How to Retrieve Data Off a Crashed Hard Drive

The hard drive has the shortest life expectancy of all components, but when it inevitably fails it’s always when you least expect it. It’s an inevitability, and it always happens when you’re least prepared - the hard drive crash. Sure, you might notice it’s taking a bit longer to boot, or there’s an occasional click that just doesn’t sound right, but it’s still a surprise the day your computer fails to boot. How do you get your data off that hard drive once it’s no longer able to boot? Is it still possible? This depends on what exactly went wrong with your drive. It is safe to assume, however, that will the proper method, you will be able to retrieve at least part of your lost data.


Below are five different methods for getting documents, pictures, and other important files off a crashed hard drive.

1. Use an External Case

This method is the most simple available, and for many people it is also the solution they need. Simply purchase an external hard drive case that allows you to plug your hard drive into a computer with a standard USB cable. Remove the crashed hard drive from your computer and carefully insert it into the external case (make sure you ground yourself before touching it), then plug it into a different system and try to open the drive. There’s a good chance you’ll be able to navigate into your documents and other folders and copy them onto a different hard drive.

2. Use a LiveCD

Don’t have access to a second computer for doing as you please? This method will be ideal, then. You’ll need to get temporary access to a computer with Internet and a DVD burner. Download a Linux LiveCD - d**n Small Linux is the smallest, but also has issues mounting hard drives. The most simple for an average computer user would be Puppy Linux. It has a larger file size, but should recognize your drive.

Burn the Live CD ISO to a CD and insert it into your computer (the one with the crashed hard drive). Restart the computer and when it the computer logo appears, press F2 (or whatever key for your system) to enter BIOS. Change the boot sequence to CD first, Save and then Exit.

The Live CD will start, simply follow the directions on the screen–don’t worry, nothing is being done to your hard drive. The OS will start, and you should see your hard drive mounted on the desktop–something like “60GB”, etc. Plug in a second drive and copy and paste the folders over.

3. Data Recovery Software

Do the above solutions have your head spinning? If you want something a little less complicated, you may want to give recovery software a go. There are a number of different free recovery tools available, and you may be one of the lucky users who have success with the programs.

There are a large number of programs available, but the quality of each varies. A good place to start would be Data Disc Recovery–it’s free, easy to use, and works on crashed drives (it can also retrieve deleted files and others). If one doesn’t work, try a different one.

4. Freeze It

This method surprises many, but it actually does work (depending on what happened to the drive). The idea is that freezing it will constrict loose parts long enough for the drive to work properly. Make sure you have a computer ready to plug the drive into and an external case. Place the hard drive into a freezer bag, seal it tightly, and put it in the freezer overnight. The next day, remove it from the bag and put it in the external drive case. Transfer the data from the drive before it warms too much and crashes again.

5. Get a Pro

If all else fails, you either have to accept that the data is gone or, if the data is really important, take the hard drive to a professional. It will be expensive, but there’s a good chance a pro will be able to retrieve some of the data for you.

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I don't always tell you
that the joy you bring
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than anything.

I don't always tell you
that the love you give
brightens every single
day I live.

I don't always tell you
what is in my heart,
an endless love
that will never depart.

You mean everything to me
and I love you very much'

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If you need someone to hold your hand,
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Since Ur Gone....

Since you’re gone
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The traces disappear
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Hand in hand


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Like there's no tomorrow
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But your hands so strong
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You are in it


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I look into your eyes
And this is when
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രാഖി എലേഷിനെ കൈയ്യൊഴിഞ്ഞു

ജീവിതം റിയാലിറ്റി ഷോ അല്ലെന്ന് ബോളിവുഡ് താരം രാഖി സാവന്ത് ഒടുവില്‍ തിരിച്ചറിഞ്ഞെന്ന് തോന്നുന്നു. കൊട്ടും കുരവയുമായി റിയാലിറ്റി ഷോയിലൂടെ വരനെ കണ്ടെത്തിയ രാഖി പ്രതിശ്രുത വരന്‍ എലേഷുമായുള്ള വിവാഹത്തില്‍ നിന്ന് പിന്‍‌മാറി. എലേഷുമായി പരിഹരിക്കാനാവാത്ത ഭിന്നതകളാണ് വിവാഹ ജീവിതം ആരംഭിക്കുന്നതിനു മുന്‍പേ വിവാഹ മോചനമെന്ന ചിന്തയിലേക്ക് രാഖിയെ നയിച്ചത്.

റിയാലിറ്റി ഷോ തീരുന്നതുവരെ ഭാര്യ-ഭര്‍ത്താക്കന്‍‌മാരായി കഴിയുമെങ്കിലും ഷോ തീരുന്നതോടെ വിവാഹ ജീവിതത്തിനും കര്‍ട്ടന്‍ വീഴുമെന്നാണ് രാഖി പറയുന്നത്. എലേഷിനെ വിവാഹം കഴിക്കില്ലേ എന്ന ചോദ്യത്തിന് തങ്ങളുടെ ജീവിതരീതിയും സംസ്കാരവുമെല്ലാം വ്യത്യസ്തമാണെന്നായിരുന്നു രാഖിയുടെ മറുപടി.

എലേഷ് പടിഞ്ഞാറ് എന്ന് ചിന്തിക്കുമ്പോള്‍ ഞാന്‍ കിഴക്കെന്ന് ചിന്തിക്കും. ഇത്തരത്തില്‍ പടിഞ്ഞാറന്‍ മൂല്യങ്ങള്‍ വെച്ചുപുലര്‍ത്തുന്ന ഒരാളുമായി ഒരു ഭാരതീയ സ്ത്രീ ഒരിക്കലും വിവാഹം കഴിക്കരുതെന്നാണ് തന്‍റെ അഭിപ്രായമെന്നും രാഖി പറയുന്നു.

'രാഖി കാ സ്വയംവര്‍“ എന്ന ടെലിവിഷന്‍ റിയാലിറ്റി ഷോയിലൂടെയാണ് രാ‍ഖി സാവന്ത് കാനഡയിലെ ഇന്ത്യന്‍ വ്യാപാരിയായ ഇലേഷ് പരുജന്‍‌വാലയെ വരനായി കണ്ടെത്തി വരണമാല്യം അണിയിച്ചത്. ഇലേഷിനെ താന്‍ ജീവനെപ്പോലെ സ്നേഹിക്കുന്നു എന്നും ‘മെയ്ഡ് ഫോര്‍ ഈച്ച് അദര്‍’ ദമ്പതികളാണ് തങ്ങളെന്നും ഇതിനുശേഷം രാഖി പറഞ്ഞിരുന്നു.

ഇലേഷിന്റെ കുടുംബാംഗങ്ങളെ എല്ലാം കണ്ടു എന്നും അവര്‍ക്കൊപ്പം ഉടന്‍ തന്നെ കാനഡയിലേക്ക് പോകുമെന്നും രാഖി പറഞ്ഞുവെച്ചു. എന്തായാലും വിവാഹം റിയാലിറ്റി ആക്കിയ സ്ഥിതിക്ക് വിവാഹമോചനവും റിയാലിറ്റി ഷോ ആക്കി കളയുമോ എന്നാണ് പ്രേക്ഷകരുടെ പേടി.

Quaters or Dollars

A young boy enters a barber shop and the barber
whispers to his customer, “This is the dumbest kid in the world. Watch
while I prove it to you.” The barber puts a dollar bill in one hand and
two quarters in the other, then calls the boy over and asks, “Which do
you want, son?” The boy takes the quarters and leaves. “What did I tell
you?” said the barber. “That kid never learns!” Later, when the
customer leaves, he sees the same young boy coming out of the ice cream
store. “Hey, son! May I ask you a question? Why did you take the
quarters instead of the dollar bill?” The boy licked his cone and
replied, “Because the day I take the dollar, the game is over!”

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