Simple steps to recover data from dead or damaged hard drive disk with reliable dead hard drive recovery software. EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard Pro with Bootable Media is mainly designed for data recovery cases of any system crash or starting problems. Try it to rescue your files when the hard disk is dead, damaged or failed. Also, if you want to repair your corrupted HDD, we still have solutions.
To Recover Deleted Data from a Damaged Hard Drive:
When you find your hard disk does not respond anymore and hear a few "biz biz" when you're trying to boot from it, and then it stops, and you can't access it. In such a condition, your hard disk drive might become dead. How to tell if your hard drive is dead? Here are some tips:
If you are faced with one of these symptoms, your hard drive is dead. You don't have to panic. Follow the tips below to recover data from the dead hard drive.
The dead hard drive eventually affects all computer users. Frustration soon kicks in due to the loss of pictures, music, documents, and other files that you can't always replace.
Do not worry; they can be saved unless corruption has occurred within the files. And most of the time, the data is intact. It is good if you have a backup of your important data. However, if you do not make a backup in advance and find the components in your drive are still functioning, you can recover data from the dead hard drive with a bootable CD/DVD of hard disk data recovery software.
Tip: Ensure that the Disk is recognized as an Online Disk and that the partition or disk space is displayed properly. Then you can use this software. If the disk is not recognized as an Online Disk, you can refer to Part 3.
EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard can create a bootable disk of data recovery software that can help you recover data after a system crash and boot problem. Follow the steps below to recover data from a dead HDD.
Step 1. Create a bootable disk
Launch EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard, choose "Crashed PC Recovery" and click "Go to Recover".
Select an empty USB to create the bootable drive and click "Create".
Warning: When you create a bootable disk, EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard will erase all data saved in the USB drive. Back up important data beforehand.
Step 2. Boot your computer from the bootable USB
Connect the bootable disk to the PC that won't boot and change your computer boot sequence in BIOS. For most users, it works well when they restart their computer and press F2 simultaneously to enter BIOS.
Set to boot the PC from "Removable Devices" (bootable USB disk) beyond Hard Drive. Press "F10" to save and exit.
Step 3. Recover data from a crashed system/PC
After booting from EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard bootable disk, select the drive you want to scan to find all your lost files. Preview and recover the files you need to a safe location.
Apart from recovering lost files from a dead hard drive, EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard also supports recovering data from RAID, external hard drives, dynamic disks, and memory cards, etc. Also, it can recover lost photos/documents/media files, unformat files, recover data from lost partitions, etc.
If your dead HDD is not showing as "Online", follow the steps to fix it.
When a dynamic disk detects an I/O error, an "online (error)" status occurs. Usually, all volumes on the disk will show "At Risk" status.
Step 1. If the I/O error is a temporary error (like cable slack), reactivate the disk.
Step 2. If the "Healthy (At Risk)" status is still displayed, there may be a disk failure. Back up data and replace the disk as soon as possible.
The "uninitialized" state occurs when the disk does not have a valid signature or virus corruption.
Step 1. Connect the hard disk to other computers to see if it is normal. If it is still uninitialized, you can initialize it first.
Step 2. Right-click the disk and click "Initialize Disk". The disk status is temporarily changed to "initializing" and then to "Online" status.
A "Missing" state occurs when a disk is destroyed, closed, or disconnected.
Open "Disk Management", right-click the missing disk, and then click "Reactivate Disk". If there are multiple missing disks, Disk Management will attempt to reactivate all of them.
When the dynamic disk is transferred from another computer to the local computer, the "Foreign" status is displayed. The "Foreign" status is also displayed when a computer running Windows XP Home Edition is configured to pass dual boot mode of another operating system (using dynamic disks). Importing a Foreign disk would solve it.
An "unreadable" state occurs when a basic or dynamic disk is inaccessible. The disk may have a hardware failure, a corrupted, or an I/O error. You can solve this error by following the steps below:
1. Rescan the disk
Click "Action" > "Rescan Disks") or restart your computer to see if the disk status has changed.
2. Update the driver in Device Manager
Step 1. In the Device Manager, double-click the device (where there is usually a yellow triangle exclamation icon beside it) and open the driver Properties window.
Step 2. Go to the Driver tab and click "Update Driver".
Step 3. Click "Search automatically for updated driver software".
3. Rebuild MBR
If your MBR disk is damaged, you certainly cannot boot into Windows. How to repair the damaged MBR? Here we'll provide a safe and reliable procedure to help you. EaseUS Partition Master has already offered the function to rebuild MBR in the case of boot failure due to MBR problems. Follow the step-by-step instructions to rebuild MBR.
Step 1. Create a WinPE bootable disk
Step 2. Boot EaseUS Partition Master Bootable USB
Step 3. Rebuild MBR
When your external hard drive fails, you can try the solutions below to fix it. If you can see obvious damage, such as strange sounds, obvious cracks, or a broken printed circuit board, send the HDD to a specialist in time. The following methods are more suitable for repairing non-physical damage.
To repair a corrupted disk or USB flash drive and restore data efficiently, restore to EaseUS hard drive recovery service.
Consult with EaseUS data recovery experts for one-on-one manual recovery service. We could offer the following services after a FREE diagnosis.
If the disk has bad sectors or internal errors, the hard disk can corrupt very easily. And if you know how to run the CHKDSK command on your PC, it will be effortless for you to fix the hard disk issue.
If it reports that your drive has 'bad sectors or clusters', don't worry. CHKDSK command in Solution 1 will fix this issue.
Diagnosing and fixing a broken hard drive is difficult. Do take it seriously, but also try to exclude some of the more simple-to-fix culprits before you spend hundreds of dollars on a specialist. Even if you managed to repair your drive and get all your data back, replace the HDD with a new drive as soon as possible. If I were you, I would not trust this hard drive anymore.
You have learned how to recover data from a dead/damaged/crashed hard drive. It's time to get additional help.
1. How do I revive a dying hard drive?
You can try these steps to revive a dying HDD:
2. Can a failing hard drive be repaired?
If the hard drive is inaccessible, you can try to fix it in Disk Management. Or, try to contact data recovery services to fix a failing hard drive.
3. What can I do to deal with a dying hard drive?
What to do with a dying hard drive? A dying hard drive is not dead yet. It's facing imminent failure. So, take care of the data. This should be the first thing to do:
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