Recover Hard Drive Data

  How to Recover Hard Drive Data

Hard drive data recovery is the process of recovering lost data from a hard drive when the data cannot be readily accessed through normal retrieval methods. Whether your hard drive has locked up or has completely crashed there is a good chance the data can be recovered by using a variety of hard drive data recovering techniques.


  Maintain your hard drive by performing these steps at least monthly in this order:

1. Delete all files and folders with dates older than one
month from C:\Windows\Temp.

2. Delete your browser's history and internet cache files.

3. Run ScanDisk: Select the Standard radio button and
enable Automatically Fix Errors. Click on Advanced
and under Log File, pick replace log; for cross-linked
select delete; click free under lost file fragments;
under check files for, check "invalid dates and times"
and disable "check host drive first," unless you've
compressed your hard drive.

4. Empty the recycle bin.

5. Run Defrag.

and also

• Disk Cleanup
• Disk Error-checking

  REASONS FOR A HARD DRIVE CRASH

There can be many different reasons for a hard drive crash. It can occur gradually over time or abruptly. A hard drive has
the potential to last for many years before malfunctioning. However, as with any mechanical device, a hard drive can and will eventually wear down. Sometimes this can happen sooner than expected.

Physical damage is the leading cause of premature hard drive failure. When a hard drive is powered off, the read-write heads park on a special area of the platter that protects the heads and platter from damage. When a hard drive is powered on, the heads are designed to move back and forth across the platter surface. If a hard drive suffers any physical damage during this time (such as bumping or jostling), it is more likely it will suffer a head crash. A head crash is one of the most common reasons for drive failure and occurs when the read-write heads make contact with the platter surface where the data is stored.

Also located inside the hard drive is a motor that provides power to the platters and other moving parts inside the drive. Over
time, the motor will eventually wear down causing the parts to move at incorrect speeds.
Hard drive crashes occur for a variety of reasons. One of the main causes for a full blown hard drive crash is generally attributed to a hardware issues. The hard drive is a magnetic disc which spins and has an extended arm that collected data from any area of the hard drive. If the arm fails to function or the motor overheats or stops spinning, then there is a chance your hard drive will crash rendering data seemingly inaccessible from all hard drive areas. Hard drive crashes can also be caused by corrupted registry files or system files. Viruses, Spyware, adware, and Trojan horses can also cause system file corruption resulting in a hard drive crash.