E-Geniuses - Data Recovery: How to Recover Data

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Hard Drive Data Recovery

Here are the 3 basic types of hard drive "crashes" and how to recover data in these scenarios.:

1) File structure is incorrect (usually caused by improper shutdown or disconnecting the drive while it is being written to. Usual fix involves running a scandisk or chkdsk. Scan can take a few hours at most depending on the settings.

2) Unreadable data caused by bits being de-magnetized. Can be resolved by running programs which "re-magnetize" the bits. This is common on laptops that get jarred or dropped mildly. Bad sectors that aren't physically damaged can be recovered. Software used: HDD Regenerator or SpinRite. Scans can take days.

3) Hardware failure. Sometimes the disk/platter gets scratched, the arm stops working (head crash), or the on-board chip gets fried. All of these repairs require a specialty recovery service. Anytime the hard drive needs to be opened, a clean room (dust-free room) is required. Time to recover data depends on the company. Turn around times is a few weeks.

I would recommend Gillware data recovery. They have very good customer service, always pick up the phone, and quick to respond.
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[Makoholic11]

Its Joey with E-geniuses... (pops collar). What a pimp

[playaz33]

@Makoholic11 Thanks. I have no idea why I did that.

[anasalwash]

,thanx for this great informative vid,

i have a problem , my laptop fell down and the hard drive didn't work or recognized by the laptop. accidentally it was recognized by another laptop when connected and i tried to format it (thinking that it might fix the problem) but the format was not completed and stopped at 90% in 2 times trying , and now i can do nothing to it with such valuable information on it , no software no hardware... what can i do and where is the problem , plz

[playaz33]

@anasalwash Thanks. Glad you found it useful.

At this point, it is probably best to send out your drive to Gillware. There's a link on the video notes.

[CityHunter84]

i had 657 bad sectors from HDD regenerator, i have to keep formatting because i get corruptions in my programs/registry so i cant open any apps/files also the PC randomly reboots, do you think i need a new HD? its 4 years old SATA. i cant run the samsung diagnostic from a bootable CD because i dont know how to prepare a bootable CD, its friggen complicated. (dont have a floppy drive).

[playaz33]

@CityHunter84 That's a lot of bad sectors. I would try sending it out to a company that specializes in data recovery. I like Gillware. I have a referral code in the video notes.

[barroblock]

I used HDD regenerator and worked great for me. My HDD has 550 bad sectors and the tool repaired all of them. I ran the scan again and I had only a few bad sectors left. Overall, I was nable to extract all the info I needed and that was totally worth the 60 bucks I paid for the software

[youknowita]

Data recovery software is really a good thing, MiniTool data recovery software is a good choice for you. It is easy to use and it is efficient.. some of the editions are absolutely FREE!!!!!!!!you can have a try.

[Awk21]

Hey he has the same laptop as me its a Gateway MT6839b. I bought a hard drive enclosure for the hard drive and my hard drive is for some reason the hard drive wont reconise on my computer.

[hollidaysrain]

Thanks man, unfortunately I think I have hardware failure........ugh.

[Ladyphia7]

about how much do these different process cost in general for a laptop?

[ksm8368]

any of you know how to fix "your hard drive is not ready" error when using hdd regenerator? I always get this error when it finds out the bad sector. Hate it.