If your hard drive was at risk of damage or was removed due to a software failure, you should turn to special programs with which you can restore your hard drive and return lost files. By applying specific guidelines and best practices, you can mitigate the consequences of a computer disaster, sort out errors, and return to normal use of your device.
Computer scientists constantly remind users to back up all important files from time to time to a secure medium. However, as a rule, we neglect this valuable advice and remember it even when, it would seem, nothing can be returned back. But in fact, in the age of widespread computerization, you can restore almost any hard disk by installing the selected software on your electronic device. Consider the best programs recommended by modern IT specialists.
HHD Low Level Format Tool
With the help of this specialized ulit, you can solve an important problem, which consists in low-level formatting of a damaged disk. To do this, you need to refer to the program interface, which includes only three tabs. The greatest attention should be paid to the user under the heading "LOW-LEVEL FORMAT", since it is with its help that you can carry out the process of formatting the media and improve its performance. Ultimately, you can not only edit the information regarding free cells, but also delete data from all bad sectors. It should be noted that the work of the program takes a lot of time if you use the free version with a speed limit of up to 50 megabytes per second. To speed up the process, you can buy the full version of the utility, which costs only $ 3, which is pretty cheap for this kind of software.
Western Digital Data Lifeguard Diagnostic
This program is a proprietary free utility, which was created a few years ago by the popular hard drive manufacturer Western Digital. In addition to the diagnostic tools that the program is full of, here you can find sections devoted to thorough cleaning of information from corrupted data. In the process of restoring the hard disk, each cell will be written with zero data, which will make them empty. There is one more way that you can use to restore your hard drive using this program. You need to launch it and press the "Quick Erase" button to quickly start the formatting process, which takes place using the interface. As a result, the service sector will be cleared.
HDD Regenerator
This is a powerful tool that allows you to quickly recover your hard drive on your computer. With its help, you can resort to a thorough analysis of the disk surface, during which each problem area will receive a corresponding mark. In addition, a ban will be imposed on writing information to damaged cells. The work of the program sometimes stretches for long hours. If you do not want to spend so much time, you can specify in the utility specific areas of the surface that you would like to explore for a certain period. Experts call the program interface hybrid. The main menu in it represents the classic sections found in Windows applications, and the task launch system resembles a regular command line. But experts warn users that repairing a disk may result in the loss of important files, so they must first be copied to a reliable medium. To fully run the program, you need to buy a license for it. Without this, you will only get access to analytical and diagnostic sections that do not correct real errors, but only investigate them.
Acronis Disk Director
The use of this multifunctional software allows full recovery of a hard drive. To do this, the user needs to download the program to the computer and click the Acronis Recovery Expert button in it. By running it, you can correct the consequences of a computer failure and get rid of the error associated with the fact that the computer stopped seeing your hard drive in the information field. Experts recommend downloading the paid version of the program for more correct and productive work, the cost of which is about $ 30. Of course, you can try to work with the utility for free, but this is possible only if the size of your files is no more than 100 megabytes.
Victoria HDD
To run the program, you must first move its image to a flash drive in order to download it to your computer later, bypassing the operating system. The advantages of this utility are its high functionality and unlimited access to the system disk. A concomitant disadvantage is the interface, which is relatively complex for a novice user. This program is used by many system administrators as a reliable tool for checking the hard drive and correcting erroneous information. The principle of error correction in Victoria HDD is similar to that used in the aforementioned HDD Regenerator program. Before restoring a disk in the utility, you should run its check. This can be done in the "Tests" tab. After running the checking elements, the system tests the entire disk by default, but if you wish, you can also set only a specific area of analysis. At the end, the utility will familiarize the user with all the knocked-down sectors. And to eliminate errors on his hard drive, the user will need to execute the command "Hide bad sectors".
MHDD
A suitable contender for the Victoria HDD program. The principles of operation of these programs are very similar. The functions of MHDD are to analyze each sector, identify broken cells, correct errors by setting access restrictions to the problem sector. The program interface may not seem entirely simple, since tasks are assigned by entering combination data, therefore, before starting work with the utility, experts recommend that you familiarize yourself with the help information that can be found on the Web.
Hetman Partition Recovery
Reliable software that allows you to recover documents from hard disk, as well as format damaged media. Before using it, you need to download all important files to another resource, and then run the utility. Then you need to follow all the practical instructions of the program. Ultimately, the user will be able to recover the necessary information, as well as carry out a quick search for damaged objects.
HDAT 2
To start working with this program, you need to save all the valuable information. And only after that, you can start the recovery process, following specific practical recommendations that are correctly set by the utility. It can be run even with discrete, which speaks of the versatility and practicality of this software. In addition, the program solves the most common problems in the functioning of hard drives, corrects errors and optimizes file performance.
Active Partition Recovery Pro
This program is recommended for recovering hard drives for those users who have not previously dealt with the repair of this device. With its help, you can quickly scan problematic items and restore those hard disk partitions that were lost during a computer failure or virus penetration. To make the hard drive work again, you need to follow the simple instructions that will gradually appear on the screen of your monitor.
