How to recover files from broken toshiba HDD?
I have a toshiba HDD but it was broken, i just want to recover all my files. what will i do recover my files?
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There is one way that you can try at home. See if you can get the PCB for that same drive. Sometimes you can get those from ebay.com and even other sources. You may have to do a comprehensive search based on the model number of your drive. Once you have it, replace the PCB and start to recover the files. This will only work if the failure of your drive is caused by an element on the PCB. If it is caused by an internal part, i.e. Platter, read/write heads, or the head actuator, you wont fix it at home. There is also a possibility that it could be the drive motor. The only other way would be to recover your files through one of the many commercial services. This is usually costly and would depend on the importance of your files. Hope this helps to get you started in the right direction.
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actually my brother drop the hdd (external hdd toshiba 320gb) while transfering some files. is there a way for me to recover other files?
Does the drive still respond? What drive is it and I assume that it connects via USB? Have you looked at the actually drive and the enclosure separate?
If the drive was in use when your brother dropped it the mechanical systems most likely got damaged (head assembly & platters). What happens here is the heads dig-in to the platters both getting damaged. Some laptops have special sensors to park the heads before the system hits the ground. Sorry to say I don't know of any external HD's that have this technology. If they did the minor bumps these drives get wouldn't kill them (makes no difference on the physical size of the drive 2.5 or 3.5 all are susceptible). SSD's on the other hand can be banged into walls and dropped many stories without a worry which is one reason they are becoming the ideal choice for portable storage.
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I've used a usb to ide/sata drive adapter on lots of drives that won't boot or have the "tick of death" to copy off files.
It may not work 100% of the time, but, I've managed to recover data on probably 8 out of 10 drives.
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Btw, I typically use Ubuntu or Knoppix to copy off the files. In the past I've had windows boot cd's give me copy errors.
If nothing else, you may try SpinRite. It's an oldie, but a good program. It may not be quick, I've heard of a couple occasions it can run 48 hours, but it does a sector by sector recovery.
Be sure to post back if you resolved your problem, it helps others that may be search the web for solutions to land on iFixit.
Good luck!!
Hi, I tried using a usb to ide/sata drive adapter on my Toshiba Stor.E (Model No. HDWC130EW3J1 )3TB External Hard Drive to recover data as you suggested, One good thing was the drive fired up and windows recognised it but unfortunately I could not get to the data as it said I needed to format the drive which I do not wish to do, the main problem with the drive is it will not power up due to the faulty pcb controller board.
INVESTIGATE USB, AND OR CORD I FIXED MINE WHEN I READ ABOUT SOMEONE ELSE HAD A CRUSHED usb PART AND GOT A NEW USB. I REMEMBERED MY MP3 HAD A SIMILAR USB CORD AND FOUND THAT WHEN I EXCHANGED THEM THEY BOTH WORKED PROPERLY AGAIN. I HAD MIXED THEM UP LAST YEAR WHEN A BUNCH OF CORDS WERE BEHIND MY COMPUTER.
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If your computer cannot boot due to the crashed hard drive, remove and connect it to another Windows computer. Check if you can access to the Windows system and the hard drive can be detected. If the hard drive can be detected but you can’t access to your data on it, you can retrieve data from crashed hard drive with hard drive data recovery tool.
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See dear any type of physical stress like dropping causes problem in the mechanical components of the drive. And when the mechanical components experiences any kind of physical stress then the hard drive gets physically damaged making the stored data inaccessible. But you need not to worry you just need not to tamper with the hard drive and consult a hard drive recovery expert as soon as possible. These experts will recover your data in a secure manner.
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I lost my laptop computer and only have my hard drive how do I recover my information stored on it
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What is broken on your drive? What are the symptoms, and what have you tried?
door oldturkey03
Does this drive can be recognized by windows? You could go to windows disk management to see whether it is displayed there and what is the status..
Have you tried some data recovery software? Like TestDisk it is a freeware.
door haozh
Its not connecting to usb port and ive tried multiple wires and ports
door Cosmo calise