Possible symptoms of data carrier damage

The storage medium is not recognized by the operating system or is recognized under some uncommon name.
The operation of the hard drive is accompanied by atypical sounds, clicks, it works very slowly.
On the media are constantly appear bad sectors, as a result of which the operating system regularly asks to check the disk for errors.
The data carrier is recognized by the system, but its volume is partially visible, or not visible at all.
The operating system does not start.
Can not record, or read files.

Primary diagnostics and analysis of the status of data files

After the faulty device arrives at the data recovery center, a preliminary inspection of the device status occurs, in a planned manner. This procedure can take time from half an hour to several hours.
To accurately determine the type of malfunction, and the ability to restore files, it is necessary to conduct a thorough analysis of the status of the drive for physical and logical malfunctions, secondly, to assess the state of the scanned surface for an approximate calculation of the recovery time, and third, if necessary, to pick up donor samples for work. For these reasons, a full diagnosis usually takes 1 to 2 days.

What to do if there is a suspicion of a drive failure

Do not try to start the process of scanning or recovering files.
Do not attempt to use any other data recovery programs.
Remember that any incorrect actions with such a disk can cause even more damage to the data.
It is best to use the services of a data recovery laboratory specialist, otherwise you risk, at best, incur even greater financial costs, and at worst - permanently lose your files.
In such a situation, you need to disconnect the device from the computer, USB port, smartphone, tablet, multimedia device (cameras, recorders, etc.), or a card reader. Remember, and write down on a sheet of paper which files and folders need to be saved from the disk, flash drives, in the first place. Write at least a few folder names that are exactly on the drive. Call our specialist by phone +359886878897, describe the situation, and get advice on your issue.