Data loss on the hard drive may occur due to indeliberate deletion, hard disk formatting, corrupting, damage, or crash. EaseUS hard drive recovery software can recover files from any brand of hard disk, including Seagate, WD, Fujitsu, Hitachi, Samsung, Toshiba, etc. It supports hard drive recovery in all data loss scenarios.
In addition to hard drive recovery software, EaseUS also provides data recovery services for hard drive recovery and repair.
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Many different factors account for data loss on the hard drive. A clear understanding of these reasons can well help you recover deleted files on a hard drive efficiently.
Operating system, software, and file system corruptions are three main types of logical issues. When a hard disk becomes logically corrupted, you may experience access errors, data cannot be read properly, or even partitions cannot be found. In this case, the probability of data recovery is high.
The most common reasons for data loss of a hard disk are human misoperations, including accidentally file deletion, hard drive formatting or corrupting, shutting down the disk during file editing or transfer, and more. A specialized data recovery tool is useful to restore lost data in this situation.
If the power is suddenly cut off during the high-speed rotation of the disk, the head and disk will rub violently due to inertia, causing the disk to be scratched with bad sectors. Ensure stable power supply and shut down normally. Do not press the power switch when the hard disk indicator is blinking.
When a disk is working, the chassis is in a relatively vibrating environment. If it is hit hard, it is easy to cause vibration between the magnetic head and the disk, causing the disk damaged physically. Additionally, dropping a hard disk can break its internal components, leading to eventual failure.
Prolonged exposure to high temperature or high humidity can accelerate the degradation of disk components, resulting in greatly shortened disk life, damage to the mechanical structure inside the hard disk, and lead to failure.
Exposure to water or other liquids can cause short circuits and corrosion, damage the drive's electrical components and cause unreadable data. In addition, dust, smoke, or other airborne particles can settle on the disk surface, causing read/write errors.
EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard provides complete hard drive data recovery solutions to recover lost or permanently deleted photos, videos, documents, audio files, emails, and other multimedia types of files from hard drive. It support file recovery from FAT16, FAT32, ext, NTFS, exFAT, and ReFS drives. EaseUS hard drive recovery program supports data recovery from any type, model, or hard drive brand, such as Western Digital, Seagate, HP, Toshiba, Samsung, Kingston, Fujitsu, Hitachi, Sony, etc. You can quickly recover data from HDD in just three steps: choose the hard disk 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.
Select the Hard Drive
Download and install EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard on your working 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.
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 missing files with the specific file name.
Preview and Recover Files
To recover data from a hard disk precisely, you can preview the recovered data at first. EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard can repair corrupted photos, videos, and documents on the hard disk before recovery. After previewing, select the target files, click the "Recover" button, and pick a secure recovery destination.
Not all data loss can be addressed with hard drive data recovery software. Under certain circumstances, such as dealing with file loss caused by hardware issues or abnormal conditions, you need to contact a data recovery center and specialist，then get personalized help and a free consulation.
EaseUS professional data recovery services allow you to schedule a remote desktop session with dedicated support engineers for manual data recovery.
You may encounter many problems that require hard disk data recovery. For example, your hard drive may be formatted, crashed, corrupted, inaccessible, dead, or RAW. In either case, we have an effective solution for you.
We all make mistakes sometimes and result in unintentional deletion of files that are important. The file goes to the Recycle Bin and held there temporarily. You can restore the deleted file to the original location by using Ctrl + Z. Or, you need to access the Recycle Bin to search for the file. And then, right-click it and choose 'Restore' to move it back to its initial location.
It's important to note that deleting a file using Shift + Delete , emptying the Recycle Bin, or removing a file from an external hard drive bypasses the Recycle Bin, resulting in immediate permanent deletion. In these instances, recovering the data would require the use of a backup or specialized hard drive data recovery software.
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A corrupted file system can cause your disk to become corrupted and inaccessible, resulting in loss of data. You can recover data from a corrupted hard drive using Command Prompt (CMD)in Windows PC or laptop. The Windows offers the CHKDSK command to check and repair disk errors. Follow theses step-by-step guides. You need to proceed with causion, as incorrect operations will lead further data loss.
Press Windows Key + X and Open the Command Prompt as Administrator. Type chkdsk /f X: and hit Enter to start the fixing process. Replace X with the drive letter of your corrupted hard drives. When CHKDSK finishes, try to access the drive to check if your data is viewable now.
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Using backup files to restore lost data from HDD is an efficient and easy way. Search for file history on your computer and open it. Click the "Restore personal files" option on the left panel.Then, go to the location where your backup files were saved.
Click the navigation arrow to select the point in time where the backup file is located. Select the files you want to restore, then click the green restore button.
If your data disk is damaged, you can directly use EaseUS hard drive recovery tool 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 utility of EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard boot disk to restore deleted 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 such a case, you can consult with EaseUS experts to fix the HDD issue and recover your data.
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 utility.
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 utility) or "CD-ROM Drive" (bootable CD/DVD). Save the changes, exit BIOS, and wait for your computer to start.
Recover Files from Failed Hard Drives
The following step by step guide for data recovery steps is 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 and preview scanned files，and then recover data. We strongly suggest that you keep the recovered files to another place to avoid data overwriting.
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You can recover 2GB of data for free with EaseUS free data recovery software:
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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.
How much does it cost to recover data from a hard drive? It depends on these factors:
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 professional 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:
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.
To recover data from a hard drive that won't boot:
To fix hard drive failure:
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