How to recover data from a failed notebook hard drive.

August 212009

A step by step tutorial on how to recover data from a failed notebook hard drive.

Duration : 0:5:26


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25 Responses

  1. charityalbumman Says:

    You know I like …
    You know I like this video, don’t get why people have voted it one star. I thought it was very well presented and explained. As an IT professional I thought it was very good. 5 stars from me. Wouldn’t have chosen that getdataback though.

  2. nmhsjunk Says:

    If you connected …
    If you connected everything correctly, and your drive doesn’t spin up, the hard drive is physically damaged. If it’s under warranty, get a new one. Data recovery will be quite expensive. I’m sorry.

  3. elclardo Says:

    you the best thanx …
    you the best thanx bro

  4. paulmarty1008650 Says:

    my problem is i …
    my problem is i partition my drive c: and D: the os vista is on the drive C: and my data is on the drive D:,i installed xp in drive d: but i dont format,when i open my xp my files is still der,but when i PQ boot using partition mgic my drive D: is missing and all my files are now gone,,pls help me about this matter pls…pls,,, help….

  5. SonicOrbStudios Says:

    …you were reading …
    …you were reading a script, were you not?
    Seems quite obvious to me…

    Cuts in the video were sloppy…..but the info given was still good and useful.

  6. rrreyes Says:

    Well, there is …
    Well, there is nothing wrong in trying. if you able to retrieve your files in a failed hard without using the restore software, that only means that the drive isn’t failed yet. It’s just like using your drive as an external drive.

  7. 2DFamCrew Says:

    I understand that …
    I understand that there is a failed hard drive. I take the failed hard drive and place it into portable hard drive enclosure, I connect the enclosure to the USB conection of a known working computer. Shouldn’t I be able to browse the damaged drive from the good computer and view its contents via Explorer?

  8. rrreyes Says:

    the hard drive …
    the hard drive failed that is why a restore software is needed.

  9. 2DFamCrew Says:

    Why is the restore …
    Why is the restore software needed? If I have the hardrive enclosure wouldn’t I be able to access the drive via Windows Explorer and navigate to the files I want to restore and drag and drop them to a restore location – C: drive?

  10. sha1b Says:

    Say brother do the …
    Say brother do the tools needed like the 2.5 disk hard drive enclosure vary according to laptop I have a HP Pavillion dv5000 would the same one enclosure work with this also?? Also where do you recommend me getting these items from? What is the name of the name of the one you have or the cheapest and best one to use??

  11. Othatguitarist Says:

    Can this also …
    Can this also recover the operating system.

  12. mikeycomputer Says:

    I thought so!
    I thought so!

  13. vegasnet Says:

    Nice vid jsen6482! …
    Nice vid jsen6482!
    I think it will be good idea to: before a pc user try to recover data; They must first determine if the data is recoverable. One way to deternine is : if the working computer recognise the failed hdd by displaying the corresponding letter of the drive on the working computer. If the working computer don’t recognise the failed hdd through the usb connection chances are that data won’t be recoverable through this method.
    Thanks ! I’ll be looking foward to ur future videos.

  14. thecommentatorman Says:

    I have a question:

    I have a question:

    does this work IF you had reinstalling your notebook?

    cause I have deleted some files that I wanted, but because I had reinstalling my computer I cant find a way to recover them again.

    is there a way to recover a partion (or the whole computer) that you have reinstalled?

  15. jsen6482 Says:

    no problem. glad …
    no problem. glad it helped.

  16. jsen6482 Says:

    If it has …
    If it has mechanical failure then this method wouldnt work. You would have to take it to someone who can help you further. It is a pretty involved process.

  17. jsen6482 Says:

    no problem glad it …
    no problem glad it was helpful!

  18. drummmerfish Says:

    ultra cool,thanks …
    ultra cool,thanks for the info.i just happen to come accross your video.i guess there’s more than movie clips and people getting hit in the nuts here in the tube! my hd died on my older laptop,and atleast i may be able to get my music files and favs list off of it.many many thanks!

  19. mikeycomputer Says:

    How does the failed …
    How does the failed drive still read?

  20. jsen6482 Says:

    No problem! Glad …
    No problem! Glad it helped you!

  21. themans2sexy4u Says:

    Just wanted to stop …
    Just wanted to stop by and say thank you for this video it help me out tons on getting the data off my old laptop!

  22. RatherUnique1001 Says:

    Thnk god you put …
    Thnk god you put this video up! i have had a lap top crash on me and i am gettin the dreeded blue screen that says ” Dumping physical memory” right b4 the log on screen… i am verry hopeful to know that i can retrive my files backs thanks to you.. i have a question? is GET DATA BACK a free software? can you tell me where i can get data recovery software from online…?

    pleaseeeee reply

  23. darlexuk Says:

    thx bruv. very …
    thx bruv. very usefull video tutorial.

  24. laniermarshall Says:

    maybe your HD has a …
    maybe your HD has a mechanical failure, in which case another method of recovery will be necessary.

  25. 333hotshot333 Says:

    Hi, i’m using the …
    Hi, i’m using the same software, but when it starts searching for the hard drives it just crashes…if however i remove the failed hard drive it works. Any idea what i should do? Please Help! Thanks.

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