Hard Disk Data Recovery

                            Hard Drive Data Recovery -> The Start




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NOTE : All the processes explained in this blog are only to help you & any damage occuring from
following any part or the full article isn't the responsibilty of the writer, you are solely responsible for your actions...

Computer Hard Drives like many other electronic devices can sometimes
create huge problems if they are not handled properly, you are here because probably you have
lost your data by an accident, and i can guarantee u that it might have been more of a human fault than the device's fault. But Anyway about 90% of the data lost can be recovered if you try to recover it at the right time. Mark my words 'AT THE RIGHT TIME'; By which i mean that you can recover
your data if you have not used the hard disk too much after deleting the data.Let me explain you
the process :

The Windows (R) Operating System(OS) & many others follow certain rules when deleting a file or folder, which
means when u delete a file/folder , it is deleted for the user & is not shown to him; but actually the file/folder isn't deleted right at that instant , only the file's listing that is it's location, size & many other attributes are hidden from the user & when u perform some tasks
that requires space the OS has no other option other than deleting the file. so, it means that we
can easily recover our data if it is not deleted from the hard disk using lots of freeware & commercial data recovery softwares in the market.

STEPS FOR A SUCCESSFUL HARD DRIVE DATA RECOVERY

1. Try to avoid writing anything to the hard disk you have lost the data from,infact it will be
better if you just take the hard disk and recover the data on it using a different computer since
that computer will be using its own hard disk for booting & other purposes, so your data can have greater probability of being recovered.

2. If u have deleted a partition don't create a new one now.

3. If u don't have another computer, try some softwares I am going to list later which will try to
recover your data without booting with your OS & hence preventing overwriting of further data on your important data.

FILE RECOVERY SOFTWARES

1. Now the first thing to do is to use a bootable device like bootable floppy,CD,USB drive or any other to boot your computer to the DOS mode.

2. Now Download Testdisk using below given link :

http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk_Download

TestDisk is a powerful free data recovery software! It was primarily designed to help recover lost partitions and/or make non-booting disks bootable again when these symptoms are caused by faulty software, certain types of viruses or human error (such as accidentally deleting a Partition Table). Partition table recovery using TestDisk is really easy.

3. Now if your hard disk has a single partition it is difficult for the program to recover your data
& in that case I suggest you to use your Hard disk drive on another computer as the file recovery program will write the recovered data on a part of the hard disk so our remaining data to be recovered will be under risk of being Overwrited, wiped out or deleted.

4. Commercial Softwares like 'Winternals Disk Commander' and 'ERD Commander' can also be useful softwares for a successful recovery.

A BAD SECTOR PROBLEM

Try HDD Regenerator its really the best , use this link : http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/Hard-Disk-Utils/HDD-Regenerator.shtml

AN NTFS DRIVE

1. if u have an NTFS drive it cannot be directly read from DOS, so u will need tools like FINDNTFS to recover your files, Download It using the link below :
FindNTFS is a NTFS data recovery tool which lists or copies files from an NTFS partition.

http://home.att.net/~short.stop/freesoft/disk1.htm

2. first boot your computer to DOS using a bootable disk.

3. USE THIS COMMAND on the DOS Prompt :

C:\> findntfs 1 1 1 1 c:\recover.txt files

This command tells The FINDNTFS program to search the entire specified disk for NTFS files, and output the file list to a text file 'recover.txt' on the C: drive.

NOTE : THE DRIVE USED TO STORE 'recover.txt' FILE MUST NOT BE THE DRIVE FROM WHICH THE DATA IS TO BE RECOVERED AS IT CAN OVERWRITE OUR DATA WHICH IS TO BE RECOVERED.

4. Now go to C: drive and open 'recover.txt' file & search for the file you want to recover, if u find the file scroll up a bit to see on which folder is it located. and note down the number preceding the name of the folder.

5. Now on THE DOS prompt type :

C:\> findntfs 1 1 1 1 copy XXXX

where XXXX denotes the directory number you noted in the step 4.

NOTE : FINDNTFS will save your data only on the drive findntfs itself is located so make sure you have enough space for recovery. and secondly it can recover the file only on an NTFS partition so take care of this too.
AFTER RECOVERY CHECK THE FILE IF ITS CONTENTS ARE INTACT.

NTFS READER

1. ok you can use this tool NTFS READER :
http://www.ntfs.com/products.htm

it can copy NTFS files onto DOS (FAT) partitions.

NOTE : The limitation of this program is that it cannot read from partitions that have damaged boot sectors, or from drives with damaged partition tables, as it needs to be able to see the NTFS partition before it copies data from it. ALSO NTFS reader will also work under Windows 9x/ME but not on 2K or XP, due to restrictions these Operating systems place on accessing drives directly.


LOST DATA FROM THE RECYCLE BIN

TRY THIS LINK : http://www.pcinspector.de/file_recovery/uk/download.htm

So, I Am sure that If u follow this steps u will have a SUCCESSFUL data recovery.

IMPORTANT POINTS

1. Never store your important data on the drive your OS is installed.

2. Always Keep a backup of your important data.

3. NEVER WRITE ANYTHING ON THE DISK FROM WHICH DATA IS TO BE RECOVERED UNTIL YOUR DATA IS RECOVERED.

4. TRY TO KEEP YOUR HARD DISK DRIVE IN A GOOD CONDITION BY USING TOOLS LIKE DISK DEFRAGEMENT & OTHERS.

5. AVOID USING SHIFT+DEL TO DELETE FILES.

6. BE CAUTIOUS WHILE USING THE FORMAT COMMAND.


SOFTWARES

Below are some great data recovery software links :


R-Studio http://www.r-tt.com
Disk Commander http://www.winternals.com/products/repairandrecovery/diskcommander.asp
File Rescue 2.5 http://www.file-rescue.com
GetDataBack for FAT GetDataBack for NTFS http://www.runtime.org
Norton Utilities/SystemWorks http://www.symantec.com
Undelete http://www.executive.com/consumer/undelete/undelete.asp
Hard Drive Mechanic http://www.highergroundsoftware.com/6.html
http://www.highergroundsoftware.com/downloads2.htm
Back2Life http://www.simtel.net/pub/pd/57588.html
DFSee/ http://www.dfsee.com
Fast File Recovery http://savemyfiles.com/fastfile.htm
Undelete 3.0 http://www.pcconnection.com/scripts/productdetail.asp?product_id=309884
Active UNERASER http://www.uneraser.com/undelete.htm
File Scavenge http://www.quetek.com/prod02.htm
File Restore http://www.winternals.com/products/repairandrecovery/filerestore.asp
File Recover 2000 / http://www.filerecover.com
Undelete http://www.quantumsoft.co.uk/undelete.stm
Fast File Undelete http://www.dtidata.com/products_ff_undelete.asp
Data Recovery http://www.dtidata.com
For NTFS http://www.restorer2000.com/r2k.htm
HDD REGENERATOR : http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/Hard-Disk-Utils/HDD-Regenerator.shtml

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