Hard Drive Repair Tool | Find Tools & Tutorials Here

In this article, we'll explore functional hard disk repair tools and useful disk repair tutoruials. All the software and guides below can be used to repair WD, Seagate, Samsung and other HDDs. If you have valuable data saved on your hard disk , just download EaseUS data recovery tool to get all your data back in a few simple clicks.

To repair your HDD, you must first check if the logical error prevents you from accessing the hard drive. If so, you can check and perform a hard disk repair. If it is a physical hard drive problem, you must send it to the data recovery or repair service center. However, here's a table that can help you diagnose your hard disk problem and find a suitable solution.

Recover Data from the Issued Hard Disk with Data Recovery Software

Why need to repair corrupted hard disk? To regain the data on it and make the HDD back to normal again absolutly! So, it's important to recover data from the corrupted hard disk if you have already found data loss.

If your HDD is in RAW and you need to format it. In this case, you should use professional data recovery software - EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard. It's a powerful hard disk data recovery tool that can help you find missing files with simple clicks.

It can quickly restores lost files from corrupted hard disks, recovers formatted hard drives, and restores data from deleted partitions before you format the hard disk. Even when Windows can't recognize a corrupted hard drive as usable, this powerful data recovery software still supports recovery from a corrupt (RAW) hard drive.

Go ahead and download this hard drive recovery software and follow the guides below to restore lost data on a hard disk or recover deleted files in Windows 11/10/8/7.

Step 1. Select and scan the RAW partition

If the RAW partition contains a partition label, you can directly select it from drives list and click "Search for Lost Data" to look for the lost files. If the RAW partition lost its label, it will be recognized as "Lost Partition", just select the "Lost Partition" and initiate an overall scan on the RAW drive.

Step 2. Preview found data from the scan result

After the scan is completed, all available files in the RAW hard drive will be displayed. View these files and find the files you want to recover. You can sort the scanned data by file format or search directly in the "Search files or folders" box. 

Step 3. Recover data from RAW partition

Select all files and click "Recover" to get all the data back. Select another internal/external hard drive or Cloud drive to save the recovered data and click "OK" to start RAW drive recovery.

Then, you can keep reading the following contents to find more hard drive fixers, and here's also a video about HDD repair that might be very helpful:

• 00:19 - Check and Repair Hard Disk
• 01:18 - Format the Hard Disk
• 01:57 - Recover Data from Hard Disk
• 02:39 - Run SFC Scan

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Method 1. Apply Hard Disk Error Checking Tool

You should manually check your fan's power supply and heat first. Make sure that they are working properly. Connect the hard drive to another Windows PC and use a reliable antivirus to scan the drive. Sometimes, viruses and malware can cause such errors. Therefore, an antivirus scan may repair the corrupted hard drive and make the drive accessible.

If the problem is still there, try a Windows built-in tool first to check and repair hard drive errors. If it works, you can fix recoverable data. Here's how to do it in the Windows operating system:

Step 1. Open "This PC/Computer", right-click the hard disk or partition which you want to check, and click "Properties".

Step 2. Select "Tools" and click "Check" under Error-checking.

Step 3. Check Disk Options dialog will show up. Select any one of the options to check and repair the hard disk.

Step 4. Select and check both "Automatically fix file system errors" and "Scan for and attempt recovery of back sectors", then click "Start".

• To run this tool in read-only mode, click "Start".
• To repair errors without scanning the volume for bad sectors, select the "Automatically fix file system errors" checkbox and click "Start".
• To repair errors, locate bad sectors, and recover data, click "Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors" and click "Start".

After the full repair process, your hard disk or hard drive partition should work normally. You can then try to access the saved data on the hard drive.

Method 2. Use CHKDSK Hard Disk Repair Tool

To check and repair file system errors that cause hard disk drive corruption, you can use the free hard disk repair command line - CHKDSK in Command Prompt.

Step 1. Press Win + R, type cmd, and then press Enter to open the Command Prompt.

Step 2. In the Command Prompt window, type in chkdsk C: /f /r /x, and change the letter "C" to your hard disk drive letter. The /x parameter indicates forcing the volume to dismount, ensuring that CHKDSK can access the disk.

Method 3. Repair HDD with SFC Scannow Tool

The SFC Scannow option is one of the several specific switches available in the SFC command. It helps fix the damaged or missing Windows system files that may cause drive corruption.

Step 1. Open a command prompt window. 

Step 2. Type sfc /scannow in the command prompt window and hit Enter on the keyboard.

If the drive is portable, type SFC /SCANNOW /OFFBOOTDIR=c:\ /OFFWINDIR=c:\windows and replace the letter c: with your hard drive letter.

Wait for the scan to finish, exit the command prompt, and then restart the system. Try and see if you can access your hard drive.

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Method 4. Update or Redownload HDD Firmware Tool

If you encounter hard disk errors like firmware damage, you should update or redownload the disk firmware from the official website to fix the problem. We'll teach you how to check your device model and find firmware.

Step 1. Right-clcik the Windows icon from the menu bar and choose "Device Manager".

Step 2. Then, find your hard drive and you'll see the detailed information of your HDD.

Step 3. You can search the firmware of this hard drive in Google and remember to click the official links.

Step 4. Then, you can find the firmwares in the Samsung official website. Click "Download" to get the firmware.

Method 5. Repair Hard Drive with Disk Format Tool

After successful lost data recovery from the corrupt hard drive, format the drive in Disk Management to repair the hard disk. Then, move the restored data to the hard drive.

Step 1. Right-click "This PC" and choose "Manage".

Step 2. Go to "Disk Management".

Step 3. Right-click the target hard drive partition and choose "Format".

Step 4. Set the volume label and file system, and click "OK" to start formatting the drive.

You'll lose data after formatting the hard drive, download EaseUS HDD data recovery tool if you need recover data from the hard drive.

Method 6. Turn to Hard Disk Repair Experts When No Tools Work

If your HDD is making a clicking or grinding noise, it could be due to a head crash or motor failure. One of the most reliable ways to repair hard disk errors is using a data recovery services. EaseUS hard drive data recovery service is authorized by Western Digital, Fujitsu, Hitachi, Samsung, and Toshiba to open and repair their hard drives and recover data without voiding the warranty.

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Consult with EaseUS data recovery experts for one-on-one manual recovery service. We could offer the following services after a FREE diagnosis.

• Fix HDD, SSD, external hard drive, and USB flash drive errors, and recover lost data from all RAID levels
• Recover lost partitions that cannot be restored by lost data recovery software
• Fix disks that cannot be read or accessed because of bad sectors
• Fix disks that become GPT-protected partitions and perform hard drive recovery
• Wipe data, unformat hard drive, Install/uninstall software or driver, etc.

How to Prevent Hard Drive Corruption and Data Loss

How to avoid hard disk corruption and data loss issues on your PC in Windows 10/8/7? We have some tips for you below.

• Run the CHKDSK command to check and repair hard disk errors frequently.
• Clean up viruses with antivirus software in time.
• Frequently defragment the drive
• Do not force the shutdown using the power button
• Back up important data on HDD regularly. (External storage devices are recommended.)
• Use EaseUS hard disk repair software to recover data from HDD in time when data loss happens.

Hard Disk Repair Frequently Asked Questions

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Can a hard disk be repaired?

There are two types of hard drive errors: logic and physical errors. In most cases, Windows is able to repair a logic error, as it's almost always related to a software mishap. Formatting the drive will almost always fix this. But, if it's a physical corruption, it can not be repaired. You need to replace the damaged hard drive with a new one.

How do you fix a corrupted hard drive?

You can use EaseUS free hard disk repair tool to perform HDD repair:

1. 1. Download and install EaseUS free hard driver repair tool on your Windows computer. 
2. 2. Find your hard disk, right-click it, and choose Check File System.
3. 3. The disk repair tool will check your hard disk and repair the HDD error.

How to repair a damaged external hard drive?

How to repair an external hard drive without any cost with free external hard drive repair software:

1. 1. Connect your external hard drive to the computer.
2. 2. Download EaseUS external hard disk repair software for free.
3. 3. Right-click the external hard disk and choose Check File System.
4. 4. EaseUS hard drive repair tool will check and fix the corrupted hard disk.

Hard drive repair software free download full version?

Hard disk health check and repair software is free to download. You can download the EaseUS free hard disk repair tool to repair a corrupted hard disk or external hard drive.

What's the best free hard drive repair software for Windows 10?

1. 1. Windows built-in hard drive error-checking tool
2. 2. EaseUS free hard drive repair software
3. 3. EaseUS powerful data recovery software to recover data from hard disk

How can I repair my hard disk with a bootable hard disk repair tool?

When your hard drive is damaged, and your computer can't boot, how can you repair the damaged hard drive? Download and use the pro version of EaseUS Partition Master to repair the HDD with a bootable drive.

1. 1. Prepare a storage media, like a USB flash drive or a CD/DVD disc.
2. 2. Launch EaseUS Partition Master and click the WinPE Creator feature on the top.
3. 3. Follow the on-screen instructions to Create an EaseUS Partition Master bootable drive.
4. 4. Start your computer from the USB bootable drive.
5. 5. Right-click the corrupted hard disk and choose Check File System to repair HDD.