{"id":36517,"date":"2019-03-13T06:38:32","date_gmt":"2019-03-13T06:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/?p=36517"},"modified":"2025-05-20T10:09:46","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T10:09:46","slug":"how-to-recover-data-from-a-crashed-hard-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/how-to-recover-data-from-a-crashed-hard-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Recover Data from a Crashed Hard Drive?"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><p>Hard drives usually last for three to five years. Although the life of a hard drive depends on how it is handled or cared for, several reasons may lead a hard drive to crash. There can be human errors, software corruption, hardware failure, etc.<\/p><p><strong>Common Causes of Hard Drive Crash<\/strong><\/p><p>The hard drive may get damaged or crash due to logical or physical errors. We have listed some common reasons behind crashed hard disk that are as follows:<\/p><p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Logical Errors<\/span><\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>System file corruption<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>File System errors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Malware or virus infection<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bad sectors on the hard drive<\/li>\n<\/ul><p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Physical Errors<\/span><\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mechanical damage due to improper use<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Drive overheating<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Moisture<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A sudden power surge or failure<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Broken components<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Burnt drive<\/li>\n<\/ul><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-to-do-when-a-hard-drive-is-crashed?\"><strong>What to do when a hard drive is crashed?<\/strong><\/h2><p>There are a few preventive measures you must take to make crashed hard drive recovery possible.<\/p><p><strong><u>Immediately Stop Using the Hard Drive<\/u><\/strong><\/p><p>It is suggested to stop using the hard drive immediately after the crash. Continuously using the drive after the crash and adding new files or folders will overwrite the data. Once overwritten, you won&rsquo;t be able to restore data even with data recovery software.<\/p><p><strong><u>Check for Physical Errors<\/u><\/strong><\/p><p>Sometimes, the hard drive won&rsquo;t boot after the crash if there is physical damage to the drive. To repair a physically damaged hard drive, we would suggest you contact <strong>hard drive recovery services<\/strong>.<\/p><p>Even if there&rsquo;s no physical damage, the hard drive may become inaccessible or show you different errors due to the logical reasons discussed above. You may fix various hard drive errors and retrieve data using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/windows-data-recovery-professional.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">professional data recovery software<\/a>.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"methods-to-recover-data-from-crashed-hard-drive\"><strong>Methods to Recover Data from Crashed Hard Drive<\/strong><\/h2><p>Now you know the possible reasons behind a crashed hard drive. Try the following drive recovery methods.<\/p><p><strong>Method 1: Use Disk Management Utility<\/strong><\/p><p>A logically damaged hard drive may show error messages, such as The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/disk-structure-is-corrupted-and-unreadable\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Disk Structure Is Corrupted and Unreadable<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/disk-unknown-not-initialized-in-windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Disk Unknown Not Initialized<\/a>, The Device is Not Ready, and more. Such errors make the drive and data on it inaccessible. You may fix the inaccessible hard drive using the Disk Management utility.<\/p><p><strong>a.<\/strong> Press <strong>Windows + X<\/strong> and choose <strong>Disk Management<\/strong> from the options available.<br><strong>b.<\/strong> Check if you can see the crashed hard drive in <strong>Disk Management<\/strong>.<br><strong>c. <\/strong>If it is visible, you may format the hard drive to fix the hard drive errors and make it accessible again. (<strong>See Image 1<\/strong>)<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"756\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Disk-Management-is-accessible.jpg\" alt=\"Stellar\" class=\"wp-image-69696 apply-gradient-on-post-images\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Disk-Management-is-accessible.jpg 756w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Disk-Management-is-accessible-300x238.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image 1: Find if the hard drive in Disk Management is accessible<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><p>However, while fixing the logically damaged hard drive, you may end up losing your data permanently. No worries! You may recover data using data recovery software. If the hard drive is not detectable, opt for hard drive recovery services.<\/p><p><strong>Method 2: Use Hard Drive Recovery Software<\/strong><\/p><p>You may use a powerful data recovery software, such as <strong>Stellar Data Recovery Professional,<\/strong> to recover data from crashed hard drives. This DIY software can recover data from formatted, corrupted, or even crashed Windows PCs and storage devices. It also lets you use the &lsquo;<em>Create Image&rsquo;<\/em> utility, which lets you create an image of the drive and save it as an IMG file. You can use this image file to recover data to prevent further damage to the drive.<\/p><p>Follow the given steps to recover data from a crashed hard drive using the &lsquo;Create Image&rsquo; utility:<\/p><p><strong>a.<\/strong> Download, install and run <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/windows-data-recovery-professional.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stellar Data Recovery Professional<\/a>.<br><strong>b.<\/strong> From the initial dashboard, you may select the type of data to restore and click <strong>Next. (See Image 2)<\/strong><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"apply-gradient-on-post-images\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/public\/image\/catalog\/screenshot\/data-recovery-pro-win\/wdr-pro1.png\" alt=\"\"><\/figure><p><strong>c.<\/strong> Now, select <strong>Recover from Disk Image<\/strong> given under <strong>Other Locations<\/strong> and click <strong>Scan. (See Image 3)<\/strong><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"apply-gradient-on-post-images\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/public\/image\/catalog\/screenshot\/data-recovery-pro-win\/wdr-pro2.png\" alt=\"\"><\/figure><p><strong>d.<\/strong> Once the scanning process completes, a dialog box will appear.<br><strong>e. <\/strong>Select <strong>Create Image<\/strong> from the dialog box and click <strong>Next. (See Image 4)<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Select-Create-Image-from-the-dialog-box.png\" alt=\"Stellar\" class=\"wp-image-69704 apply-gradient-on-post-images\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Select-Create-Image-from-the-dialog-box.png 450w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Select-Create-Image-from-the-dialog-box-300x143.png 300w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Select-Create-Image-from-the-dialog-box-320x151.png 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image 4: Select Create Image from the dialog box<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><p><strong>f.<\/strong> Now, select the entire drive or a specific drive partition for which you want to create an image. <strong>(See Image 5)<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"880\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/DM5-1.png\" alt=\"Stellar\" class=\"wp-image-73191 apply-gradient-on-post-images\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/DM5-1.png 880w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/DM5-1-300x211.png 300w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/DM5-1-768x541.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image 5: Select the drive or a specific partition to create its image<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><p><strong>g. <\/strong>Click <strong>Start Imaging <\/strong>to create the image of the entire drive or a particular drive partition.<br><strong>h.<\/strong> However, to create an image of a selected region, go to <strong>Advanced Settings<\/strong>.<br><strong>i.<\/strong> Drag the slider to define the starting and ending point of the image file from the &lsquo;<strong>Select Range to Create Image<\/strong>&rsquo; screen.<br><strong>j.<\/strong> Now, click <strong>Close<\/strong> and then click <strong>Start Imaging. (See Image 6)<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"304\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Start-creating-an-image-of-the-drive.png\" alt=\"Stellar\" class=\"wp-image-69706 apply-gradient-on-post-images\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Start-creating-an-image-of-the-drive.png 440w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Start-creating-an-image-of-the-drive-300x207.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image 6: Start creating an image of the drive<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><p><strong>k.<\/strong> Now, choose the desired location to save the image file from the &lsquo;<strong>Create Media Image to Save<\/strong>&rsquo; dialog box.<br><strong>l. <\/strong>After saving the file, add the image file of the drive you recently created and click <strong>Scan<\/strong>. <strong>(See Image 7)<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"880\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/DM8-2.png\" alt=\"Stellar\" class=\"wp-image-73192 apply-gradient-on-post-images\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/DM8-2.png 880w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/DM8-2-300x211.png 300w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/DM8-2-768x541.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image 7: Scan the selected image file of the storage drive\/or drive partition.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><p><strong>m.<\/strong> Select the files you want to retrieve and click Recover. <strong>(See Image 8)<\/strong><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"apply-gradient-on-post-images\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/public\/image\/catalog\/screenshot\/data-recovery-pro-win\/wdr-pro3.png\" alt=\"\"><\/figure><p><strong>n. <\/strong>Next, click <strong>Browse<\/strong> to choose the desired location to save the recovered files and folders and click <strong>Start-Saving. (See Image 9)<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"879\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/5-57.png\" alt=\"Stellar\" class=\"wp-image-73195 apply-gradient-on-post-images\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/5-57.png 879w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/5-57-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/5-57-768x542.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 879px) 100vw, 879px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image 9: Start-Saving the recovered data<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><p class=\"has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-background\"><strong>[Note: <\/strong>Don&rsquo;t save the recovered data to the same location or drive. Always use an external storage drive to save the recovered files and folders to prevent data overwriting.<strong>]<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Method 3: Opt for Data Recovery Services<\/strong><\/p><p>In case the system can&rsquo;t detect the hard drive, it might be damaged or crashed. To recover data from a physically crashed hard drive, contact data recovery experts, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/services\/data-recovery.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stellar Data Recovery Services<\/a>. The data recovery experts open and operate hard drives in <em>class 100 cleanroom, replicating <\/em>the environment in which it was built. It is done to avoid further damage to the drive. The experts look for existing damage in the hard drive and attempt crashed hard drive recovery.<\/p><p><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/p><p>If you have a crashed hard drive, and you&rsquo;re unable to access it, recover your essential data as soon as possible. Stop using the hard drive immediately and use a data recovery software, such as <strong>Stellar Data Recovery Professional,<\/strong> to retrieve data. This DIY software enables you to restore data from formatted, corrupted or even crashed storage drives. However, the software will only recover data from the hard drive if it is accessible and detectable. If the software can&rsquo;t detect or access the drive, it may be physically crashed. To recover data from a physically damaged hard drive, contact hard drive recovery services.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hard drives usually last for three to five years. 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