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EaseUS Hard Drive Data Recovery Software Salient Features

EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard is 100% clean and secure to recover data from hard drives in any complex situation.

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Recover Deleted Files from A Hard Drive

We all make mistakes sometimes and result in unintentional deletion of files that are important. Without realizing it, you may clear the Recycle Bin and lose data permanently. Restoring accidentally deleted data from HDD can be simple by using a professional EaseUS hard drive recovery tool, which supports file recovery from Shift+Delete or emptied Recycle Bin.

Retrieve Data from A Corrupted Hard Drive

Hard drive malfunctions, including crashed, damage, and corruption lead to the majority of data losses on HDD. Hard drive issues are due to mechanical problems, human mishandling, computer overheat, power outage, and more. You can recover data from a damaged hard drive using EaseUS data recovery software. Besides, it can also repair corrupted files on the hard drive.

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Recover Lost Files from the Formatted HDD

You need to format the hard drive in the case of virus infection, reinstalling the operating system, or deleting all junk files. However, formatting hard drive will cause you lost data instantly and lead to panic. You can recover data from a formatted hard drive by running EaseUS hard drive recovery software.

Restore Data from A RAW Hard Drive

Disk abnormality is a common occurrence. One type of hard disk problem is that the disk becomes RAW. When you view the partition properties, the system file is RAW. The RAW drive can be a tricky problem that tends to lose data when it is resolved. Don’t fret. EaseUS hard drive recovery software scans for all recoverable files from the inaccessible hard drive and performs file recovery efficiently.

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Recover Files from All Brands of HDD

EaseUS hard drive recovery program supports data recovery from any type, model, or brand of the hard drive. Here are hard drives examples that EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard support: Western Digital, Seagate, HP, Toshiba, Samsung, Kingston, Fujitsu, Hitachi, Sony, etc.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. How can I recover my hard drive for free?

You can recover 2GB of data for free with EaseUS free data recovery software:

Download, install and launch EaseUS hard drive recovery software.
Select the disk or partition that contained the lost files.
Click the "Scan" button to start scanning for lost files.
Choose the deleted files you want and preview these files.
Click the "Recover" button to get back hard drive files for free.

2. What's the best hard drive recovery software?

The best hard drive recovery software for Windows and Mac in 2023:

EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard
Recuva
Disk Drill Data Recovery
Wise Data Recovery
Ontrack Data Recovery Software

3. Can files be recovered from a failed hard drive?

Yes, files can be recovered from a failed hard drive:

All you need is a relaible hard drive recovery program. If you can boot into your system, run EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard. If you don't have access to the failed hard drive, refer to recovering data from a dead hard drive.

4. How much does it cost to recover a hard drive?

How much does it cost to recover data from a hard drive? It depends on these factors:

The size of the lost data
The data loss senorios
The time spend on the hard drive

5. How to repair corrupted or damaged hard drive on Windows 10/11?

Hard drive corruption or damage occurs from time to time unexpectedly. General users do not know how to deal with this problem. Don’t worry, take the following two ways to fix a corrupted hard drive without formatting and data loss.

Note: If you haven't previously backed up your data, be sure to use data recovery software to retrieve it first.

① Repair Hard Drive Using CMD

CHKDSK can scan to mark bad sectors and fix corrupted file system errors to prevent data loss. Follow the instructions below to run CHKDSK to fix damaged hard disks without formatting:

Click the Search box, type cmd.
Right-click on the "Command Prompt" and select "Run as administrator" from search results.
Type chkdsk E: /f /r /x in the Command Prompt window and press Enter. Replace E with your corrupt drive letter.
Wait for the process to finish. Then, check if the hard drive works properly.

② Fix Corrupted Hard Drive with File Manager

Windows has its own tool to check and repair a corrupted hard drive. You can do it manually.

Click This PC or My Computer.
Select the damaged hard drive, right-click it, and choose "Properties".
Select "Tools" and click "Check" under Error checking. The hard drive will be checked and corrected for possible errors.

6. How can I recover data from a hard drive that won't boot?

To recover data from a hard drive that won't boot: