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