Recovering Data from HDD

Learn effective methods for data recovery from HDDs. Discover expert tips and tools for successful data retrieval from hard disk drives.

How Data Carving Works

This post continues series of articles about the internal mechanisms of today’s data recovery tools.

In “How Data Recovery Works”, we looked at how file recovery tools can recover deleted files by using the file system. But what if the file was deleted a long time ago, and its file system record no longer exists? Or what if the disk was formatted or repartitioned and the file system is empty or missing? Finally, what if the file system is overwritten by another file system (such as that used by Linux or Ubuntu if you experimented with an alternative OS)? If this is the case, traditional file recovery tools will fail to recover anything.

Recovering Files from a Non-Bootable Computer

Dealing with missing information on a daily basis, we often have customers who are stuck with a non-bootable computer. This can easily happen if a system disk drive gets damaged, corrupted or simply wears out. This always comes as a shock to normal computer users, especially if the failed PC is their only computer. Every time we have a call like that, we try to help the customer calm down, explaining them the necessary steps to get their files back. In this article, we’ll tell exactly what to do if you encounter a non-bootable PC and want to fix it at home.

Recovering FAT/FAT32 (File Allocation Table) Volumes

A file system is used to index and organize files on the disk. Records in the file system point to exact location(s) on the disk containing information that belongs to a certain file. Different file systems organize files differently. This article discusses the recovery of FAT (File Allocation Table) file systems, which includes the original FAT, FAT16 and FAT32.

Recovering Data from Raw Disks

It is well known that in case of any destruction of the logical disk file system structure, the operating system and all programs accustomed to clear and slim structuring begin to experience difficulties in determining the file system type. In such cases, the RAW file system occurs.

In this article, we will discuss the main causes of RAW file system, as well as methods of its fixing.

Recovering Data from Formatted Disks

Recovering information from formatted disks, USB flash drives and memory cards requires careful choice of a data recovery tool. Using tools designed to solve a different task may give unpredictable results. In this article, we’ll explain the differences between various data recovery tool in the context of fixing data from a formatted drive.

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