{"id":4008,"date":"2024-03-28T13:29:27","date_gmt":"2024-03-28T13:29:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.catdatarecovery.com\/?p=4008"},"modified":"2024-03-28T13:59:30","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T13:59:30","slug":"corrupted-hard-drive-recovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.catdatarecovery.com\/data-recovery\/corrupted-hard-drive-recovery","title":{"rendered":"Best Way to Perform Corrupted Hard Drive Recovery [Tried and Tested]"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Evaluate the Hard Drive Corruption<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When you say \u201chard drive corruption\u201d it could be either physical or logical, it&#8217;s important that you<br>analyze it first, because the data recovery process depends on it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Logical damage:<\/strong> When the issue is with the file system of the hard drive, not the physical components of the hard drive. You would notice random errors showing up while trying to access the files and folders, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.catdatarecovery.com\/data-recovery\/raw-drive-recovery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">drive might become RAW<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Logical corruption issues are caused by factors such as viruses, malware, accidental deletions, accumulation of bad sectors, and sudden power outages. The good news is that you can recover the data yourself, and the chances of successful recovery are very high in such cases<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Physical damage: <\/strong>This involves actual scratches and malfunctions in the drive, where you observe grinding or clicking noises and overheating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Physical damage recovery is possible when handled by data recovery experts in data recovery services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">DIY Solutions to Recover Data from the Corrupt Hard Disk<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We suggest you first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.catdatarecovery.com\/data-recovery\/recover-data-from-hard-drive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">retrieve the data from the hard drive<\/a> before trying to fix corruption issues in them. This prevents potential data overwriting. Additionally, choose a reliable tool to recover the corrupted HDD to avoid further damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How To Retrieve Data From Corrupted Hard Disk?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One such safe option is to use the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.catdatarecovery.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CAT Data Recovery software<\/a> for corrupt hard drive recovery, the tool is easy to use, and it is the ideal choice to retrieve data from corrupt hard drives, USBs, SSDs, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"button_section_2024\" align=\"center\">\n<li><a class=\"cat_button_2024 win-icon green\" href=\"https:\/\/www.catdatarecovery.com\/download-cat-data-recovery-software\">Download Now<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"cat_button_2024 mac-icon green\" href=\"https:\/\/www.catdatarecovery.com\/download-cat-data-recovery-software-mac\">Download Now<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Steps to recover data from the corrupt hard drive using the CAT Data Recovery tool:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> Download and install the software on your computer.<br><strong>Step 2: <\/strong>Launch the tool, click on R<strong>ecover Files<\/strong>, <strong>select your corrupt hard drive<\/strong> from the Storage Devices column, and click on <strong>Scan<\/strong>.<br><strong>Step 3:<\/strong> Once the scan is complete, data that can be recovered from your corrupt hard drive will be displayed in <strong>Data View<\/strong> or <strong>File Type View<\/strong>.<br><strong>Step 4:<\/strong> <strong>Double-click on the recovered files to preview<\/strong> them for free.<br><em><strong>Note:<\/strong> <strong>The Preview feature is supported only for media files.<\/strong><br><\/em><strong>Step 5:<\/strong> Click on <strong>Save<\/strong> and select the desired location where you want to save the recovered data.<br><strong>Important: <\/strong>Save the recovered data on a different drive to avoid losing them again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the recovered data is saved safely, You can try fixing the corruption issues using the built-in utilities on your computer. simply follow the troubleshooting methods below to fix the corrupt hard drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4 Ways to Fix Corrupt Hard Drive<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Remember these tools are not meant for repairing severely damaged hard drives, they would only fix minor corruption issues that are stopping you from accessing the files.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fix 1: Disk Check Commands<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Use the disk checking commands to repair the corrupt hard drive, as it locates all the file system errors and fixes them, follow the steps below to use the command prompt to perform corrupt hard drive recovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open <strong>Command Prompt as administrator<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"974\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/command-prompt.png\" alt=\"open command prompt as administrator\" class=\"wp-image-3876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/command-prompt.png 974w, https:\/\/www.catdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/command-prompt-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/www.catdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/command-prompt-768x414.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 974px) 100vw, 974px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Type: <strong>chkdsk \/f E <em>(replace E with your drive letter)<\/em><\/strong> and press <strong>Enter<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"491\" height=\"412\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/chkdsk-f.png\" alt=\"type the chkdsk command to repair the corrupt hard drive\" class=\"wp-image-4009\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/chkdsk-f.png 491w, https:\/\/www.catdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/chkdsk-f-300x252.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>This scans the drive and tries to fix file system errors, once the scan is completed, restart the computer and try accessing the corrupt hard drive files.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If that didn\u2019t work try running the <strong>SFC Scan<\/strong> and <strong>DISM<\/strong> commands to repair the corrupt hard drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fix 2: Run Error Checking Tool<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Check for file system errors using the error-checking tool on Windows. Follow the steps below to scan your hard disk for errors:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open <strong>Windows File Explorer<\/strong>, <strong>right-click on the corrupted hard drive<\/strong> and select <strong>Properties<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"451\" height=\"495\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/hard-drive-properties.png\" alt=\"click on the properties option\" class=\"wp-image-4011\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/hard-drive-properties.png 451w, https:\/\/www.catdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/hard-drive-properties-273x300.png 273w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to the <strong>Tools tab<\/strong>. Click on <strong>Check<\/strong> to scan the hard drive.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"484\" height=\"614\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/check-1.png\" alt=\"click on check option to scan the corrupt hard drive\" class=\"wp-image-4012\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/check-1.png 484w, https:\/\/www.catdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/check-1-236x300.png 236w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 484px) 100vw, 484px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In the dialogue box, click on <strong>Scan drive<\/strong> and wait till the scan checks and fix the errors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"676\" height=\"279\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/scan-drive.png\" alt=\"click on scan drive to scan the corrupt hard drive\" class=\"wp-image-4023\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/scan-drive.png 676w, https:\/\/www.catdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/scan-drive-300x124.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fix 3: Scan using Antivirus<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>In case of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.catdatarecovery.com\/data-recovery\/recover-virus-infected-files\">virus attacks<\/a> damaging your hard drive\u2018s file system just run an antivirus scan to eliminate them and get access to your hard drive data again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Windows, Use Windows Security to scan the hard drive, here is how to do it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Search for <strong>Windows Security<\/strong> and open it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"982\" height=\"521\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/windows-security.png\" alt=\"click on Windows security \" class=\"wp-image-4013\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/windows-security.png 982w, https:\/\/www.catdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/windows-security-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/www.catdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/windows-security-768x407.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 982px) 100vw, 982px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click on <strong>Virus &amp; threat protection<\/strong> and click on <strong>Scan Options<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"587\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/virus-threat-protection-1024x587.png\" alt=\"choose virus and threat and click on scan\" class=\"wp-image-4014\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/virus-threat-protection-1024x587.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.catdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/virus-threat-protection-300x172.png 300w, https:\/\/www.catdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/virus-threat-protection-768x440.png 768w, https:\/\/www.catdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/virus-threat-protection.png 1082w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Choose any scan option<\/strong> and click on <strong>Scan<\/strong> <strong>now<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"766\" height=\"623\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/choose-scan.png\" alt=\"choose a scan to repair the corrupt hard drive\" class=\"wp-image-4015\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/choose-scan.png 766w, https:\/\/www.catdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/choose-scan-300x244.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 766px) 100vw, 766px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Once the scan is completed, open Explorer and access the hard drive data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fix 4: Format the Hard drive<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>If none of the above solutions didn\u2019t work for you then formatting the hard drive is the last option to get rid of the errors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>IMPORTANT: Remember to recover the data from the hard drive or take a backup before formatting.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open the <strong>File Explorer<\/strong>, <strong>right-click on the corrupt hard drive<\/strong>, and choose<strong> Format<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"435\" height=\"491\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/format-option.png\" alt=\"choose the format option\" class=\"wp-image-4016\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/format-option.png 435w, https:\/\/www.catdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/format-option-266x300.png 266w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 435px) 100vw, 435px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Check the <strong>Quick format<\/strong> and click on <strong>Start<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"290\" height=\"509\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/format-the-hard-drive-1.png\" alt=\"format the hard drive\" class=\"wp-image-4019\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/format-the-hard-drive-1.png 290w, https:\/\/www.catdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/format-the-hard-drive-1-171x300.png 171w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>For physically damaged hard drives:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Choose a Reputed Data Recovery Services<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If none of the DIY solutions worked out for you then it is time to call the professionals. Make sure you consult a professional data recovery service that falls under your budget and has a good reputation for recovering data from a physically damaged hard drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Checklist before selecting a data recovery service:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Make sure to read their terms and conditions, and privacy policy before handing over the hard drive.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ask about Turnaround time, success rate, and upfront costs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Recovering data from corrupt hard drives can be a tiresome process. Therefore, be proactive and take precautionary measures, such as backing up hard drive data, to prevent hard drive corruption. Use a reliable antivirus tool to scan the drive for viruses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In case of an external hard drive, always safely eject the drive, and ensure that an external hard drive is kept in ideal conditions to avoid external damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite all protective measures, your hard drive has a chance to fail. In that case, use the solutions listed in this article to fix the corruption issues. If the issue is beyond repair, try to recover the data using an efficient data recovery tool like CAT Data Recovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block schema-faq-accordion\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1711628404120\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">How do I recover files from a hard drive that is not detected?<br\/><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">If disk management can detect the hard drive, then use a data recovery tool like CAT Data Recovery to recover the files from the undetected hard drive<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1711628413081\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Can I recover my corrupt files from the hard drive?<br\/><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Yes, you can recover corrupted files from the hard drive, but would still be corrupted. You will have to use repair software to fix the file corruption.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1711628424523\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">How to recover data from a corrupt hard drive without using software?<br\/><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">To recover data from a corrupt hard drive without using software, rely on backups.<\/p> <\/div> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Corruption in hard drives is a nightmare when you have your irreplaceable data or work stored on it. Don\u2019t worry You can retrieve data from a corrupted hard disk. 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