How to recover data from a failed notebook hard drive.

[evilzpet]

Can I recover data from a hard drive with Windows XP using a computer with Windows 7?

[jj99887766]

hey my seagate laptop hard drive is not spinning and is beeping, will this method still work? Or does that mean its time try forensic data recovery?

[vamosm]

If the hard drive itself has failed, how does this solution work? Obviously if a motherboard or other piece of hardware (save for the HD) fails, this works well. But if one is unable to boot into windows because the drive is unreadable, does this solution have a chance to work? I'm hoping the answer is yes in my case, but fear that it won't.

[jsen6482]

@vamosm well sometimes your HD can fail and you cant boot windows but if you put the failed HD in an enclosure and hook it up to a working machine you can retrieve your files, documents from the hard drive. If for instance your hard drive isnt spinning or the records are damaged you might be out of luck safe from having some forensic data recovery done which can be very costly...good luck

[BENZQUEEN19]

Does the data recovery software you've recommended have to be purchased? Or is it free? Do you know of any that are free that actually work? I downloaded one that was free and it only was able to FIND my data, not recover it.

[kiolee]

will it work on an unregonized hard drive?

[NotInYourLife001]

I have spent the last 15 hours in front of my old laptop trying to recover data from my failing notebook hard drive and all I have gotten so far is Error23 notices. It's only a 160 GB hard drive yet the GetDataBack program reads it as a 2TB drive. I'm starting to get a little frustrated here that I have wasted all this time for nothing. Any suggestions or should I keep waiting for the next 3 days until this thing finishes? Honestly, I just don't have the time to wait or patience at this point.:(

[jsen6482]

@NotInYourLife001 I'd try and tough it out. You can always try a different data recovery software and see if that helps you out....

[NotInYourLife001]

@jsen6482 Thanks. I've considered that but also considering that this is a replacement unit that is still under warranty with the company and needs to be returned so I don't get charged I have no choice but to toughen it out. Starting over would just waste more time. As long as I can get my files off the defective unit I'll be happy but with all this waiting at this point I'm at a wall. Your video is the only thing that has helped so far so all I can do really is keep waiting as you say. :)

[NotInYourLife001]

@jsen6482 Thanks for all the help but after running the program with both FAT and NTFS formats neither one was able to find anything and all other programs couldn't read the drive. So unfortunately, Geek Squad here I come. Great... Just what I wanted to prevent. :p

[Acrose121]

This man is VERY smart...ive seen 10 or more videos on how to do this and NONE of them till now have failed to remind us of the outer covering on the HDD. Not saying the previous videos are utter failures but this one does stand out from the rest :)

[bigmowerman3]

that was great. thank you!

[Unidente02]

Bad videograph techniques and bad audio engineering ruin the potential value of this posting. Isn't there a video communications major who could have helped with this project?

[jsen6482]

@Unidente02 Sorry for the poor production. Maybe i can ask you for your help on my next one

[xTheUnknownTruthx]

@jsen6482 Good post, thanks for the info. Sorry Unidene02 is a troll! Don't listen to trolls (:

[RogerLSanchez]

@jsen6482 Great info - and no, your videography (not 'videograph') techniques aren't hindering the 'value' of the video whatsoever: it's YouTube.com: IT'S FREE INFO...This is excusable because I'm a person (as is everyone else) interested in free help: I chose to just turn up the volume during the low audio - absolutely no big deal since I was still able to learn something from you (hence the 'intended value' is still there) - This is the 1st vid that solved my issue, so thanks a ton : )

[jsen6482]

@RogerLSanchez Thanks!  Glad it helped you!

[telnetcarlos]

Thanks man, your video answered the question I was looking for.

[c0rrupts3ct0r555]

good video but i noticed your data reco very proggram found 2 drives that should NEVER be in a computer.. MAXTOR... im sure you will be running this data program on those maxtors soon. I've used this program before and its good.. but take my advice and buy a Western Digital..

[ThatKidKnows]

@frejim sorry bud, your hard drive is truly toasted.

[FreJim]

what if my laptop hard drive is making continuous beep beep beep ?? is that a mechanical failure??

[vicmic20]

good video helped me out

[thebattlesandthewar]

Very good step by step instruction for those of us who are technically "challenged". Nice job & best wishes on your future.

[thebattlesandthewar]

Very good step by step instruction for those of us who are technically "challenged". Nice job & best wishes on your future.

[taam99]

I've found your video very helpful. THANK YOU!

[maroniel9]

will the 2.5 inch usb hard drive inclosure work on all hard drives r only dell hard drives........

[jsen6482]

@maroniel9

as long as its a 2.5 inch hard drive it will work.

[maroniel9]

will that usb 2.5" inch usb inclosure work on all hard drives are only on dell hard drives......

[235tanas]

Thanks Dude.. !! I was very informative.

[HellBoyAKABadBoy]

Failed mean no longer works as it did previously Heh Hemmmm hmmm meaning FAILED! get it got ok XD no stop being stupid you know what he means and yes it is failed hance what I just wrote it means something that does nto work like it used to Henace FAILED..... :P ok yaaa good

[amzertech]

This video should be titled how to recover data from a [FAILING] hard drive not failed. you will not be able to recover data from a failed hard drive using that method.

[comel69]

i have a failed hdd which it can be detected by my notebook but i cant get through my OS.i ve tried to boot in safe mode and tried to repair OS but still cant get through.i tried to use the external usb but my pc shows "USB NOT Recognise" all particion C and D.if i use the recovery cd for my notebook,i ll erase all the C's data but not my D.the problem is that my data in C.could you please help me with this problem on how to get back my C data

[majikal9]

Dude, boot from a linux bootable cd or usb, mount the hard drive, and move the data via FTP or put it right on another USB or usb-connected external drive. You are blowing this WAAAYYYY out of proportion.

[charityalbumman]

You know I like this video, don't get why people have voted it one star. I thought it was very well presented and explained. As an IT professional I thought it was very good. 5 stars from me. Wouldn't have chosen that getdataback though.

[adamshor]

Surely if it is a FAILED hard drive, your computer would not be able to detect it at all.

Isnt this a tutorial for deleted data?

[nmhsjunk]

If you connected everything correctly, and your drive doesn't spin up, the hard drive is physically damaged. If it's under warranty, get a new one. Data recovery will be quite expensive. I'm sorry.

[elclardo]

you the best thanx bro

[paulmarty1008650]

my problem is i partition my drive c: and D: the os vista is on the drive C: and my data is on the drive D:,i installed xp in drive d: but i dont format,when i open my xp my files is still der,but when i PQ boot using partition mgic my drive D: is missing and all my files are now gone,,pls help me about this matter pls...pls,,, help....

[SonicOrbStudios]

...you were reading a script, were you not?

Seems quite obvious to me...

Cuts in the video were sloppy.....but the info given was still good and useful.

[2DFamCrew]

Why is the restore software needed? If I have the hardrive enclosure wouldn't I be able to access the drive via Windows Explorer and navigate to the files I want to restore and drag and drop them to a restore location - C: drive?

[rrreyes]

the hard drive failed that is why a restore software is needed.

[2DFamCrew]

I understand that there is a failed hard drive. I take the failed hard drive and place it into portable hard drive enclosure,  I connect the enclosure to the USB conection of a known working computer. Shouldn't I be able to browse the damaged drive from the good computer and view its contents via Explorer?

[rrreyes]

Well, there is nothing wrong in trying. if you able to retrieve your files in a failed hard without using the restore software, that only means that the drive isn't failed yet. It's just like using your drive as an external drive.

[sha1b]

Say brother do the tools needed like the 2.5 disk hard drive enclosure vary according to laptop I have a HP Pavillion dv5000 would the same one enclosure work with this also?? Also where do you recommend me getting these items from? What is the name of the name of the one you have or the cheapest and best one to use??

[Othatguitarist]

Can this also recover the operating system.

[vegasnet]

Nice vid jsen6482!

I think it will be good idea to: before a pc user try to recover data; They must first determine if the data is recoverable. One way to deternine is : if the working computer recognise the failed hdd by displaying the corresponding letter of the drive on the working computer. If the working computer don't recognise the failed hdd through the usb connection chances are that data won't be recoverable through this method.

Thanks ! I'll be looking foward to ur future videos.

[thecommentatorman]

I have a question:

does this work IF you had reinstalling your notebook?

cause I have deleted some files that I wanted, but because I had reinstalling my computer I cant find a way to recover them again.

is there a way to recover a partion (or the whole computer) that you have reinstalled?

[drummmerfish]

ultra cool,thanks for the info.i just happen to come accross your video.i guess there's more than movie clips and people getting hit in the nuts here in the tube! my hd died on my older laptop,and atleast i may be able to get my music files and favs list off of it.many many thanks!

[jsen6482]

no problem glad it was helpful!

[mikeycomputer]

How does the failed drive still read?

[jsen6482]

If it has mechanical failure then this method wouldnt work. You would have to take it to someone who can help you further. It is a pretty involved process.

[mikeycomputer]

I thought so!

[themans2sexy4u]

Just wanted to stop by and say thank you for this video it help me out tons on getting the data off my old laptop!

[jsen6482]

No problem! Glad it helped you!

[RatherUnique1001]

Thnk god you put this video up! i have had a lap top crash on me and i am gettin the dreeded blue screen that says " Dumping physical memory" right b4 the log on screen... i am verry hopeful to know that i can retrive my files backs thanks to you.. i have a question? is GET DATA BACK a free software? can you tell me where i can get data recovery software from online...?

pleaseeeee reply

[darlexuk]

thx bruv. very usefull video tutorial.

[jsen6482]

no problem. glad it helped.

[333hotshot333]

Hi, i'm using the same software, but when it starts searching for the hard drives it just crashes...if however i remove the failed hard drive it works. Any idea what i should do? Please Help! Thanks.

[laniermarshall]

maybe your HD has a mechanical failure, in which case another method of recovery will be necessary.

[ShiksaWithChutzpah1]

Hi guy! Just want to thank you for this short tutorial. You helped me immensely. Cheers and thank you! :)

[jsen6482]

Cheers! Glad to help!

[smitt03]

I have a fail hard drive and would like to try recovering it. My question, where do I purchase the data software and which one is better?

[jsen6482]

I really dont have any preference of software that i use. I randomly selected the software that i used in my video. My advices is to check over some reviews of various data recovery software. Any one really should do the trick!

[dajebus]

Great video and good choice in software!

[jsen6482]

thanks!

[rennydapooh78]

The USB hard drive enclosure is what exactly? I purchased an external hard drive with a USB connection, is that the same thing?

[jsen6482]

it is pretty much the casing around your external hardrive...

[cotton509]

ok this is not the best but who cares its chreap and i recement dolipen recover software because my data got lost ofr ever but it got it back

[fu7ex]

what if your pallets are damaged :( /cry

[lanswipe]

if your platters are damaged or the armature is damaged you MIGHT be able to remove the platters from the failed HDD and swap them with platters from another hard drive

[disklegend]

Jasen has assumed the hard disk has software related problems. How about if the disk has electronic(PCB), firmware or mechanical (internal) problems? I'm sure GetDataBack would not be able to solve his problem. Nice try anyway.

[jsen6482]

Disklegend is right i did assume that. Although this step should be the first thing you should try to retrieve the data. It is the most simple and cheapest method.

[hotpixie3]

Hi there, does this software cost anything?

[starkist1480]

Hey, hotpixie3,

I think most of them are, but I think you can download a 30 day trial. If you liked it, you can buy them or you can just download from bittorent.