| disk drive (HDD, or also hard drive) is a fixed data | | | | Provides data recovery from Formatted logical drives |
| storage device that stores data on a magnetic | | | | Recovers data from Re-partitioned & Missing/ Lost |
| surface layered onto hard disk platters. | | | | Logical drives |
| A hard disk uses rigid rotating platters (disks). Each | | | | Lost folder and deleted file recovery. |
| platter has a planar magnetic surface on which digital | | | | There is also a partition recovery utility available that |
| data may be stored. Information is written to the | | | | helps you in recovering all your important data lost |
| disk by transmitting an electromagnetic flux through | | | | after accidental formatting, virus problems, software |
| an antenna or read-write head that is very close to a | | | | malfunction,and file or directory deletion. There are |
| magnetic material, which in turn changes its | | | | also easy to use FAT & NTFS Partition File recovery |
| polarization due to the flux. | | | | Utilities that examine your inaccessible hard drives for |
| The information can be read by a read-write head | | | | damages and corruptions and recover the data. |
| which senses electrical change as the magnetic fields | | | | There are also systems which: |
| pass by in close proximity as the platter rotates. | | | | Provide Partition recovery from FAT16, FAT32, |
| Disk failure occurs when a hard disk drive no longer | | | | NTFS, NTFS5 file systems. |
| operates and the information on it can no longer be | | | | Recover deleted files/folders even after recycle bin |
| accessed by the computer. | | | | has been emptied or use of Shift+Del key. |
| This can happen for no reason at all or due to an | | | | File recovery from deleted partition, lost partition |
| external factor such as exposure to fire or water or | | | | missing partition or formatted logical drives. |
| High Magneticwaves or suffering a sharp impact | | | | File recovery from Missing or Lost folders. |
| How seriously the disk failure is varies. | | | | Recognize and preserve long file names when |
| The most serious and well-known kind is the head | | | | restoring files & folders. |
| crash where the internal read-and-write head of the | | | | Multi-Disk Drive Support - Performs NTFS recovery |
| device touches a platter or a magnetic data storage | | | | on all IDE, EIDE and SCSI disk devices. |
| surface. A head crash normally causes severe data | | | | There is also software that recovers corrupt or lost |
| loss and, moreover, data recovery attempts may | | | | data from floppy disks. |
| cause further damage if not done by somebody with | | | | The software supports inaccessible floppy disk data |
| specialized knowledge. | | | | retrieval, FAT, BOOT or ROOT area damaged |
| There are also controller electronics which occasionally | | | | situations, and rescues various corrupt files from a |
| fail. If that happens it may be possible to recover all | | | | diskette. BadCopy Pro can recover data from floppy |
| data. | | | | disks that Microsoft Windows identifies as "not |
| When your computer's hard disk starts to act funny, | | | | formatted", "not accessible", or prompts you to |
| make sure that you have an up-to-date backup. | | | | format. |
| Then you can prepare some simple diagnostics and | | | | The software does not write data to your floppy |
| possibly repairs. Both Windows and Mac OS come | | | | disks, but saves the recovered data to a new file |
| with built-in hard-disk utility software that scans your | | | | that you specify. |
| hard disk for errors and attempts to fix them. | | | | It can fix corrupted files on floppy disk. |
| This is what you can do for Windows Steps: 1. | | | | It can restore damage to a FAT (File Allocation |
| Double-click on My Computer to open the My | | | | Table) or BOOT area of the disk. |
| Computer window. 2. Select the disk that you want | | | | It can repair damage to the ROOT area of the disk, |
| to diagnose and repair. 3. Choose Properties from the | | | | so that files can be listed again. |
| File menu. You can see the Properties window for | | | | It can erase Viruses on a diskette. |
| the drive that you selected. 4. Choose the Tools | | | | There is also software available that fixes corrupted |
| button. 5. Click the Check Now button under Error | | | | or damaged Microsoft Word documents. |
| Checking Status. 6. Choose either "Thorough" or | | | | There is also a new product on the market; |
| "Scan for and Attempt Recovery of Bad Sectors." 7. | | | | software that creates a Windows CD for you, and |
| Click on Start. | | | | creates recovery files so you will not need to format |
| Tools to recover data are various such as: | | | | to reinstall Windows. |
| There is a Data Recovery Utility which examines | | | | It has been asked many times "I have Windows XP |
| your inaccessible hard drive for damages and | | | | (or ME), how can I install Windows without having to |
| corruptions and recovers the data back. | | | | lose all my files. I only have a Recovery Disk". Well it |
| Hard drive can be recovered from Windows 9x / ME | | | | is really very simple, so long as you have a CD |
| / NT / 2000 XP / 2003 disk recovery | | | | burner; or at least a second hard drive. |
| Supports FAT16, FAT32, NTFS, NTFS5 file system | | | | |