How to Recover Files/Data from Corrupted Hard Drive
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5 January 2021 Amanda J. Brook Senior Product Manager
Summary
Hard drive gets corrupted, damaged and failed to work? When you come into this situation, please do not be panic! You can recover files from corrupted hard drive without running Windows now!
Hard drive suddenly gets corrupted or can not be recognized by PC? Sometimes your disk can be damaged or just get corrupted due to various reasons. If it is an internal hard disk, it may become worse. Because we can not load into computer system to save any files. Besides, if users can not fix the disk to get system work, the only way to solve it is to reinstall system. However, this will erase all the data inside the disk or damage the corrupted data once again. So, is there any method which can help users to recover files or data from the corrupted disk before reinstalling the system?
Yes! With built-in function Undeleter in Renee Passnow, you can recover data from corrupted disk even your Windows system can not run. Undeleter in Renee Passnow can recover files in over 300 formats. Users can preview the scanned files before recovery to make sure its content and quality. Also, its operation is quite simple. Here we go!
How to Recover File/Data from Corrupted Hard Drive
Step 1: Download and install Renee Passnow on any other workable computer.
The Windows computer you installed Renee Passnow need to be able to login and work normally (The Windows version of the computer you are using to create the new password reset disk does not matter.).
Step 2: Launch Renee Passnow. Create bootable media with USB/CD/DVD.
Select one option from [Crate a Live USB] and [Create a Live CD]. Then, select [x64] or [x86] according to your computer. Next, click on [Download Now] to download the licensed ISO. Remember to activate the software beforehand. After that, click on [Create USB] to create the boot media.
Step 3: Boot the target computer with the created bootable media.
Please hold a Hot key to enter the BIOS menu.Please click here to find how to change the boot order of your computer brand. Please make the create bootable media to be the first in the boot order. (Can not find your brand? Please refer to your PC manual to find out the method.)
Step 4: After loading into the main interface of Renee Passnow, please select “Undeleter” function.
Step 5: Select suitable scan mode and start to scan. You can preview the files while scan process.
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