24 October 2023Jennifer Thatcher Technology Manager of Test Dept.
Summary Learn how to find pictures from an old hard disk, even if it has problems. we will guide you through the process. We can also use Renee Undeleter to recover the importants files.
I. What problems often occur with old hard drives?
Sometimes old hard drives can develop various problems because they have been left for too long, making it impossible for you to access the data inside them normally. for example:
●The hard disk cannot be accessed normally, or the access is denied.
●The hard disk partition file system is displayed as RAW.
●Prompt to format the hard disk drive before use.
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When you encounter the above problems during the use of the old hard disk, the data in the device may be lost. At this time, please do not save new files to the old hard disk, and then try to find pictures according to the following methods. If the hard disk fails and cannot be accessed normally, it is recommended to use a professional data recovery tool to find it; if the old hard disk can still be opened, but the pictures cannot be found, then these pictures may be hidden.
When your old hard disk fails and cannot be accessed normally, or the file system of the hard disk becomes RAW (RAW is a file system that cannot be recognized by the Windows system), you can use professional data recovery software to solve the problem. Here we recommend you to use Renee Undeleter. With this software, you can easily restore the desired pictures or other files, and the operation is simple and effective.
Renee Undeleter is a software specially designed to restore various data files. When you accidentally delete important files, empty the recycle bin, or format the disk/storage, you can use this tool to find the lost data back. This software covers four functional modules, including file recovery, format recovery, partition recovery and image creation, so it can help you solve many data loss problems that may occur during system use in an all-round way, which is very convenient.
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Easy to use Recover data by 3 steps;
Multiple scan modes Fast partition scan, whole partition scan and whole disk scan;
Supported file types Image, video, audio, text, email and so on;
Image creation Create a partition image to read and back up data;
Supported devices SD card, SDHC, SDXC, USB flash drive, hard disk and computer.
Easy to use Recover data by 3 steps;
Multiple scan modes Fast partition/whole partition/whole disk scan;
Step 1: Download, install and run Renee Undeleter, select the option Whole Disk Scan in the main interface. This option will scan the entire hard disk, so do not install the software to any partition of the hard disk that needs to be scanned. In the hard disk that does not need to be scanned, otherwise it will not be able to use Whole Disk Scan to scan. If the lost data is not much and the lost time is not long, you can also use Fast Partition Scan and Whole Partition Scan modes to save scanning time.
Note: Do not install on the disk that needs to restore data, so as not to cause data overwriting.
Data recovery function introduction:
Fast Partition Scan: Quickly retrieve files lost due to accidental deletion or emptying the recycle bin.
Whole Partition Scan: Quickly recover files lost due to inaccessible or formatted partitions.
Whole Disk Scan: It can analyze and obtain partition information, and fully scan the entire partition.
Image Creation: You can create a mirror image for a partition to back up the current partition state.
Step 2: Next, select the disk device to be scanned and then click Next. Select default setting on the advanced setting interface.
Step 3: After that, the software will analyze the disk device. After scanning, you can double-click the file in the preview window on the right to preview it, then select the file you want to restore, and click the Recover button in the lower right corner to restore the selected file.
Step 4: Next, select the target folder, click Browse to select another disk to save the recovered files, and then click the Recover button to start the file recovery command, you just need to wait patiently.
B. Use the command prompt to find image files
Command Prompt can help you find all existing pictures on your old hard drive, including hidden ones. However, if your photos have been deleted or formatted, the CMD command will not be able to help you find the files you need. At this time, you need to directly use professional data recovery tools, that is, use the method A above.
Here’s how to find pictures with the help of Command Prompt:
Step 1: Connect the old hard drive to the computer, search (cmd) in the search box in the lower left corner, and select (Run as administrator) to open the command prompt tool.
Step 2: In the opened command prompt window, enter the command (G: dir/s*.jpg) (G: refers to the drive letter of the old hard disk; jpg can be changed to other image formats such as png, etc.), and then press (Enter) to execute the image search command. After the command is executed, the folder directory where the picture is located will be determined. Next, you only need to copy the directory path and paste it into the Windows file explorer to find the picture file in a specific format.
2. Find the picture in the normal old hard disk
Sometimes your hard disk is not damaged, but you can’t find the old pictures, and it may be hidden. At this time, you can find the picture files you need through the following methods.
A. Use File Explorer to find hidden pictures
Connect the old hard disk to the computer, open the file explorer or this computer, and then find the (view)-(hidden items) option in the interface, check this option to display all hidden file items, of course, including picture files.
B. Find hidden files in the control panel
Step 1: Connect the old hard drive to the computer, and directly search for the (Control Panel) application in the search box in the lower left corner.
Step 2: After opening, select the (Appearance and Personalization) option.
Step 3: Select (Show hidden files and folders) in the (File Explorer) option.
Step 4: Next, check (Show hidden files, folders, and drives) under the (View) menu bar, and click the (OK) button after the operation is completed.
If you still can’t find the pictures in the old hard drive after passing the settings of displaying hidden files above, and there are no other abnormalities in your old hard drive, then it is recommended that you use the above professional data recovery software to scan and recover. The free trial version can scan the lost pictures, and you can also preview the pictures to judge whether the pictures are damaged. It should be noted that after the data loss is found, do not save new data to the hard disk, so as not to cause data overwriting, resulting in damage to the lost data.
