How to Recover Files from A Broken Computer?

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Experiencing either physical or logical damage to your computer can be anxiety-inducing, leaving you wondering if your data is retrievable. The reassuring answer is ‘Yes’, data recovery is possible. However, the likelihood of successful recovery hinges greatly on the state of your hard disk. It’s crucial to understand that the hard disk is the primary component enabling data retrieval. If any harm has befallen the hard disk, the prospects for data recovery diminish significantly.

If you discover damage to your system, it is recommended to take immediate action. The longer you delay, the lower the likelihood of recovery.

How to know if your system has the same problem?

• If your system is not getting started at all
• If there is a hardware failure like a broken screen, defects in motherboard or graphics card
• Your window is taking more than usual time to load or isn’t loading at all
• Your system won’t boot
• Any unknown problem due to which you are unable to access your data
• The worst case, your hard drive is dead

To retrieve files from a malfunctioning computer, you can employ a manual approach. This entails extracting the hard drive from the faulty computer and attaching it to a functional one.

Turn off the power and locate the hard drive within the CPU. Gently extract it. Next, attach it to another computer in the same manner it was connected to the prior one, and power up the system.

After the system boots up, it will detect your drive and display an extra drive in the Hard Drive section. Proceed to transfer your desired data, including files and any other items you wish to retrieve.

The manual method stated above is workable, but this is not easy at all, you might need help from a professional if you are not. But thankfully, we have automated method too to solve this problem. With the help of Kernel for Windows Data Recovery, you can recover your data without any hassle and risk of losing data.

It is very easy to use the software, let’s have a look at the process involved.

1. Run the software and in the recovery mode, select File Trace.



2. Select the drive you have connected to the system from the options on the left-hand side and click Next.



3. You will get the information about the hard drive you have selected, click on Next to continue



4. Here you can select the files you want to recover and click on Ok.



5. Select the folders and files you want to recover. This step also allows you to have a preview of your selected folders, have a preview if required and click on Recover.



6. Now, select a destination where your recovered files will be saved and click on Ok.



7. It may take time to recover all that data; the software will show you the processing. Have patience and once the process is done, click on Ok.

Conclusion:

There are ways to recover data from a broken computer, but the most suitable way to do it is by using an automated method. As we can see that by following a few simple steps, we recovered data from the hard drive. We followed the File trace method because the type of recovery was quite sensitive and needed the utmost technology. But you can use Quick Scan or Deep Scan depending on the type of problem you have. The software allows you to recover lost data from unrecognized external hard drive and also you can save the snapshot of the process so that next time you can start from where you left.