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How to Repair a Corrupted Hard Drive
Discover why hard drive gets corrupted, how to fix corrupted hard drives and how to recover lost data from corrupted hard drives. Explore how to use the leading hard drive recovery tool - Recoverit to monitor and recover your hard drive.
Companies of all sizes trust Recoverit to
recover data from corrupted hard drives.
Why Hard Drive Gets Corrupted or Crashed?
Before fixing corrupted hard drive, understanding why hard drive gets corrupted or crashed will help recover data from corrupted hard drive and repair corrupted hard drive.
Causes & Symptons
How to Repair a Corrupted Hard Drive
These are some effective methods to fix corrupted or crashed hard drives (suitable for hard drives logically crashed or not severely physically
damaged). Note that before conducting corrupt hard drive repairing process, use Recoverit to recover important data from corrupted drive first.
You can run CHKDSK in Windows Command Prompt to check and fix hard drive logical errors.
Free and no need to install software;
Fix file system errors;
Recover data from bad sectors;
Time-consuming;
Potential for data loss;
Not effective for all file systems
Your hard drive might have failed due to file system errors. The Error Checking tool lets you check your hard drive's file system.
No need to install software
Can check hard drive errors
Only works in Windows
Potential for data loss
If a virus attack corrupted your hard drive, you can fix it by running antivirus software. Get reliable antivirus software to eliminate viruses and protect your hard drive from future attacks.
Totally free
Can fix system files
Not guaranteed
Sometimes update failed
Drive letter issues could cause hard drive corruption. If your corrupted hard drive isn't showing up in File Explorer, but you can find it in Disk Management, its letter could be missing. Thus, you can reassign it and fix the problem.
Totally free
Can fix system files
Not guaranteed
Sometimes update failed
Disk drivers should automatically download and update. If your hard drive is corrupted and malfunctioning, your drivers could be outdated. Thus, updating them should fix your problem.
Free
No need to install software
Not guaranteed
Sometimes update failed
If your corrupted hard drive prevents your PC from booting, your system files could be damaged. You can check that with the SFC and DISM commands. The SFC command scans your system files for errors and replaces them with working system files. The DISM command can repair the underlying system image with Windows Update.
Totally free
Can fix system files
Not guaranteed
Sometimes update failed
Loose cable or a faulty port may cause hard drive corruption. Instead of connecting your hard drive using a port on your PC case or USB hub, connect to the USB port that's on your motherboard. In most PC cases, this is located on the back I/O panel of your computer.
If it's an internal drive, you'll need to check the SATA connections:
Totally free
Can fix system files
Not guaranteed
Sometimes update failed
Formatting your hard drive is a solution used to fix all types of problems, including corruption. It erases your hard drive and puts a new, clean file system in place. It comes in two forms: Quick Format and Full Format.
Totally free
Can fix system files
Not guaranteed
Sometimes update failed
Every storage device manufacturer provides official tools for evaluating and testing the conditions and performance of their products. As the usage and functionality of these tools vary, we won't delve into the specifics. You can locate them on the official website of your device's manufacturer, typically in the Support section. Check the guidance regarding popular brands:
· Samsung · Seagate · Toshiba · Western Digital
Totally free
Can fix system files
Not guaranteed
Sometimes update failed
Although Windows doesn't include built-in tools for running S.M.A.R.T. tests, you can use a free third-party tool like Recoverit for this purpose.
Totally free
Can fix system files
Not guaranteed
Sometimes update failed
Issues with the MBR or GPT can cause boot problems and partition-related errors on your hard drive. To repair the MBR or GPT, follow these steps:
Totally free
Can fix system files
Not guaranteed
Sometimes update failed
For Mac users, the built-in Disk Utility tool can help address logical hard drive issues by scanning and repairing the affected drive. To use Disk Utility, follow these steps:
Totally free
Can fix system files
Not guaranteed
Sometimes update failed
Tips about Corrupted Hard Drive Repair
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How to Recover Data from Corrupted Drive?
Why Use Recoverit to Recover Corrupted Hard Drive
Recoverit supports to recover lost data from corrupted or crashed hard drives in different scenarios. Recoverit supports to recover lost data from
hard drives in 10000+ data loss scenarios, including accidental deletion, power-surge, etc.
If your hard drive is logically corrupted, Recoverit can easily retrieve lost data from corrupted hard drives.
Recoverit supports to recover data from RAW hard drives.
Recoverit supports to recover lost data from crashed computer and unbootable computers.
Somtimes hard drives errors may lead to drive formation or file missing. With Recoverit, you can easily retrieve these lost files.
Recoveit supports to recover to recover data from encrypted hard drives, including hard drives secured with Windows Bitlocker or Apple T2, M1, M2, M3, M4 etc.
Recover Lost Data from All Hard Drives
Recoverit supports to recover lost data from almost all hard drive brands, whether HDD or SSD.
HDDs
Seamlessly recover all lost data from all HDD drives.
SSDs
Seamlessly recover all lost data from all HDD drives.
PC Local Drives
With Recoverit, you can easily recover almost all PC drives, including crashed computers, unbootable PC, PC crash etc.
External Hard Drives
With Recoverit, you can effortlessly recover data from all corrupted or crashed external hard drives.
Nas/Linux Drives
With Recoverit, you can easily recover almost all NAS/Linux drives.
RAID Hard Drives
With Recoverit, you can effortlessly recover data from all corrupted or crashed RAID hard drives.
AI-powered Recovery
AI-powered recovery process, AI scanning, AI recovery scenarios identification. Recovery efficiency highly improved.
AI-powered Repair
Recoverit supports media file intelligent repair after recovery.
AI Enhancement
Recoverit supports videos and photos AI enhancement & repair after recovery. Blurry videos, low-resolution photos etc. can be repaired easily.
AI-Powered Recovery & Repair
Recoverit supports to recover lost, corrupted and damaged data from hard drive. AI-Powered recovery and repair are both supported.
Recover all Files from Corrupted Hard Drive
Recoverit supports recovery of almost all videos, photos, files, audios, archives and other 1000+ file types from hard drives.
Comparison with Other Crashed Hard Drive Recovery Tools
Explore why Recoverit outperforms other hard drive recovery tools.
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| Supported Hard Drive File Systems | exFAT, FAT16, FAT32, NTFS, ReFS, HFS+, Encrypted HFS, HFSX, APFS, XFS, BFS, EXT4 | exFAT, FAT16, FAT32, NTFS, HFS+, APFS, EXT2/3/4 | FAT12, FAT16, FAT32, HFS+, ReFS, EXT2/3 | FAT12, FAT16, FAT32, exFAT, VFAT, NTFS, NTFS5 |
| OS Support | Windows, Mac, Linux | Windows, Mac | Windows, Mac | Windows, Mac |
| Supported File Types | 1000+ | 400+ | 1000+ | 100+ |
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How to Recover Data from Corrupted Hard Drive with Recoverit?
Follow these steps below to use Recoverit to recover data from corrupted hard drive before fixing corrupted hard drives.
Win/Mac Internal & External Drive Recovery
Linux/NAS Hard Drive Recovery
Crashed Computer Recovery
1. Use a reliable data recovery can increase the data recovery success rate.
2. Recover data from corrupted hard drives can avoid data loss in the hard drive fix process.
3. With Recoverit, you can easily recovery lost data from corrupted or crashed hard drives. Do not download Recoverit on the disk experienced data loss to avoid data overwritten.
FAQs about Corrupt Hard Drive Data Recovery
Q1: Can I retrieve files from a corrupted hard drive?
Q2: Is it possible to repair a corrupted hard drive?
Q3: Is it possible to fix a corrupted hard drive without formatting?
Q4: How can I save my data from a corrupted drive?
Q5: Can I recover my files without losing data if my external hard drive makes strange noises?
Q6: What should I do if my computer does not detect my external hard drive?
Q7: How do I know if my hard drive is failing?
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Best Corrupted Hard Drive Recovery Software
Recoverit can help you recover all lost data from hard drives.
Learn More >>: Why Recoverit is the best external hard drive recovery tool?
Quick and deep scan mode with advanced algorithm
Quick and deep scan mode with advanced algorithm
Quick and deep scan mode with advanced algorithm
Easily filter and locate the files you want to recover
Easily filter and locate the files you want to recover
Easily filter and locate the files you want to recover
Free preview of all recoverable files before recovering
Free preview of all recoverable files before recovering
Free preview of all recoverable files before recovering
Corrupted video/photo repair are also supported. You can easily repair corrupt video file or corrupted MP4 files etc.
Corrupted video/photo repair are also supported. You can easily repair corrupt DJI video file or DJI corrupted MP4 files etc.
Corrupted video/photo repair are also supported. You can easily repair corrupt DJI video file or DJI corrupted MP4 files etc.
