Types Of Hard Disk Errors & Its Data Recovery

By Author: Virendra Verma
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Hard Disk is the most important part of your PC, which permanently stores all your data, applications & operating system. Because it has moving internal parts, it may fail and create error at any point of time and may create into critical data loss situations. Such kind of situations can be taken care via deploying Data Recovery procedures.

Some disorders that can lead to errors of a hard disk, you will find listed here.

Logical error:

This error includes the mistakes that have an impact on the file structure, with the hard disk in such a case is technically intact. For instance, the master boot record is damaged or File Allocation Table file system is deleted or damaged. Viruses attack may have mixed up the file system or deleted. In most cases, the hard disk recovery is possible. It is also known as logical data recovery.

Another cause of data loss is the demagnetization of the magnetic disks of the hard disk. This can be done by sabotage or by disturbing magnetic fields . A data recovery is no longer possible.

Mechanical defects:

For the purely mechanical defects of hard drives, ...
... can't save the disks, but the data on hard disk can be restored via a professional data recovery. In cases where for an instance of a hard disk drive is beyond repair, will be installed via data recovery specialists in the class 100 clean room laboratory, the complete entire stack of magnetic disks to another hard drive and then backed up all data onto another hard disk. By dubbing this hard disk to a new hard drive, all data are immediately available again.

Physical Defects:

The hard drive is most likely to get damage due to physical defects, and may be its beyond the software repair capabilities, if any of the following symptoms is apparent:
There is a problem apparent on the exterior of the hard drive, like visible damage to the connectors and/or chips.
The hard drive is not listed in Windows Device Manager, Widows Disk Management and in the system BIOS.
The hard drive remains silent (no movement/vibration, no spin-up sound felt) when powered up. Etc.

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