How to recover data from a failed notebook hard drive.
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January 28th, 2012 on 1:00 pm
Can I recover data from a hard drive with Windows XP using a computer with Windows 7?
January 28th, 2012 on 1:10 pm
@RogerLSanchez Thanks! Glad it helped you!
January 28th, 2012 on 1:32 pm
@jsen6482 Great info – and no, your videography (not ‘videograph’) techniques aren’t hindering the ‘value’ of the video whatsoever: it’s YouTube.com: IT’S FREE INFO…This is excusable because I’m a person (as is everyone else) interested in free help: I chose to just turn up the volume during the low audio – absolutely no big deal since I was still able to learn something from you (hence the ‘intended value’ is still there) – This is the 1st vid that solved my issue, so thanks a ton : )
January 28th, 2012 on 1:44 pm
hey my seagate laptop hard drive is not spinning and is beeping, will this method still work? Or does that mean its time try forensic data recovery?
January 28th, 2012 on 2:13 pm
@jsen6482 Good post, thanks for the info. Sorry Unidene02 is a troll! Don’t listen to trolls (:
January 28th, 2012 on 2:56 pm
@vamosm well sometimes your HD can fail and you cant boot windows but if you put the failed HD in an enclosure and hook it up to a working machine you can retrieve your files, documents from the hard drive. If for instance your hard drive isnt spinning or the records are damaged you might be out of luck safe from having some forensic data recovery done which can be very costly…good luck
January 28th, 2012 on 3:35 pm
If the hard drive itself has failed, how does this solution work? Obviously if a motherboard or other piece of hardware (save for the HD) fails, this works well. But if one is unable to boot into windows because the drive is unreadable, does this solution have a chance to work? I’m hoping the answer is yes in my case, but fear that it won’t.
January 28th, 2012 on 4:01 pm
Does the data recovery software you’ve recommended have to be purchased? Or is it free? Do you know of any that are free that actually work? I downloaded one that was free and it only was able to FIND my data, not recover it.
January 28th, 2012 on 4:07 pm
will it work on an unregonized hard drive?
January 28th, 2012 on 4:32 pm
@jsen6482 Thanks for all the help but after running the program with both FAT and NTFS formats neither one was able to find anything and all other programs couldn’t read the drive. So unfortunately, Geek Squad here I come. Great… Just what I wanted to prevent. :p
January 28th, 2012 on 5:22 pm
@jsen6482 Thanks. I’ve considered that but also considering that this is a replacement unit that is still under warranty with the company and needs to be returned so I don’t get charged I have no choice but to toughen it out. Starting over would just waste more time. As long as I can get my files off the defective unit I’ll be happy but with all this waiting at this point I’m at a wall. Your video is the only thing that has helped so far so all I can do really is keep waiting as you say.
January 28th, 2012 on 6:15 pm
@NotInYourLife001 I’d try and tough it out. You can always try a different data recovery software and see if that helps you out….
January 28th, 2012 on 7:09 pm
@Unidente02 Sorry for the poor production. Maybe i can ask you for your help on my next one
January 28th, 2012 on 7:30 pm
I have spent the last 15 hours in front of my old laptop trying to recover data from my failing notebook hard drive and all I have gotten so far is Error23 notices. It’s only a 160 GB hard drive yet the GetDataBack program reads it as a 2TB drive. I’m starting to get a little frustrated here that I have wasted all this time for nothing. Any suggestions or should I keep waiting for the next 3 days until this thing finishes? Honestly, I just don’t have the time to wait or patience at this point.:(
January 28th, 2012 on 8:26 pm
This man is VERY smart…ive seen 10 or more videos on how to do this and NONE of them till now have failed to remind us of the outer covering on the HDD. Not saying the previous videos are utter failures but this one does stand out from the rest
January 28th, 2012 on 8:30 pm
that was great. thank you!
January 28th, 2012 on 8:40 pm
Bad videograph techniques and bad audio engineering ruin the potential value of this posting. Isn’t there a video communications major who could have helped with this project?
January 28th, 2012 on 8:40 pm
Thanks man, your video answered the question I was looking for.
January 28th, 2012 on 9:34 pm
good video but i noticed your data reco very proggram found 2 drives that should NEVER be in a computer.. MAXTOR… im sure you will be running this data program on those maxtors soon. I’ve used this program before and its good.. but take my advice and buy a Western Digital..
January 28th, 2012 on 9:42 pm
@frejim sorry bud, your hard drive is truly toasted.
January 28th, 2012 on 9:44 pm
what if my laptop hard drive is making continuous beep beep beep ?? is that a mechanical failure??
January 28th, 2012 on 10:20 pm
good video helped me out
January 28th, 2012 on 11:13 pm
Very good step by step instruction for those of us who are technically “challenged”. Nice job & best wishes on your future.
January 28th, 2012 on 11:51 pm
Very good step by step instruction for those of us who are technically “challenged”. Nice job & best wishes on your future.
January 28th, 2012 on 11:56 pm
I’ve found your video very helpful. THANK YOU!