Hard disk recovery from a flash drive
Restoring data from a hard drive using a flash drive can be quite a difficult task, but in certain cases it is possible. Here are some steps that can help you perform this operation:
1. Preparation:
- Make sure you have access to the second computer.
– Download and install backup software or data recovery software on the flash drive in advance.
2. Creating a bootable flash drive:
– First you need to create a bootable USB flash drive with tools for working with data (for example, Hiren's BootCD).
– Use special programs like Rufus or UNetbootin to burn the ISO image of the selected tool to your USB flash drive.
3. Booting a computer with a connected HDD via USB:
a) Connect the bootable flash drive prepared in advance to the target system.
b) Press F12 / Esc / Del keys (depends on the motherboard manufacturer) to go to the BIOS/UEFI menu and change the boot order so that
so that the first place is reserved for the USB device.
c) Restart the computer and select a bootable device (USB).
4. Data recovery:
– Run the software that you recorded on the flash drive in the previous step.
– Scan your hard drive using remote file search tools or other software features.
5. Choosing a storage location:
– When the program finds potentially recoverable data, select a new drive to save these files (do not use the same HDD).
6. Send the damaged HDD to specialists
If all requests did not lead to results and your hard drive was seriously damaged,
then it is best to send it to professionals - special services for the reconstruction of information from broken drives.
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