How To Proceed For Hard Disk Data Recovery?

Posted by Data Recovery Specialist Singapore on December 5th, 2019

A corrupt or a damaged hard disk is of no use, rather it brings a lot of chaos and panic due to data loss. The instance of data loss due to the rupturing of the hard disk is increasing day by day. People are securing their valuable data in hard disk without considering the fact that it’s just a device that can run out of functioning at any time. Not to mention, the evolving technological stance has made the hard disk data recovery possible to a great extent. However, to go with the technological advancements, the capacity of hard drives is evolving day by day but, the far-reaching capacity, the more data it will contain and putting it all at risk. This makes frequent backups a must in case-preserving data is a major concern. Also, in case of data loss, data recovery is hardly possible until you are aware of the underlying reason.

Common causes of hard drive data loss

 There is no one reason behind data loss or corrupting of hard disk, it is a device can damage for any reason. Some of the reasons for data loss are concluded as:

• Fluctuation in voltage, excessive heating in CPU, Any kind of physical damage may lead to the rupturing of hard drive and so the data loss.
• Viruses/ malware present in the computer system may act as a threat to data. It may damage the information available or make it all inaccessible
• Accidental files deletion, data deleted by Shift +Delete, deleted files erased from Recycle Bin, etc.  
• Accidental Disk or partition formatting leading to a loss of data
• Disk repartition removing all existing partition and data while creating new partitions
• Raw partition or unformatted disk, unable to get accessed by system and thus requiring recovery
• Data loss due to hard drive bad sector
• Trying to restore deleted files using a malware leading to nothing 
• An accidental factory reset leading to obliteration of data as if it’s new, and so quick recovery.

How to detect

• Hard drive not getting detected by computer systems
• Hard drive making sounds when connecting to systems
• Inaccessibility of data where it was supposed to be.
• Flashing of Program error

 Data loss can occur due to any reason including disk formatting, deletion, partition table corruption, bad sectors, computer reset, etc. Though you can try various software available, not all the software is reliable and may be created by malicious hackers and hence it should be a careful pick. Also, you can look recovery professionals who can help you retrieve deleted files and that too without causing further damage.