When software recovery is enough — and when the platters or NAND need a clean room.
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Stop writing to the drive
Every boot risks overwriting deleted files. Pull the drive or boot from external media when possible.
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Try read-only tools
Linux live USB +
ddrescueor file-carving tools for accidental formats — only if the drive still spins or enumerates. -
Clicking or not detected
Mechanical failure needs a clean bench. We quote imaging before deep recovery — no flat-rate miracles.
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Get help
Book a Repair with the symptom and what happened before the failure.