Data Recovery Myths, What not to do in a DIY Recovery

Do you try fixing the faulty electronics by yourself before taking it to the service center? Have you ever lost data and tried recovering it by yourself? If you have lost your data from a hard drive or USB drive these are the few Data recovery myths! That doesn’t work! So here is the list of what not to do when you are trying to recover the data by yourself.

We have received many data recovery cases where people try to recover data by themselves and sometimes because of few false myths they end up losing the data forever.

1. Fixing a Hard Drive by freezing it!

It sounds like a solution that will work, theoretically! A Hard Drive has multiple small components fixed very precisely. So the parts which spins might get stuck sometimes and freeze the hard drive will shrink the parts and allow it to spin freely again. Unfortunately, it stays a myth because freezing will cause inaccessible shrink of parts. Freezing the drive can cause platter damage and can make data recovery impossible, after freezing it can cause moisture in the drive which can damage electrical components. And the major cause of data loss nowadays is water damage.

So, freezing the hard drive will not help!

2. Using a file structure repairing software.

You might find much DIY data recovery software that may assure you to fix the structure of your drive and recover the data. But most of these programs can cause overwriting the data on your main hard drive which can again cause data recovery impossible. If you are trying such programs then avoid using it on the main failed hard drive or check if there is an option to undo the changes you make.

3. Open the Hard drive to free the stuck parts.

Most of the people know that hard drive is made of spinning and moving parts and it can fail because of the same spinning parts when it gets stuck. A failed hard drive may cause sounds such as clicking and ticking noise. In cases like this opening, a drive will not help but cause more harm. As the parts inside are so precisely fixed and fragile that it cannot be opened in a normal environment. It requires a very clean environment (Clean Room). Even a tiny amount of dust particles will damage the hard drive platters and cause difficult to read the data. If you try to lift the platter from its place then it may change the actual manufactured position of it and may result in unrecoverable data.

So, these are few myths which people may try while DIY Data Recovery. Most of the cases where the hard drive is physically damaged it’s not recommended to attempt a DIY recovery. Trust the data recovery specialists. They have a vast knowledge of data recovery and hard drives.

Conclusion

If you ever lose the data or have a damaged hard drive and you try DIY Data Recovery then avoid utilizing such myths for a successful recovery. trust the Data recovery professionals. check our article on “What to do when your Data gets corrupted!!“.