Recovering data from a desktop pc or laptop that won't boot into Windows is often a relatively straightforward process and there are several different strategies that can be employed in order to safely recover your valuable data such as photos, documents, and other important files. Firstly it is necessary to explain what logical drive failure is and what this means for your data:
What is Logical Hard Drive Failure?
Logical drive failure differs from a mechanical drive failure in the sense that there is physically nothing wrong with the hardware inside your hard drive. Logical failure is when there is a problem with the drive accessing the information on the drive and can be caused by simple things such as an invalid file entry or more serious problems such as a corrupted filesystem. In most cases the information is still present on the drive it is just that the drive is unable to retrieve/read the information due to the logical failure.
Below are several techniques that would be typically used by a data recovery specialist to retrieve data from a drive with logical failure (i.e. will not successfully boot into Windows).
1) Access The Drive Using Ubuntu
If your PC or laptop has a working DVD drive then download the latest version of Ubuntu in.iso format and burn this to a CD or DVD. Boot from the CD and choose the option to "Try Ubuntu", do not choose the option to install Ubuntu. This will load Ubuntu into the RAM memory of your computer and once loaded you may be able to access the hard drive via the Ubuntu desktop and therefore copy your important files onto an external hard drive or USB drive connected to your PC exactly as you would do in Windows Explorer.
2) Remove The HDD & Connect It To A Second System
If you are unable to boot into Windows you could try removing the hard drive from the PC or laptop and connecting it to a slave/external drive to another PC or laptop. With a bit of luck, the drive will be successfully detected by Windows and you will be able to view the contents of the hard drive. Using Windows Explorer you will not be able to copy the important files onto the hard drive of the second PC.
3) Use The Ultimate Boot CD
This is a free CD image that can be downloaded via Google and burned onto CD/DVD. It contains a number of useful tools including a few programs specifically designed for data recovery. Booting from the CD will open the interface and enable you to select and view the relevant data recovery tools. For detailed explanations regarding using the individual tools consult the documentation which is usually provided from the download location.
Final Thoughts
Logical drive failure accounts for 9 out of 10 of the cases that most data recovery experts deal with and the chances of recovering your data in such instances are usually very high. Hopefully one of the three methods detailed above may help you recover data due to a logical failure. If you do manage to recover your data then make sure you immediately perform a backup so that you are prepared for a similar problem in the future.
What is Logical Hard Drive Failure?
Logical drive failure differs from a mechanical drive failure in the sense that there is physically nothing wrong with the hardware inside your hard drive. Logical failure is when there is a problem with the drive accessing the information on the drive and can be caused by simple things such as an invalid file entry or more serious problems such as a corrupted filesystem. In most cases the information is still present on the drive it is just that the drive is unable to retrieve/read the information due to the logical failure.
Below are several techniques that would be typically used by a data recovery specialist to retrieve data from a drive with logical failure (i.e. will not successfully boot into Windows).
1) Access The Drive Using Ubuntu
If your PC or laptop has a working DVD drive then download the latest version of Ubuntu in.iso format and burn this to a CD or DVD. Boot from the CD and choose the option to "Try Ubuntu", do not choose the option to install Ubuntu. This will load Ubuntu into the RAM memory of your computer and once loaded you may be able to access the hard drive via the Ubuntu desktop and therefore copy your important files onto an external hard drive or USB drive connected to your PC exactly as you would do in Windows Explorer.
2) Remove The HDD & Connect It To A Second System
If you are unable to boot into Windows you could try removing the hard drive from the PC or laptop and connecting it to a slave/external drive to another PC or laptop. With a bit of luck, the drive will be successfully detected by Windows and you will be able to view the contents of the hard drive. Using Windows Explorer you will not be able to copy the important files onto the hard drive of the second PC.
3) Use The Ultimate Boot CD
This is a free CD image that can be downloaded via Google and burned onto CD/DVD. It contains a number of useful tools including a few programs specifically designed for data recovery. Booting from the CD will open the interface and enable you to select and view the relevant data recovery tools. For detailed explanations regarding using the individual tools consult the documentation which is usually provided from the download location.
Final Thoughts
Logical drive failure accounts for 9 out of 10 of the cases that most data recovery experts deal with and the chances of recovering your data in such instances are usually very high. Hopefully one of the three methods detailed above may help you recover data due to a logical failure. If you do manage to recover your data then make sure you immediately perform a backup so that you are prepared for a similar problem in the future.
How To Recover Data From A System That Will Not Boot Due To Logical Disk Failure
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May 06, 2018
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May 06, 2018
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