How to Recover Data from a Hard Drive that Won't Boot

[@Madeofgabe]

2024 user here. I never believed any thing could be done to retrieve my files until I met this video. Thank you

[@cleverfiles]

Happy to help 🙌

[@dorped8707]

Thank you for making an actual video explaining how to do this. So many videos are vague and don't actually explain how to do it or point you to spending money on stuff that won''t work or say to hire a professional. I build my own computers I know I can do this too. Thank you so much!

[@cleverfiles]

Happy to hear that! Thank you for the shout-out!

[@KaranSharma-lm6eh]

Oh Man, you are saviour. I had this Alienware m14x laptop and recently tried to boot, but failed, took it to computer repair professionals and they told me that SATA SSD is damaged and they insisted on replacing it with new one, but the main concern was if the data on it can somehow be recovered. I had a lot of collection from movies, games, photos and that is all Gold for me. I was losing hope until i saw your video which is very much informative and with complete demonstration. I was able to recover much of my old data using this technique. I don't know how to thank you for this :)

[@cleverfiles]

Happy to help! 🙌

[@train4905]

Dear sir,an absolutely brilliant video.. Very clear concise methodical,analytical. Very clearly ,videoed,superb sound,,very helpfull indeed just subbed,steve from the uk. Keep up the great work sir.thanku

[@cleverfiles]

So nice of you

[@ucdeb62]

Perfect. Actual steps and complete explanation. Thank you!

[@cleverfiles]

Glad you liked it!

[@MarcWolffMusic]

Very helpful, thank you! Wish I'd known about this sooner.

[@ThisIsJonny]

So I have a laptop that now displays the “boot device not found” error and makes a clicking/ticking sound. I tried the legacy booting trick, but that did nothing. Not 100% sure if the drive is bad, but do you think my files may be recoverable? Trying to decide if I should get a brand new laptop or just a new drive. Current laptop is 8 years old, but it’d cost less if I could fix it. No matter what, just hope I could get my files back. 🙏🏼

[@cleverfiles]

If the drive is making noises, most likely it is a hardware problem and such software as Disk Drill won't solve. The best option would be taking it to a local Data Recovery Center.

[@skeetermcg1]

Would disk drill find stuff off a storage drive if the computer won't see it? I have a hard drive it's not showing up in the bios disk manager and file explorer

[@TheDjnk1980]

did you ever get a reply for this as i now have the same issue?

[@thunderdomer3631]

That one Nice presentation! Thanks for the info

[@hussnainlahori4008]

Very useful, thank you!

[@cleverfiles]

Glad to hear that!

[@mitchtrushow]

Fascinating! I'm hoping to find a specific program within windows folder and all the program's files. I wonder if it will work?

[@cleverfiles]

Please, download the free version of Disk Drill from our website and give it a try :)

[@mitchtrushow]

@@cleverfiles trying it now. Says disk may be damaged. Been running about a half hour. Hasn't found any files yet.

[@doublediamondrailroad5949]

Thanks for this. Exactly my situation on a Dell. Got a new 1TB Seagate installed. Using DiskDrill for my Non-Bootable Removed Laptop Drive. Looks like I will Recover most All Data I need back. Found 1.08 TB Files so far after 2 hr Deep Scan. Says 6hr 50 min time left. It’s only a 1TB Drive. Hopefully not really that long. Otherwise will be Scanning overnight.

[@zacharysweet1849]

what if disc drill cant detect my hdd. i can hear it spinning, and running. i tried to plug it in via usb, and through sata directly to my motherboard and still, not detected. is my hdd just fried then and ive lost all my files?

[@cleverfiles]

If your drive is not detected by the OS (it doesn't show up in Device Manager/Disk Utility) Disk Drill won't help, as most likely that's a hardware problem. We recommend you take this drive to a local Data Recovery Center.

[@portiajordan6057]

Thanks for this!

[@cleverfiles]

Sure thing!

[@johnscott2660]

NEW DISCOVERED TIP FOR ME: *DON’T BACK UP YOUR DRIVE FIRST* 1. My drive is really slow with Disk Drill. 2. I first did the pull up lost Data on only Deep search - not All Methods Search. 3. When the drive got to the icon page (pictures, audio, video etc) it gradually went to a severe slow crawl speed. 4. I then clicked into each Icon and clicked on nearly every item to try to view not save. 5. The drive Search speed sped up 100X or more. 6. An hour later, I checked back and it was again at a crawl. 7. I repeated #4 several times. 8. When the Search was done, I individually downloaded and saved each item separately. It takes a long time, but it works. 9. I then backed up the entire drive Byte by Byte. *The idea was to “get the Data while you can” on a slow drive. The Byte By Byte backup may not work. So get the Data on the initial search as a rescue attempt. You can then try to back up the drive later, which I did on one drive, but the other one wouldn’t - so glad I got the data while I could. Hope this helps.

[@GollumSmeagol]

Good video. Will Disk Drill work on a secondary internal drive that Windows can't read? My hard drive had some problem and each time I start my computer I have "error" messages before Windows boots.

[@cleverfiles]

In this case, Disk Drill will not be able to scan the drive. Run a disk check using Windows' built-in tools (File Explorer or Command Prompt with chkdsk /f /r). Ensure your hard drive drivers are up to date via Device Manager. Backup your important data immediately to prevent loss. Check your BIOS settings for any irregularities and run any available hardware diagnostics. If the problem persists, consider replacing the hard drive.

[@GollumSmeagol]

@@cleverfiles Thank you for your prompt reply. I'll see what I can do.

[@tonygarza7685]

Thank you sir.

[@nikhilteli7716]

Sir My Hard Disk isn't spinning. Will the methods mentioned in the video is going to work ?

[@cleverfiles]

Sorry to hear about that. We're happy to investigate this further. Please contact us at [e-mail]

[@5520211]

does this work either for hard drive from dead laptop with C and D partition on it? because when I connect hard drive with sata adaptor I see nothing

[@cleverfiles]

Please contact us at [e-mail] for further assistance.

[@IronglovesBoxing]

Can you please tell me what kind of external case I would need for Win10 (I have a desktop), I have no idea what to look for. Thank you in advance for your time! Renene

[@cleverfiles]

First, identify the drive type: 2.5" SSD, 3.5" HDD, or NVMe SSD. For 2.5" SSDs, a USB 3.0 or USB-C enclosure is ideal. For 3.5" HDDs, look for a USB 3.0 or USB-C case with active cooling. NVMe SSDs need specialized enclosures with USB-C or Thunderbolt. Consider the power source (bus-powered or external) and material (aluminum is better for cooling).

[@joshrb8230]

Great job

[@himitsugawa4226]

Excuse for such incompetent question, but can I, for example, launch Disk Drill software from a USB flash storage device? Will I be able to upload all files from damaged HDD on Flash storage device? Thank you very much for this guide!

[@cleverfiles]

Sorry to hear about that. We're happy to investigate this further. Please contact us at [e-mail]

[@piyushmehta8495]

Hi sir , I have one question my laptop hard disk is not working and not showing on other computers and basically it's dead. So when I will put this in other computers which have disk drill my drive will show or not??

[@cleverfiles]

Hi there! Sorry to hear about that. Disk Drill cannot scan the Drive if it is not recognized by your computer. Our team can try to get your data recovered in our lab. Please visit www.cleverfiles.com/data-recovery-center.html for more information.

[@umeshkumar-rx4td]

hello sir, my hard disk is spinning but it is not showing in running pc when i am connecting it. if i buy a external case for using these software. Is there a surety that i will be able to recover data from the disk. please reply

[@cleverfiles]

Hi there! Sorry to hear about that. Disk Drill cannot scan the Drive if it is not recognized by your computer. Our team can try to get your data recovered in our lab. Please visit www.cleverfiles.com/data-recovery-center.html for more information.

[@tymime]

I have an external hard drive that won't connect. When I run Disk Utility on my Mac, it doesn't even know that it's there when I plug it in. What do I do then? Would Disk Drill somehow be better at seeing it? It's only one solitary file I'm concerned about.

[@cleverfiles]

Please contact us at [e-mail] for further assistance.

[@nigelnovelo279]

if you cannot get any hardware needed to do this what I usually do is make a bootable Linux usb drive, and then boot up into the linux OS and see my files attached on the computers hardrive.

[@ihelpdogs]

Ya i boot Ubunto off a usb stick and search for files on my windows HD that way. If the disk is dead though (no spinning) this doesn't work.

[@StanTheBland]

My hard drive appears as the blank page icon, when I click on it, it begins the freeze the up the file explore, it won't appear on disk drill because it freezes it before I can get it displayed Edit: also I can have disk drill open when I plug it in, but it won't respond

[@cleverfiles]

Hi there! Sorry to hear about that. Disk Drill cannot scan the Drive if it is not recognized by your computer or is failing. Our team can try to get your data recovered in our lab. Please visit www.cleverfiles.com/data-recovery-center.html for more information.

[@InspiredByEbonyLove]

Well, I used Disk Drill to create an image of my non-loading 5TB SEAGATE BUP and it took longer than 2 days to do so.. now I have the image but it seems completely useless! I try to follow the steps given from one of your videos to mount the disk from the image and I get " The Disk Image couldn't be opened"- Failed to mount filesystems. I have no idea what it means except the result is, I have no access to my data like I did 2 days ago. This is hindering my work! 😔😫😭

[@cleverfiles]

Please contact us at [e-mail] for further assistance.

[@prowannab]

I downloaded it and it won't launch. A message "unhadled domain exception" Then " invalid namespace" followed by a few name paths I suppose. I tried the compatibility and that didn't work, Next in the uninstall menu I ran the repair. That still didn't work. So I uninstalled and downloaded a fresh copy and same result.

[@cleverfiles]

Sorry to hear about that. We're happy to investigate this further. Please contact us at [e-mail]

[@capraffe]

Ok so i have my old win7 hard drive , i plugged it in my new pc but it wouldnt boot , its just a underscore and black screen , would i be able to recover my files or everything is lost?

[@cleverfiles]

Hi there! Every recovery case is unique and depends on thousands of parameters. Please refer to these guidelines for more information: www.cleverfiles.com/help/how-to-recover-lost-files-with-disk-drill-basic/ If you require any further assistance, please feel free to reach out to us at [e-mail]

[@spreddyreds9408]

Sir, I've an external SSD hard drive which won't boot, will I be able to recover files from it?

[@cleverfiles]

Hi there! Every recovery case is unique and depends on thousands of parameters. Please refer to these guidelines for more information: www.cleverfiles.com/help/how-to-recover-lost-files-with-disk-drill-basic/ If you require any further assistance, please feel free to reach out to us at [e-mail]

[@allcaps3584]

DiskDrill is not detecting the hd connected through USB port. What could be the problem? I tried using different usb ports too.

[@cleverfiles]

Please, contact us at [e-mail] for troubleshooting.

[@hillesluis70]

Sir, my pc just won’t boot. I’ve already tried everything but is still doesnt work. I just got it.

[@cleverfiles]

Sorry to hear about that. We're happy to investigate this further. Please contact us at [e-mail]

[@Food4U2]

THANKE YOU

[@baba-sm1fm]

Does the computer that I attach the old drive to be a Windows 10 OS? Also, I don't really need any files from the old drive, but i do need to access the BIOS info that contains the activation key, will this method allow me to see the BIOS? Please help!!

[@cleverfiles]

Hello, the BIOS is not in the Hard Drive, the BIOS is the software on the Motherboard of the computer, so you do not need the Drive, you need to have a working functional motherboard attached to a Monitor with power, to check the BIOS.

[@cameronwebb3959]

What do you do when you do not see the drive on the list?

[@cleverfiles]

Hi there! Sorry to hear about that. Disk Drill cannot scan the Drive if it is not recognized by your computer. Our team can try to get your data recovered in our lab. Please visit www.cleverfiles.com/data-recovery-center.html for more information.

[@nishanthpoojari9658]

Sir, while recovering long video file is it requires network or I mean is it consumes data?

[@cleverfiles]

Hello, Disk Drill does not require internet connection, everything that is done is done locally and only you can see the results. Sorry to hear about that. Please contact us at [e-mail] if you have any other questions

[@stalker7212]

Do i need to use the external drive case or can I just plug it in as normal?

[@cleverfiles]

Please contact us at [e-mail] for further assistance.

[@ezontheeyesphotography]

Can you do this with an external hard drive that is not spinning?

[@cleverfiles]

If it is a hardware problem, Disk Drill won't help.

[@TheNitroPsycho]

Hi, I have a laptop that just stopped working while I was on it, whenever I start it, it says it can't start properly and I can either restart or shutdown, after doing that multiple times, it says the samething. Hit F12 and did a diagnostic check on it where it showed an X on the hard drive, took it in to a shop and they said the hard drive is corrupted and can not be recovered. I'm trying to stay positive, praying there is still a way to get the hard drive to work enough to get everything off of it. Are they wrong or am I just fooling myself?

[@cleverfiles]

Please try following the instructions from this video and see how it goes.

[@martinomocads7831]

Please can this work for a disc that keeps loading infinity and not responding? Thanks

[@cleverfiles]

It depends. Please, scan your drive with the free version of Disk Drill to check.

[@Lifeis_beautiful-R]

Super sir.... Excellent

[@Acerthorn]

My damaged hard drive doesn't even show up on Disk Drill! What do I do?!

[@cleverfiles]

Please contact us at [e-mail] for further assistance.

[@evang4ming120]

So i havent ran my computer in about 3 months and I replug in my working hard drive and it for some reason says in the bios that there is 0mb and it wont boot

[@cleverfiles]

Please, try solutions from this video and in case you need any further assistance, send us an email at [e-mail].

[@mimoreque1805]

My apple time-capsule won't let me access its hard drive. Do you think that Disk Drill® will work thru the station's wi-fi network or LAN cable? Or do I have to extract the HDD and mount it on a new harness? Thank you!!!

[@cleverfiles]

You should connect the drive that you'd like to recover directly to the computer running Disk Drill.

[@danallansarthou7]

We must view the recovered files from backup, As you need the external drive to found the file of documentary, photo, audio etc.?

[@cleverfiles]

Please contact us at [e-mail] for further assistance.

[@DucklatchProductions]

Disk Drill doesn't recognize my drive but it is on. What do I do here?

[@cleverfiles]

Please, contact us at [e-mail] for further assistance.

[@eggchin9721]

I am getting "there are no partition on this disk to show" on two different IDE HDs, is there a fix?

[@cleverfiles]

Sorry to hear about that. We're happy to investigate this further. Please contact us at [e-mail]

[@dereklee2590]

Sound promosing quick question files are on a hard drive from another laptop that wont boot will i still be able to recovervmy files？

[@cleverfiles]

Thanks for commenting! You can check how it's done here: www.cleverfiles.com/help/disk-drill-recovery-mode.html

[@NewYears1978]

What if it's not my OS computer. Computer still boots but my library drive died. So when using disk recover apps it doesn't show drive that is not recognized in windows. It only shows the working drives.

[@cleverfiles]

Please contact us at [e-mail] for further assistance.

[@rhiethreal]

When hard drives are not being seen it is almost always a hardware issue. When it is not you can usually just initiate the disk or assign the drive a disk letter to get access to the files again. If the PC just won't boot, you can just boot from a live CD to get access to the files. So this software seems pretty useless or at least incredibly niche.

[@cleverfiles]

Here you can find a detailed guide on how to recover data from a Hard Drive that won’t boot: www.handyrecovery.com/recover-data-from-a-hard-drive-that-wont-boot/

[@rhiethreal]

@@cleverfiles I don't need it. I am saying that the software is practically useless.

[@Madeofgabe]

What happens if it is a hard ware issue?

[@rhiethreal]

@@Madeofgabe Then you are usually just SoL. If the HDD platters will not spin, you can't get the data off of them. Sure, something like the government can open up the disk and put them in a large industrial machine that spins the sensor instead of the platters, but that isn't something the average person has access to.

[@Madeofgabe]

@@rhiethrealohh okay. Mine still spins, thankfully. And surprisingly this disk drill is working. So probably a software issue for me

[@ukimqueen3785]

Does it see hard drive not detected by the computer not showing in unallocated also

[@cleverfiles]

Hi there! Sorry to hear about that. Disk Drill cannot scan the Drive if it is not recognized by your computer. Our team can try to get your data recovered in our lab. Please visit www.cleverfiles.com/data-recovery-center.html for more information.

[@kabean09]

Does this process also work to recover a copy of Windows from a hard drive?

[@cleverfiles]

Yes, Disk Drill can recover disk images, but if it is just a Windows installation copy, it would be easier to re-download it

[@BlackCatSyndicate]

I'm curious if you know this will help my situation. My HDD head went bad and basically destroyed the needle tip. I got the exact same HDD and swapped the platter over. I still get bad boot sector. I'm thinking I can hook this up as a storage device as you mentioned, but my problem is this: I have a Metamask Wallet extension in my Chrome(I believe) browser. All but one acct I had duplicated or had any info to import onto my other PC or mobile. Will I be able to open chrome file and find it, or will I actually be able to open the browser using the "bad" HDD and use as normal and see what I need to? Does that make sense? Hoping for some good news. Thanks for the great video!

[@cleverfiles]

It is hard to say what data can be recovered without scanning the drive.

[@BlackCatSyndicate]

Then that's a big no. 😢 Just tried two HDD in enclosure(one that clocks and I haven't opened, the other said bad boot sector so I was hopeful but didn't find a single thing)

[@YouTuber-zc5js]

I have a drive with primary windows partition, clean command used on the drive so all unallocated. Disk drill picks up lost partition, I want to recover all data but not old files, onlyive files that were on disk, the drive has not been used since the mistake. Problem I get is scans twice, and shows double of every file but not folders. How can I restore only latest files abd not copies (it adds a 1 on end) at recovery destination. I have used scan lost files. Scans twice although selected the lost partition. Should I stop scan before it gkes back to 1% on 2nd scan?

[@cleverfiles]

Please contact us at [e-mail] for further assistance.

[@YouTuber-zc5js]

Thanks

[@thejackyjooj3861]

I have a 7 yr old WD that's finally failed. When plugged in it doesn't seem to make any noise, would this program be suitable? Thanks

[@cleverfiles]

Disk Drill can only help if your drive is functional and detected by the system. In case your drive has any technical (hardware) issues, we recommend you take it to a local Data Recovery Center.

[@thejackyjooj3861]

@@cleverfiles Thank you very much, for your reply. I've subbed and appreciate it

[@mgmorris6585]

Dear Sir, It gives me a hope now. i had crashed my Windows , 512gb HDD boot process while in trail to install Ubuntu into a USB drive. Not sure how, it made Windows HDD unbootable. Would DiskDrill may help here to recover all my data from non boot able HDD. Thank you so much.

[@cleverfiles]

It depends. Please, scan your drive with the free version of Disk Drill to check.

[@jettanyx1]

Will this work for an external storage drive? I do a lot of video editing and sound work. I got a new pc and put most of my files on an external drive to store and move them to new PC and now I can’t get it to boot up 😢 it worked fine before, didn’t drop it or anything

[@cleverfiles]

Every recovery case is unique and depends on thousands of parameters. The only way to verify that your files are recoverable is downloading Disk Drill Basic, running the scan with All recovery methods on the whole drive (not just volume or partition) without interruptions, locating the files in question, and previewing them to verify the content. Disk Drill PRO will recover the files that can be correctly previewed in Disk Drill Basic.

[@matt5418]

I click on attach disc image and click on the drive and it says that the drive is not accessible the parameter is incorrect any help would be appreciated thanks

[@cleverfiles]

In this case, you might need to send your drive to the Data Recovery Center for repair. Please find more details here: www.cleverfiles.com/salvage/

[@briansawyer3232]

Is there anyway I can send my hardrive to you?? I took mine to geek squad and they took out the hardrive from my laptop and tried to put my data on a external hardrive, thing is they said they needed to send it out to there data recovery center, and could cost quite a bit of money I guess it’s corrupted. I don’t have another computer rn and I’m not that great with this stuff. I really really would like to get my files off of it, I only care about my “reason files” everything else I’m not to to worried about. any help would be great thanks.

[@cleverfiles]

Sorry, we do not provide that type of services.

[@MatthewMills.]

I accidentally powered my laptop off during a windows 10 update and now it will not load up. Is this a problem with the hard drive or just windows 10 corrupted?

[@cleverfiles]

It is hard to say. Try these suggestions: answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/windows-update-interrupted-and-now-i-cant-use-my/b9e4985d-8b5e-4f60-92c6-73438e6856a4

[@PreciousCandacedeLeon]

Hi sir please help me, I used my hard drive as a boothable usb to activate my windows but it so happens that all the data's were gone, how can I retrieve it I didn't know at first that it'll gonna be deleted after I boot it huhu

[@cleverfiles]

Stop using the drive immediately to avoid overwriting the data. Install Disk Drill and use it to scan the formatted drive and preview recoverable files. Select and save the recovered files to a different storage device. In the future, regularly back up important data and verify drives before formatting to prevent data loss.

[@nokturn882]

How can you recover data if the Data recovery software dont even detect your hard drive? my hard seems like it running when i put it into a external bay and connect it to the PC. It spins and sounds normal (no beeping or clicking noises). However, its not detected in device manager or anywhere. Any help would be greatly appreciated. My last resort is to take it to the "professionals"

[@cleverfiles]

Disk Drill can only work with the drives that are detected by the system. In your case, it is probably the hardware problem and you should be taking this drive to a local Data Recovery Center.

[@nokturn882]

@@cleverfiles thank you for the reply. got a status update. Maybe you can help me. I took the drive to my brother. He was able to get the pc to detect it. However, my hdd is a 3tb drive but when we check in device manager. It’s reading the drive as a 3.86gb. We can see the drive but can’t access it. We even tried using the software to scan the drive but it says invalid… any idea? Thanks!

[@Project_Taveras]

Is it possible to do this for a corrupted PS4 hard drive?

[@cleverfiles]

So sorry to hear about that. Deep Scan works by reconstructing files and can only work with certain types of files (this is a limitation of the files themselves). Unfortunately, games files are not supported at this time. You can see a full list of 350+ compatible file types here: www.cleverfiles.com/help/file-types/

[@digitalorgy3784]

My disk spins and light comes on for 1 minute then off but disk still spinning. Pc and disk drill still will not detect. Any guess? Thank u

[@cleverfiles]

Please contact us at [e-mail] for further assistance.

[@OneDon922]

My hard drive is not showing up in disk drill for me to recover anything is there any suggestions?

[@cleverfiles]

Hi there! Sorry to hear about that. Disk Drill cannot scan the Drive if it is not recognized by your computer. Our team can try to get your data recovered in our lab. Please visit www.cleverfiles.com/data-recovery-center.html for more information.

[@samsam-tu7im]

Yes, throw it away its fucked

[@hunzhurte]

You could just connect it to the booting computer with a Sata cable. It's way cheaper.

[@chebionnejoyce931]

Please explain 🙏

[@vaiosan775]

how we can make a bootable usb with disk drill in windows 11 or any Windows OS ?

[@cleverfiles]

Currently this option is available only in Disk Drill for Mac

[@rockystanding]

When i open my computer it tries to load the hard drive but it never completes the load. What do i do. I don't even have any problem deleting all that i have inside the disk . Can you suggest me something please

[@cleverfiles]

Please, contact us at [e-mail] for further assistance.

[@futeco1116]

My old HD isn't detected by my PC! Now I'm running a new one! Will it work?

[@cleverfiles]

Your drive should be detected by the system for Disk Drill to work. If it is not detected, it's most likely due to a hardware issue and we recommend you take it to a local Data Recovery Center.

[@futeco1116]

@@cleverfiles Thanks! I've already contacted my a Data Recovery Center!

[@jose25352]

Does this work on a drive that keeps disconnecting ??

[@cleverfiles]

Please contact us at [e-mail] for further assistance.

[@brianhartman4426]

My laptop won't boot because h.d. 0 died. I bought an s.s.d. upgrade kit for my Alienware M17xR3. How do I transfer?

[@cleverfiles]

Please contact us at [e-mail] for further assistance.

[@aaroncottam2817]

Does your drive have to be recognized in windows explorer for this to work?

[@cleverfiles]

It needs to be detected in Device Manager.

[@ShannyFMinstereo]

Hey could u help me please.. I’m trying to recover files off an old HP Laptop running vista. It won’t allow access as saying disk drive is full..? Can I Connect my old laptop with a newer laptop and access the disk drive that way and get the files that I want or do I have to remove the disk drive from the old laptop and do it that way? 🤓😬

[@cleverfiles]

You'd need to remove the drive from your old laptop and connect it to the new one.

[@ShannyFMinstereo]

@@cleverfiles ok cool I thought so.. damn! Thank u so much for your prompt reply, the valuable but free advice is very much appreciated ✌️

[@thejackyjooj3861]

were they any help?

[@Gaming343-c2p]

Does this method work for a A non bootable laptop HDD that has windows 7 installed on it? ( I have only local disk c) I mean can i recover the whole system files with this method or not?

[@cleverfiles]

If your disk is detected by the system, you may try scanning it with the free version of Disk Drill to check which files can be recovered.

[@Timcup448]

i use vegas 18 as my editor. will it recover veg file too?

[@cleverfiles]

It depends. Please, scan your drive with the free version of Disk Drill to check.

[@tkarlmann]

It was not clear from your video whether or not Disk Drill will recover my Directory Structure or not. Please address this!

[@cleverfiles]

File names and folder structure are very intricate metadata that quite often can't be recovered. To increase the recovery chances make sure to run the scan on the whole drive by clicking Search for lost data on the whole drive (not just volume or partition) without interruptions, locating the files in question, and previewing them to verify the content. Disk Drill PRO will recover the files that can be correctly previewed in Disk Drill Basic. If you only run Deep Scan, the metadata is lost.

[@tkremarkTK]

will it find bookmarks my wife never synced

[@cleverfiles]

Hi there! Every recovery case is unique and depends on thousands of parameters. Please refer to these guidelines for more information: www.cleverfiles.com/help/how-to-recover-lost-files-with-disk-drill-basic/ If you require any further assistance, please feel free to reach out to us at [e-mail]

[@doublediamondrailroad5949]

Ok I got Cleverfiles Disk Drill Free. Ran it. Now if says i have to have Pro to Recover my 100 GB of Files.

[@cleverfiles]

Please, contact us at [e-mail] for further assistance.

[@caseystrange]

If the discs in your hard drive won't spin upon connection, this video is useless. The main PCB board on my drive needs replacing. This doesn't help me at all.

[@caleb7505]

I have a Pc with a ssd and a hard drive and it wont boot and it just shows a black screen but i can move the cursor around, but when i take the hardrive out it boots. could that mean the hard drive has some sort of issue?? ive also tried it in my gaming rig and it does the exact same.. Any fix?? (edit) i have'nt heard any "bad" ticking or noises

[@cleverfiles]

It looks like a hardware issue. So, we recommend you contact a local IT professional who can troubleshoot that for you.

[@caleb7505]

@@cleverfiles ok thank you

[@worldcitizen999]

I tried running the program but it couldn’t get anything from the drive. I really wish it would have worked

[@cleverfiles]

You can also reach us for more detailed investigation: [e-mail]

[@jethEngine]

What if the Hard Disk Can't Initialized even this Disk Drill can't recognize it what do I need to do?

[@cleverfiles]

If your computer does not detect this drive at all, software recovery won't help you, you need to take it to a repair shop. If you can see the drive in your Disk Utility/ Disk Management, but it won't show up in Disk Drill, please contact us at [e-mail].

[@jamesdisney647]

can think work on a USB also HD lots of college work and projects are on them

[@ronbrawer892]

What if the crash on the old drive was caused by a virus? Will connecting the drive to a bootable computer transfer the virus?

[@cleverfiles]

If the crash on the old drive was caused by a virus, there is a potential risk of transferring the virus to the bootable computer when connecting the drive. To mitigate this risk, you should take precautions: use antivirus, isolate the drive, disable autorun, carefully examine files, backup important data etc.

[@ronbrawer892]

@@cleverfiles Thanks for your reply! I use AVG Free, so I think I'll be good. But just in case, I'm gonna try it on an old laptop that I'm about to junk anyway.

[@njforcedlife77]

raided hard drive with a os on then how do i get the data back? can this help?

[@cleverfiles]

It depends. Please, scan your drive with the free version of Disk Drill to check.

[@arjundas432]

I'm using Dell Inspiron 3521. It shows that no boot up device is found while I start No Bios settings is available. How can I recover all my files?

[@cleverfiles]

You may try disconnecting your hard drive from that laptop, connecting it to another computer and try scanning it with Disk Drill.

[@arjundas432]

@@cleverfiles does it recover every single files from HDD?

[@kamakshishinde9984]

Hi Jack, can I recover a win10 hard drive using a win11 laptop? Isee in the video you have connected win10 hard drive to a win10 machine

[@cleverfiles]

Yes, you still should be able to scan your drive in Windows 11.

[@kamakshishinde9984]

Thank you for your reply Jack 😇 I going to try to connect the win10 hard drive using external case to a bootable win11 laptop Hopefully it works🤞il let you know how it goes

[@kamakshishinde9984]

Hi Jack, Hmm…so I tried 1. Putting my non bootable hard drive into external case 2. Connect to a bootable win11 laptop The win11 laptop is not detecting the connected hard drive Then i tired 3. Installing disk drill 4. After installation, my connected hard drive doesn’t come up in the list of hard drives on disk drill application Any other ideas what else I can try? I would appreciate any suggestions. Thank you.

[@somenroy1593]

how i recover from file's desktop and download

[@cleverfiles]

Hi there! Every recovery case is unique and depends on thousands of parameters. Please refer to these guidelines for more information: www.cleverfiles.com/help/how-to-recover-lost-files-with-disk-drill-basic/ If you require any further assistance, please feel free to reach out to us at [e-mail]

[@DietonightLiveforevr]

mine just plain doesn't even show up

[@cleverfiles]

Most likely this is a hardware problem which can not be fixed using software only. Disk Drill is only helpful when your drive is detected.

[@DietonightLiveforevr]

@@cleverfiles what tools do i need? or is there a video explaining about this process? it would help a ton, thanks. (I tried every tutorial I possibly could and nothing worked) (Can I buy a tool or device from ebay to read directly from the drive?) Unfortunately it's a wd my passport external drive with the Micro-USB 3.0 B

[@ronaldoromero3967]

Why i got to pay 90 dollars to recover my data ? Asking for activation code

[@AvanishKesharwani]

Can it recover files from all disk drives like Drive D and Drive E also?

[@cleverfiles]

Hi there! Every recovery case is unique and depends on thousands of parameters. Please refer to these guidelines for more information: www.cleverfiles.com/help/how-to-recover-lost-files-with-disk-drill-basic/ If you require any further assistance, please feel free to reach out to us at [e-mail]

[@chrisenglish1922]

What if your hdd doesnt show up at all?

[@cleverfiles]

That's most likely because of the hardware problems and we recommend you take such drive to a local Data Recovery Center.

[@ihelpdogs]

I'm using disk drill to back up my 1tb HD and it says its going to take 664 hours..... um....

[@cleverfiles]

This depends depends on many factors, including your drive size and health, as well as your computer performance.

[@HiddenSoulsMusic]

Hard disk didn’t come up and it’s spinning

[@cleverfiles]

Sorry to hear about that. We're happy to investigate this further. Please contact us at [e-mail]

[@bplifestylemedia]

@@cleverfiles could you help me as well? I'm having the same issue with my hard disk

[@ivanfojan8859]

No good for me. My pc was hanging, not closing down or booting properly. I discovered it was my 4tb mechanical sata hard drive. I have 2 x 2tb nvme drives so it didn't affect my system by removing this drive, other than to stop it hanging of course. I also own a usb 3.0 hdd docking station. When I insert my drive, into the docking station I can hear it spin up and feel a vibration, the pc also gives the same sound as when I attach any usb device. My problem is it doesn't show up on my computer and disk drill doesn't pick it up either. This drive was used as the main back up for my photographs....I also had them backed up elsewhere but there's about a years worth missing and it doesn't look like I'll be able to recover them....more's the pity....

[@cleverfiles]

Please contact us at [e-mail] for further assistance.

[@ivanfojan8859]

@@cleverfiles Thanks for the offer. I managed to get my drive connected in the caddy......and it was reading....enough for me to rescue my photographs and my music files, which were the most important things. Since then the drive is showing up but has stopped reading so it's ready for the recyling bin!! I have a spreadsheet (excel) file on there but I can make a new spreadsheet so it's not too bad :)

[@abzpro2642]

my hardrive from my old pc was stuck in a bsod it was running windows 10 but originally shipped with windows xp I'm not sure if this video was legit because the hardrive in my old pc is corrupted and unable to access files so can u 100% confirm its real. Thanks!

[@cleverfiles]

Have you tried Disk Drill already? If not, we recommend you download the free version from our website and scan your drive to see which files can be recovered.

[@abzpro2642]

I did but I used up the free memory and now I have to pay but don’t have money for that

[@abzpro2642]

I have more files to recover that are important

[@srivenkateswaraswamy3403]

Nice

[@gibby7233]

my pc wont even see the drive, so how do i do that?

[@cleverfiles]

Try following the steps from this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j4i2dGCEiaaej6c If this won't help, you might need to send your drive to the Data Recovery Center for repair. Please find more details here: www.cleverfiles.com/salvage/

[@aashnaraheja8731]

Is disk drill a paid software?

[@cleverfiles]

We offer a free recovery of up to 500 MB of your data if you use Disk Drill for Windows. Unfortunately, this option is not available for Mac users at this time. We do guarantee the recovery of the files you can fully preview in the free version.