How to recover data from a dead hard drive (for beginners)

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 ก.ย. 2015
  • This is a quick video to show how you can do a data recovery from a dead hard drive.
    Important Notes: - If your hard disk is still under the guarantee time, it would be wiser to send it to the manufacturing company instead of opening it this way.
    - This video explains how to solve one specific problem that might face the hard disk. Follow these instructions only if the hard drive you have sound's like the one in this video.
    How to fix a broken Hard drive to recover stored data
    How to recover data from a dead hard drive
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  • @krzysztofdanieljanicki9676
    @krzysztofdanieljanicki9676 6 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    Thank You!!!!!! You saved my life. I did it and my external disk works properly. Years of 3d design projects, videos, photos... I am so happy to have it back. Now I am going to copy all to another disk. God bless you! :)

    • @StarPlatinumV
      @StarPlatinumV 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Juaann j Follow the steps in the video. The files should still be there.

  • @JeevanKumar-bs5cv
    @JeevanKumar-bs5cv 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I had one drive with important data in it, and was not working since a week. Suddenly today morning youtube suggested video which I wasn't expected. I've recovered more than 75% of data from that drive. Thank you

  • @cosmiccollision6374
    @cosmiccollision6374 5 ปีที่แล้ว +606

    All the dead hard drives are always Seagate

    • @uzuchihaobito672
      @uzuchihaobito672 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Lol mine is dead and when i open my hdd it was Seagate hdd

    • @yoyhemmings945
      @yoyhemmings945 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@uzuchihaobito672 same

    • @erfin704
      @erfin704 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Mine too

    • @Vis_87
      @Vis_87 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I hate this Seagate...3 my hdd is dead.

    • @hegbertracelis8269
      @hegbertracelis8269 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@uzuchihaobito672 does "dead" mean u can no longer use it? or i still can if i do this video?

  • @DrJoJoBoxer
    @DrJoJoBoxer 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Thanks! This saved me. appreciate the short and straight to the point video!

  • @chrisbarber12
    @chrisbarber12 6 ปีที่แล้ว +87

    YOU SAVED MY LIFE!!! I followed your steps and I was able to recover my design files and pictures. Thank you SO MUCH!!!!

    • @andresmeza7907
      @andresmeza7907 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @J F stupid don't believe him.

    • @ashifaklam7336
      @ashifaklam7336 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@andresmeza7907 ya, another account of the admin .

    • @simplicitycommunicationtv1398
      @simplicitycommunicationtv1398 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Please send me the software

    • @yourbigfan1777
      @yourbigfan1777 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@simplicitycommunicationtv1398 Which software?

    • @helmutkruger1192
      @helmutkruger1192 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@ashifaklam7336 lol he uses 30 dummy accounts and commented on his own vids making "testimonials" 🤣

  • @klwthe3rd
    @klwthe3rd 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Excellent video! Very few people on TH-cam or anywhere have shown that before you pay a data recovery company thousands of dollars to recover your data, it can't hurt to try this FREE fix. Love it.

    • @Tobi3425
      @Tobi3425 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      If you dont care about your data feel free to do so.
      But it absolutly can hurt if you mess up (fingerprint on H-3) or you re just unlucky because of the dust.
      Filestructure is saved on H-0 + H-1 (lower surfaces) so you will notice if you messed up only until you start to read actually your data.
      Filestructure as MFT Map is normally not bigger than 1GB. So seeing your FS isnt any proof of a succesful datarecovery.
      If heads collect dust und scratch because of it your surfaces completly even Data receovery cant help you here.

    • @technicalhelpgurusunil1566
      @technicalhelpgurusunil1566 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/4xsh2UKioG4/w-d-xo.html

    • @sevenstarofheaven
      @sevenstarofheaven ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Tobi3425are u from data recovery company?

    • @some1intheworld
      @some1intheworld 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      it can hurt

  • @junearima6799
    @junearima6799 6 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    I was really scared about opening up the hard drive since I've never done anything like this before. But your instructions were easy to follow. The Seagate external hard drive was only a year old! Will never buy it again! Your video rescued all my photos and documents. Thank you SO MUCH!!!

    • @electronicsthedeep7122
      @electronicsthedeep7122 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I am so worried for my data

    • @BorqBorq
      @BorqBorq 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@electronicsthedeep7122 BACKUP BACKUP BACKUP

    • @eppsislike
      @eppsislike 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @Backyard Stranger dude you got warranty, use that. Why go to all the trouble.

    • @Flatlandproductionz
      @Flatlandproductionz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Seagate is trash. WD is much better

    • @DollyMat
      @DollyMat 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Flatlandproductionz I've heard WD gives the same problems.

  • @bobgreene2892
    @bobgreene2892 7 ปีที่แล้ว +250

    Of course, I held my breath, awaiting your warning (at 3:05) that no hard drive opened this way should be re-used. Inevitably, some who watch your video will believe that if the drive now spins up, and was found on completion without obvious scratches, the drive has been brought back to life. The whole point of this procedure is to recover existing data as quickly as possible, and then put the drive to work as a fascinating paper weight (marking the drive with its volume name(s) and DOA date with a marking pen). Such "marking pen" documentation avoids enormous grief with data, later.

    • @looneyburgmusic
      @looneyburgmusic 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Most likely it's impossible now to pull a full image of that drive.

    • @DigitalJeremy
      @DigitalJeremy 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      He discusses more or less what you just said towards the end of the video. As he states, this isn't to repair the drive for normal use. This is to get it working long enough to recover the data, then chuck the drive/replace with a new one.

    • @rosemeresouza407
      @rosemeresouza407 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Bob Greene ll

    • @kog7519
      @kog7519 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      How long until the drive is dead, what if I have a lot of data to retrieve? Will it drop dead in matter of minutes, hours?

    • @BobSmith-dk8nw
      @BobSmith-dk8nw 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@kog7519 There's no telling how long you've got. Something was really wrong to have those drive heads stick like that.
      .

  • @illuminatioracle
    @illuminatioracle 6 ปีที่แล้ว +433

    2:49 AND THE CROWD GOES WILD!

  • @charleshoustontx4478
    @charleshoustontx4478 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    excellent video!, precise and to the point. you really saved me !

  • @hon143
    @hon143 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This trick totally WORKED!!!! One of our laptop's hard drive totally died. I did this trick and was able to access the files using a SATA-to-USB cord. It was a life saver!!!!

  • @djakkdjakkd
    @djakkdjakkd 4 ปีที่แล้ว +305

    Lol that disclaimer at the end should be at the start

    • @trendytech326
      @trendytech326 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      😆

    • @giannaras2010
      @giannaras2010 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      LoL obviously!

    • @dazaiah8383
      @dazaiah8383 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      dont tell me you've done it while watching the vid

    • @nofatchxplzthx
      @nofatchxplzthx 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      not really, its common sense

    • @beast-nk6dg
      @beast-nk6dg 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ake to vo tumara lea video banaraha h Orr tum uska bara buraa khata ho........

  • @josscastellanos2999
    @josscastellanos2999 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    All I can say is WOW. I thought once the HD is opened in open air its dead. Kudos to you for getting this to work.

    • @NetRolller3D
      @NetRolller3D ปีที่แล้ว +4

      A drive that has been opened should be considered dead as far as using it for further data storage - it's no longer reliable. However, as long as the drive wasn't powered up while open, and no damage was done (e.g. fingerprints on the platters), it should still be readable for recovery purposes.
      A note about dust: At 1:07, the part you can see in the lower right corner of the drive is an air filter. When the drive is first powered up after being resealed, it's designed in such a way that as the platters spin up, air will pass over the platter surfaces, blow off any dust, and trap it in that filter, before the heads even begin moving. (This is important because the drive mechanism can generate dust particles during normal operation.) So, unless it's massive amounts of dust, or something magnetic (e.g. iron gratings), dust is generally not an issue as far as recovery is concerned.

    • @teamtamer
      @teamtamer ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@NetRolller3D I was probably more concerned that he spoke without a mask above the platter. Moisture PLUS dust, you're not going to blow that off.

  • @PacoOtis
    @PacoOtis 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Whoa! Well done! Thanks Dude!!!

  • @djm5k
    @djm5k ปีที่แล้ว

    After watching other YT videos on this topic, this is the best one to date I have seen. Glad you mentioned that after opening the hard drive and retrieving the contents, to not put the drive back into service as it will not be a reliable device. I would say in this current day and age, this isn’t quite so common as most of the new drives bought today are solid-state drives, although there are still lots of these mechanical drives still in use.

  • @innoverdrive
    @innoverdrive 6 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was using my old external HD as paperweight since it die like 6 years ago, and i wasn't so sure of trying this and IT WORKED!!!!!!! I recovered lots of memories that i tought they were definetely lost.
    Thanks a lot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @ArshBarbhuiya
      @ArshBarbhuiya 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      innoverdrive it worked??

    • @innoverdrive
      @innoverdrive 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Arshad Barbhuiya yes!!!

    • @janakiram9427
      @janakiram9427 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      innoverdrive how u r done it bro.? plz tell me the procedure..

    • @wellzakh9513
      @wellzakh9513 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Is your hdd still worked until now?

    • @onishirayuki
      @onishirayuki 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      its still work until now?

  • @fedeguaglianone
    @fedeguaglianone 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Amazing! It worked perfectly!
    Thank you man. Nice work.

  • @sarananyaro9089
    @sarananyaro9089 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thanks,From Tanzania, East Africa,I have fixed my hard disk through your instruction,welcome to Tanzania to see wild animals

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    • @vivalavirgen
      @vivalavirgen 3 ปีที่แล้ว

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  • @kehvhin
    @kehvhin ปีที่แล้ว

    man I missed this kind of tutorials lol. Great work here, thanks!!!

  • @stuarthutchings3092
    @stuarthutchings3092 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    This was a brilliant Video. Excellent picture quality and sound. Great technical content. Well done indeed!

    • @Tobi3425
      @Tobi3425 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      as a Datarecovery engineer I have to say how dangerous this video is. One fingerprint on the surface and head-3 will die for sure.
      Also the dust will get collected bei head-3 and might scratch the surface.
      You re able to see your filestructure? Very nice, but that doesnt mean you re able to read data. Information about the filestructure is saved on H-0 and H-1. If you contaminate surface of H-3 you will still get filestructure even you contaminated H-3..

    • @Tobi3425
      @Tobi3425 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      also: if your HDD is spinning your heads are not stucked on the surface. So please dont open your HDD if you want your data back. If you dont care you can try

  • @phoenixpie462
    @phoenixpie462 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    He definitely nailed it!! How many of you guys found this video to be a mocked carbon copy of the video from DIY Perks: How to recover data from a hard drive (stuck heads: buzzing, clicking, etc) ??

    • @unangtaoph
      @unangtaoph 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lilian Vikings 😂

  • @SreenikethanI
    @SreenikethanI 6 ปีที่แล้ว +576

    0:21 We can make a damn remix out of that!

    • @victornevares
      @victornevares 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      kkkkkkkk sounds like a rave

    • @dallasbroms6437
      @dallasbroms6437 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Xephyr Is Dead is working on one from this video right now. thats why i came to this video lol

    • @MrLeovaras75
      @MrLeovaras75 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That's perfect for an Electronica song, Rave or Dub Step! Lmao 😂

    • @itspurplepaw6163
      @itspurplepaw6163 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      dead hard drive type beat

    • @mk2nathan
      @mk2nathan 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      DnB roller.

  • @reel_images
    @reel_images 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Amazing video, thank you so much

  • @ninjachihuahua4843
    @ninjachihuahua4843 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    very helpful. I started at the 3rd option. works 100%. I used a barracuda hardfdrive 1 Tera. it installed in a few seconds

  • @drasticgray
    @drasticgray 5 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    >dead hard drive
    >seagate
    IMAGINE MY SHOCK

    • @eduardozanon9429
      @eduardozanon9429 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I have lost 3 of them, imagine my shock 😫

  • @wolf5659
    @wolf5659 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thank you, a very simple and super useful video.

  • @zedventure
    @zedventure ปีที่แล้ว

    Resolved my issue following your video and saved precious data, this video is not doubt priceless. Thanks a lot for making this type of video😍

  • @israelmaytorena9226
    @israelmaytorena9226 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks bro, i've recovered all my data, thanks you, so much

  • @josephmensah332
    @josephmensah332 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    wow, i have thrown away so many drives because of this problem. Many thanks i have learned a lot today

    • @edinfific2576
      @edinfific2576 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      You must use a clean room environment to open an HDD. You could even use a clear box with gloves, after sucking the air out of the box.
      Look for a good video on this. This one is a joke.

  • @inwerp
    @inwerp 5 ปีที่แล้ว +152

    "how to recover data in some rare cases or how to make it impossible for data recovery lab in most cases"

    • @bricology
      @bricology 4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      The odds of someone with a dead HDD taking it to a data recovery lab and paying $500-1,500 to retrieve the files: 1 in 20,000.

    • @Amit-rw4jo
      @Amit-rw4jo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Try to boot laptop with Ubuntu without installation with HDD in ur laptop and bootable pendrive. If drive shows in Ubuntu,then u can recover it by making it external hard disk by using HDD enclosure...

    • @cinnamonsquash
      @cinnamonsquash 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@Amit-rw4jo what if it is not readable by bios itself. Ubuntu is just an OS so if BIOS can't detect it how can Ubuntu do it?
      I have 2 such dead internal hdd's (not readable by bios) , if it is possible to recover data from this....then Help

    • @abdulqadeerkhan9261
      @abdulqadeerkhan9261 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@cinnamonsquash download latest (hiren boot cd) and make bootable USB then boot the usb or recover your data

    • @nickgouthro
      @nickgouthro 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@bricology I live in a small area with a low population, I work as a computer repair tech, and I send out HDDs for data recovery in a lab, and I do this typically around 2 or 3 times a year for $1600. So though it's rare, I would have to say it happens a lot more than 1 in 20000. That said it's always business computers or family photos recovery. I've never had someone pay that for some torrent files... yet.
      Definitely do not try this with important data, as the odds are far greater that you will render the data unrecoverable, and this is a last ditch effort, not the first thing you try.

  • @bobbyjonkey13
    @bobbyjonkey13 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Outstanding video .. not to much gab ( which We don't want ) but action ... Thanks !!!!!!!!

  • @idcemail123
    @idcemail123 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Interesting video.. skipped through it alot cause im in a hurry, but hit like so i can watch it later. Ty.

  • @vinces8097
    @vinces8097 5 ปีที่แล้ว +92

    i'm no engineer, but you didn't recover data from a dead hard drive. you saved the data by saving the hard drive. vast difference.

    • @muhammadraza9292
      @muhammadraza9292 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      So do we get the data back or no? Please explain the difference and tell me about it.

    • @shaviorharuki
      @shaviorharuki 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@muhammadraza9292 basically he just saved it into the hard drive without retrieving into another drive, which means it was useless in the first place

    • @deanwf3087
      @deanwf3087 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Meet the engineer

  • @prasamech
    @prasamech 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Thanks dude, can you say which connector you used to connect both the old hard drive and your PC. i struck with that stage.
    Thanks in advance

  • @ReeseMitchell1
    @ReeseMitchell1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for the great tutural.

  • @m.caiusrufus7870
    @m.caiusrufus7870 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for sharing your valuable experience.

  • @Goreface69
    @Goreface69 5 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    2:49 GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

  • @andreysavenko7328
    @andreysavenko7328 7 ปีที่แล้ว +153

    Fifty shades of grey... Damn man

    • @anonUK
      @anonUK 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I thought 50 shades was porn for women.

    • @tmahendrasingh
      @tmahendrasingh 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Adéwalé he is not an Indian.listen his voice.

    • @Tactividz
      @Tactividz 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not just once but twice it's there haha xD

    • @azazelRising72
      @azazelRising72 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      He probably downloaded it for his chick.

    • @uditsharma58
      @uditsharma58 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Arthur Morgan chutiye

  • @northbeachfilms
    @northbeachfilms 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video, thanks!

  • @Pinakabhiskek
    @Pinakabhiskek 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you sir.. it works for me.. my data is save now

  • @cr7749
    @cr7749 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Something else that could be causing this problem: the USB connection/unit is failing. This is what happened to my Seagate external hard drive (bought in 2008ish). The unit was making a very faint clicking noise, and so thought the problem was the hard drive (as shown in this video). Once we got the hard drive out of the plastic shell, we put it into different 'shell' (hooked it up to power and a USB to the the computer) and the clicking noise went away, and i was able to access my files without an issue! Turns out the USB unit had become very loose from the green circuit board (it was so loose it was flipping up from the board), and so was basically not doing it's job. Of note, the hard drive got really hot after only running for 15 minutes, so it's probably on the fritz as well, but we were at least able to get data off of it before it (eventually) dies.

    • @PotionsMaster666
      @PotionsMaster666 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think I found my problem.... *This is exactly what's happening with my Hard Drive* !
      Do you know what's that "USB unit with the green circuit board" called ?
      I think if i could replace it would solve the issue...
      Did you replace the USB unit ? What do you mean by "shell" , are you referring to the USB unit as "shell" ?
      I know it's late, but if you're there plz help
      Thanks

  • @rabidsnypr
    @rabidsnypr 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I lost so much data because of that issue. I wish I knew this year's ago!!!

  • @designerzdesk9054
    @designerzdesk9054 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was so helpful!! Thank you

  • @nonoxx7076
    @nonoxx7076 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    😍💜Thank you iam goona to revive my previous hardrive 😍

  • @michaelsegal3558
    @michaelsegal3558 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    I know it says “for beginners” but I would still be frighten to do this with a dead hard drive I have that I would love to retrieve data from

  • @arthurspurr4938
    @arthurspurr4938 7 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Excellent , worked perfectly for me, thanks a lot.

  • @MoneyTalkWElisten
    @MoneyTalkWElisten ปีที่แล้ว

    BROOO thankyou so much, this really helped and the tutorial was really easy to use as well :)

  • @swapnilsahu162
    @swapnilsahu162 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you.... So much......
    I helped me reviving my important (more important than my life..) data.....

    • @A_A_A_1
      @A_A_A_1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Do confirm this is working correctly??

    • @swapnilsahu162
      @swapnilsahu162 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@A_A_A_1 Yes.
      But you have to be careful, not to scratch or damage the disk by mistake. Also ensure your workspace is clean and without dust.

  • @gracelim3709
    @gracelim3709 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Thank you for such excellent tip and advice. Your video tells us what to do after we open the drive. By the way, how long were you able to use that hard drive after opening it and exposing it to air?

    • @davidkingsley8940
      @davidkingsley8940 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah... They're always exposed to air... What do you think they put a breather hole for?

    • @17yearold23
      @17yearold23 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wasn't it already exposed to the air while it got manufactured and before they fastened the screws

    • @Imfrommars76
      @Imfrommars76 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@17yearold23 They are of course exposed to the air while it got manufactured but in the assembling line they are fastenened in the screwes in air&dust free enviroment ..

  • @RafaelArandas
    @RafaelArandas 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Is it possible to retrieve data from a dead or failed hard drive? I've bought something that allows me to connect with to the computer, but it can't find any of its old files on it...

  • @vijoga
    @vijoga 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hello, I'm from Brazil and I have a problem with my Seagate 2t external hard drive. It disconnected itself from my MacBook's USB port and since then the computer is no longer recognizing it. Additionally, the blue light no longer lights up when connected to the HD. I did a test and removed the part where the light is and connected it to another HD, and on this other HD the light blinks. When I enter the disk utility, the HD appears there with its 2t, but it does not appear in the folders on my computer. I have already used 3 different data recovery programs, however they freeze at a certain point without finding any files and it keeps saying that there are more than 100 hours left to complete the process. I'd like your opinion and, if you have Discord, we could set up a quick video call just so you can take a look and make an assessment. Thank you for your attention!

    • @vijoga
      @vijoga 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Please help

  • @bobbullethalf
    @bobbullethalf 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Just saved $1000, TH-cam has saved me so much money over the years.

  • @sumanjit100
    @sumanjit100 5 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Lol 50 shades of grey..both uncut n normal lol...🤣🤣😂🤣😂😁😁🤣

  • @bahhaziz
    @bahhaziz 6 ปีที่แล้ว +85

    you gotta edit that title, you just fixed stuck head and never recovered data from dead hard drive

    • @Katoman
      @Katoman 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      He did

    • @pauls5745
      @pauls5745 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Katoman didnt. still same

    • @mrgrieze773
      @mrgrieze773 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Katoman He fixed the hard drive. Didn't recover the data as the data wasn't gone anywhere.

  • @tantroe-biff696
    @tantroe-biff696 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It doesn't have to be that complicated. Good video

  • @sayantanbasu1014
    @sayantanbasu1014 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is awesome 👏 you saves my life 😊

  • @VRUAN
    @VRUAN 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    This video is the best explained and most concise one, no nonsense! Thank you. I learned a lot from your video despite it was brief.
    Before watching the video I only know to open the hard drive to get the magnets out to hold my screw driver on the wall. Now at least I can move the arm to put the read/write head back to the edge for data recovery.

  • @robertheller4583
    @robertheller4583 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1314

    thanks to you man i save my porn

    • @flyingcheemsxd320
      @flyingcheemsxd320 6 ปีที่แล้ว +89

      savage level 1000%
      😂😂😂😂

    • @alfauno1255
      @alfauno1255 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      LMAO

    • @angelodawer2078
      @angelodawer2078 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      haahhahhahahaha

    • @carlperl412
      @carlperl412 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      ¡Hola! Can you write what type of the screwdriver you used? Because I speak español and I can'tunderstand very well.
      Many thanks!

    • @annnemesis5238
      @annnemesis5238 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Damn u bro... hahaha

  • @jgibson1976
    @jgibson1976 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great vid! Thanks.

  • @pauls5745
    @pauls5745 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    not data recovery; this was repair of faulty/troublesome arm or just making it temporarily operable for the data recovery operations

  • @luismejia7756
    @luismejia7756 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    how can get or buy a hard disk adapter with USB plug .
    my hard drive is similar as this one.???

  • @mani1988ization
    @mani1988ization 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hello sir, u r making very good knowledgeable vdos for us, I want to ask you, could I change head without tools. I have only screw drivers.

  • @shien6616
    @shien6616 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    😅my HDD is 10 years old. 2 days ago started to sound like clic clic clic, i never hear this before. But thanks to this video, i make my backup already and i will just buy a SSD.

  • @aisha0320
    @aisha0320 7 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    This is great... The only problem with this is that most people will think that they can simply open an HDD in a regular room. HDDs are highly sensitive to particles in the air and must be opened in a highly controlled environment (ie. Clean Room). Without the proper tools and training, the user will end up making invisible (or visible!) scratches on the platter, rendering the data permanently lost.

    • @coltrane548
      @coltrane548 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      this guy opened in a regular room. So did everyone in the comment section saying thank you lol. its just to get the data back, not to continue using it.

    • @5Lik7sN
      @5Lik7sN 6 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Who cares about opening it in a clean room or in toilet all that matters is they get their Porn back .

    • @iheartcalvin6629
      @iheartcalvin6629 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hassan Ahmed 😂 😂😂

  • @0nesNzer0s
    @0nesNzer0s 8 ปีที่แล้ว +291

    lol all those torrents though, 50 shades of grey? lol cool vid though.

    • @dangerousfox123
      @dangerousfox123 7 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      And he has the Screener from a movie that came out 4 months before the vid was uploaded. (American Snipar)

    • @mimumimimimimimimimimmim
      @mimumimimimimimimimimmim 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      lol

    • @richhunter75
      @richhunter75 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Root_gin

    • @user-cl9il2vv1e
      @user-cl9il2vv1e 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      wtf hahaha

    • @songungso5015
      @songungso5015 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      I don't think so far this season with the world 8th

  • @Simone41403
    @Simone41403 ปีที่แล้ว

    this is what we call stiction in the field, when you heard that sound it can also be a motor seizure which blocks the platter. My 2 advice as DR Technician are 1 do this only if you don't care about the data, if your data are important then go to a professional 2 please don't use the second hard drive on the platter, the guy on the video is well versed in doing it but you may easily scratch the platter by doing as in the video. A method that you can use is to put your finger on the base of the Heads in the circular and outer area and rotate it while you rotate the screw (anti clock) in the center of the hard drive. The heads will go toward the outer part

  • @KnowledgeSharingeztutorials
    @KnowledgeSharingeztutorials 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow. useful tutorial. Clearly explained.....

  • @gameshark427
    @gameshark427 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Ok so just use this method to get the HardDrive working just to be able to get your save data / files.
    Got you 👍

    • @jameo3606
      @jameo3606 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I mean, this isn’t always going to be the case if a Hard Drive goes bad..

  • @Luka-nl9hv
    @Luka-nl9hv 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    That hard drive is playng techno listen at the very beginning😂

    • @lidbro
      @lidbro 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      😂😂

  • @markufie7383
    @markufie7383 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    it works for me, thanks a lot

  • @efrembeyin461
    @efrembeyin461 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank - You - And - God - Bless - You..,

  • @looneyburgmusic
    @looneyburgmusic 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Being about to read the drive directory information, and being able to actually pull a valid image of the drive contents are two entirely separate things. Opening a HDD outside of a true 'clean" enviorment is a death sentence for a drive, no matter how clean you think your work space is. Also, you most likely were placing some very nice scratches on the platters as you dragged the heads across them, meaning read error after read error when you try to image the drive.
    I would be very interested in seeing a full clone of that drive happen without it either failing outright, or having so many read errors that the data is unrecoverable.

    • @MarioCardonaS
      @MarioCardonaS 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      This is intended for data recovery only, not for reuse of the hard drive. Of course, maybe the data recovery can not be 100% possible.
      Many electronic technicins do the same.

    • @looneyburgmusic
      @looneyburgmusic 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@MarioCardonaS in all my life working with and on computers since I was a child in the late 70s, I've never once seen a tech do anything remotely this insane.
      We have clean rooms for a reason.

    • @ravishankar29apr
      @ravishankar29apr 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ur right Dear

  • @HarosOfStyx
    @HarosOfStyx 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    my issue may be different.
    I have a Phanteks Enthoo Elite. It's a dual system setup. Separate PSUs for each system.
    The drives are used by the mini-ITX that i have.
    I have 3 WD Enterprise Drives. One Red (6TB), and two Gold (12TB and 4TB). I connected the Red drive, and 4TB Gold drive via 90 degree sata cables to the mini-ITX. And their power comes from the Corsair PSU (with Corsair cables) of the MAIN system. Both drives were detected by the mini-ITX until i thought, "if the drives are being used by the mini-ITX, i should should plug in their power to the Thermaltake PSU (the one being used by the mini-ITX". So, i turned off the system, flip both power switches off, waited 30 seconds and then unplugged both drives from the PSU of the MAIN system. Since i was at it, i connected the third drive (12TB Gold) to the SATA power cable, and plugged in all three to the Thermaltake PSU. Initially i forgot to connect the data cable of the third drive to the motherboard. I'm not sure if i had powered on the mini-ITX at that point. But i connected the data cable of the third PSU while the system was off.
    I powered on the mini-ITX, and then none of the drives were detected in Windows. I have an UEFI BIOS but there is no menu/listing for connected devices. Only in the Boot menu, the boot devices that show up are the M.2 drives ON the motherboard. After i had a friend in I.T. help me remotely. I connected the devices one by one, and even tried different ports, and enabling ALL SATA ports in the BIOS. None are detected. We even tried connecting the drives one by one to the MAIN motherboard, but the drives were still not detected.
    Originally all the drives were detected by my old computer through it's external hot swap bay (Thermaltake Overseer RX-1). I tried using the drives on my old PC, and they weren't detected there either.
    I don't know what else to do. I tried feeling whether or not the drives spun, but couldn't feel anything on the new system. On the old system it feels like the are vibrating, but that could just be the other components in the tower vibrating. Is it possible that the 90 degree data cables somehow got damaged because of how they are curved inside the case?? Should i use separate power cables for EACH hard drives? I know it seems like a dumb suggestion but I'm freaking out here.

  • @nancymccleary7095
    @nancymccleary7095 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    helpful! thanks so much!

  • @Bubitoz
    @Bubitoz ปีที่แล้ว

    you are not like the others who puts link filled with adds, so u deserve to be subscribed..... thanks for the plugin and all the best for future

  • @ViktorNederloe
    @ViktorNederloe 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    0:22 Sound effect for SoundCloud rappers.

  • @DezorianGuy
    @DezorianGuy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thanks for having muted those seconds of disc scratching when putting the header back in its place.
    Also, what IS the way to open a hdd so you can reuse it?

    • @diegoteclas
      @diegoteclas 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      He meant that opening a hard disk this way is only useful to recover important data, but is not suitable as a trusted hard disk to store in future more important data. Data must be copied into a new hard disk, cause even the microscopic dust will eventually cause degradation of plates surface as they spin so fast. HDD are assembled in special laboratory where technician works with kinda bio hazard suits, thin gloves, and the AC is special to keep air 100% free of any solid particle

    • @DragonEye135
      @DragonEye135 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@diegoteclas Also known as a ISO Class 5 Cleanroom

    • @misha-kun7
      @misha-kun7 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DragonEye135 really?

    • @DragonEye135
      @DragonEye135 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@misha-kun7 Yes, Cleanrooms are basically rooms which are maintained at a very low particulate level for specialised manufacturing such as harddrives, etc. Depending on the number of particles in the room, they are classified into different ISO classes.

    • @misha-kun7
      @misha-kun7 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@DragonEye135 thx for answering

  • @someoneoutthere3586
    @someoneoutthere3586 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey man, It works great and without any problems.

  • @diegobarreiro8737
    @diegobarreiro8737 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is great, thank you!

  • @MrEthanhines
    @MrEthanhines 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    You should have removed the Heads Magnet so that when you moved the heads while turning the platter they would freely move and would not be hard to move. I did what you did and guess what? I caused damage to the platter. In fact I didn't even use a screw driver to move the heads I saw on another video to use a dental pic and it STILL caused damage to the platter.

    • @trollolol3343
      @trollolol3343 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      how do i remove the heads magnet? sorry for the late question

  • @mrsemifixit
    @mrsemifixit 8 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    I've had some good luck simply dropping a stuck hard drive on the floor to free it up

    • @rexroche453
      @rexroche453 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      is this a joke or did it actually work lol

    • @onedon7288
      @onedon7288 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      mrsemifixit lmaoo you dumb af

    • @middleclassic
      @middleclassic 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Rexem : That is an actual approach to "fixing" a hard drive. And by Fixing, I mean bringing the hard drive back to life long enough to get the data off it. And when he says he was "simply dropping a stuck hard drive on to the floor", you are NOT starting off by dropping the thing from chest high to the floor. Start off at 6 inches from the ground and see if that does anything. If not, try 12 inches. But don't keep going until you are dropping from chest high. There is no reason to. If you are dropping the thing from say ... 2 feet off the ground and that does nothing, do you really think dropping it from chest high is going to make much of a difference? If you think Yes, then please move on because you are not using you head wisely. The thing here is to realize something may be stuck inside of the hard drive and all you are trying to do is free it up. And at 2 feet off the ground, that's pretty high up and there isn't any reason to go higher. How do I know this? I don't know for sure exactly, it's an educated guess. I've torn open more than a few hard drives in my time and have put together more computers than most people, so anything I do on computers comes from experience. I personally have never had dropping a hard drive be the fix for me, but I know some people who it did work for. And currently I am working on my brothers computer who's hard drive is making a clicking sound when I boot the computer up. I've already tried booting this computer up using a bootable Ubuntu Linux DVD just to see if Ubuntu would recognize the hard drive. If it did, end of story, I would be almost done. But Ubuntu didn't recognize the HD so now I am searching for some utility that is better tailored for my particular problem. And there are LOTS of utilities out there, seems most are Linux based, just need to find one that looks good to me and go from there. I may be done in another 30 minutes if everything goes well. If not, I may be here 24 hours from now still searching. You just never know.

    • @yoelfeuermann6664
      @yoelfeuermann6664 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Any recommended software?

    • @Mansare94
      @Mansare94 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      these hard drives can survive up to 350Gs. Dropping it on the floor will probably give about 6Gs

  • @RogerSayers
    @RogerSayers 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great Information... Thanks for sharing the video. At least some us now how to get one running again if the readers are are stuck. Thumbs up... You have a new subscriber...

  • @carev6350
    @carev6350 ปีที่แล้ว

    thanks, it actually let me through so i could download it.

  • @streamx2
    @streamx2 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    mine doesn't make any sound, why is this?

  • @henstar337
    @henstar337 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    *Great tutorial* , now I just have to shell out the $14000 for a clear room if I want to use the hard drive again.

  • @marlyslifee
    @marlyslifee 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Excellent video! Very few people on TH-cam or anywhere have shown this If it works i'm gonna subscribe

  • @azamat407
    @azamat407 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Can you say me why, when you connect hard drive he began click

  • @mark-1234
    @mark-1234 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    You're not really recovering data off of a "dead" drive because that drive isn't dead. It's only jammed.

  • @serba_serbi
    @serba_serbi 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you for this video 🙏

  • @abdulrehman5852
    @abdulrehman5852 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    To short and helpful informative video
    Thanks

  • @1Toothless
    @1Toothless 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    2:49 engine starting up.

  • @KevinLam86
    @KevinLam86 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    My HD died so I took it apart to see if the heads were stuck but they were not. What else could cause it to fail? What else could I do to recover the data?

    • @jeremyjohn8199
      @jeremyjohn8199 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Kevin Lam broken spindle

    • @MrEthanhines
      @MrEthanhines 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      The heads are damaged and need replacement. Usually $300-400. Or if the drive does not spin up at all it could be the Printed Circuit Board. Or the Spindle Motor is fired. There are a lot of things that can prevent a HD from being Recognized in the OS.

    • @Nabiyah1
      @Nabiyah1 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MrEthanhines Mine is spinning, silently no noise & is undetectable at times. Other times it's detectable & the system locks. I created an ALL Files refresh .bat from cmd but the drive was unaffected in clearing. It would not refresh. What else can I do?

    • @MrEthanhines
      @MrEthanhines 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Nabiyah1 @Nabiyah1
      Since it is spinning up it sounds like either one or more heads are failing. They may be trying hard to read and failing thus the "system locks". Otherwise it could be the platter(s) themselves. Either way more sophisticated software will be needed to isolate the problem. The good news is if you stop right now you should be able to retrieve a lot of the data if you take it to a pro. Some offer free inspection. Be sure to do your homework before choosing your professional

    • @Nabiyah1
      @Nabiyah1 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MrEthanhines The thing is... it's the so-called pros that made a bad decision to attempt to refresh the drive rather than safeguard (retrieve) my files.😏
      But I hear you, you didn't mean a geek squad tech, but true professional, which I also did recently & it was beyond their reach. I need to continue looking for a pro that specializes in data retrieval. Thanks for the feedback.

  • @ziadfawzi
    @ziadfawzi 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you very much.

  • @marcosantonio-se5ix
    @marcosantonio-se5ix ปีที่แล้ว

    it helped me a lot to recover my hd from my notebook. thanks for the tip.

  • @NxAni
    @NxAni 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    0:21 Sounds like you'll drop some sick beats.

  • @ninomaniclang8470
    @ninomaniclang8470 7 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    it's stuck and not dead boss.

    • @Rio-in1fh
      @Rio-in1fh 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      neo bonito no its because as you always turn off hard that hard disk reader thing will like stop reading real quick and the disk was still going( idrfk how hard disk work maybe its because if that issues)

    • @bisharibill3429
      @bisharibill3429 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      He did mean that there r should two issues , the first is dead the second is stuck dude.

    • @luckyuusizi7916
      @luckyuusizi7916 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      True he must use the right term

    • @hackookrakoo9275
      @hackookrakoo9275 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's right thank u... ! :)

    • @zake2255
      @zake2255 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      he should've said a dying "hard drive"

  • @firulais-.-
    @firulais-.- ปีที่แล้ว

    thank you soo much very direct link n works for me love the way you expressed the installation .

  • @weekendbikingwarrior360
    @weekendbikingwarrior360 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    very helpful, much grats!

  • @bismilgraphic
    @bismilgraphic 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What if it's isn't have sound !?
    I have hard drive that corrupted by the force on body.. what can I do with that ?!

    • @jyttevinzentsjensen9434
      @jyttevinzentsjensen9434 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      same
      here

    • @rcfaro
      @rcfaro 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      You solve? I have same problem. Hdd no sound but I feel "engine" work.

  • @jeremyrouse6116
    @jeremyrouse6116 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    that suspense when we was plugging in the USB