The information that we store on our hard drives is usually very important, so any user’s biggest nightmare is undoubtedly that it breaks down and the data inside is completely lost. The worst thing is that if you are reading this it is because you are living it, or you fear doing so soon.
However, technology has evolved so much that any user can get to work to repair a physical disk and save the information inside it, so that the nightmare becomes little more than a bad dream.
In this article we are going to teach you how to repair an SSD disk that is damaged or at risk of being damaged soon. Also, We will give you some tips to optimize your storage devices so that they perform at their best and extend its useful life.
Why does an SSD hard drive fail? most common causes
The first thing to keep in mind when storing your data this way is that all hard drives will sooner or later fail for one reason or another. These are not items designed to last a lifetime, and after a few years it will eventually fail despite the best of care..
Wear
Wear is like old age on an SSD. This is something impossible for the user to avoid, since it is a direct consequence of using them. In addition, physical disks are one of the components that have the greatest weight in the entire structure of the computer, so it is normal that after a while you have to change them.
In general, the useful life of a hard disk is 2 to 3 years, although nowadays the drives have been optimized so much that they can work perfectly for more than 5 years. But after that time, you can stop doing it at any time.
logic failure
when we say failure “logical” we mean something that has to do with the internal software of the hard drive. This is usually one of the main causes of damage, but it is also the easiest to fix, being able to even recover the unit to 100%.
These logical errors can occur due to a malicious file that may have been lodged in the device and subsequently corrupted its Firmware, generating problems such as the computer not recognizing the disk. The operating system cannot be started or information cannot be saved to or removed from the operating system.
Electromagnetism
Electromagnetism is a proven reality, and although humans do not physically perceive it, electronic devices do, and even suffer from it in the vast majority of cases. Your computer generates an electromagnetic field around it, which has a unique harmonybut if it is disturbed, it can cause a lot of hardware problems.
This usually happens when we use a lot of other devices that generate a lot of electromagnetism, such as the radiation emitted by our mobiles, don’t you think so? Well, just remember those years when you were on your computer listening to music and you were interrupted by an interference caused by an sms or a call coming to your mobile that was next to the monitor.
Physical damage
These are usually the most catastrophic, since there is no way to recover the unit if the damage is very severe. If one day you were careless and dropped your computer on, it is very likely that the hard drive will suffer a lot of damage as it will suffer an abrupt interruption combined with a hit to its hardware. This can easily break capacitors and circuitry making an SSD a tinny piece of junk..
Steps to repair a damaged or unbootable hard drive in Windows and MacOS
Good. Now that you know the causes for which your physical disk may be damaged or about to be damaged, it’s time for you to identify them and get to work to save your life. Next we are going to teach you how to do it easily on both Windows and MacOS:
on windows
Windows is more than the operating system that makes things easier for users, so that anyone can fix errors as essential as a physical disk failure. One of the tools that they make available to us is , which checks and repairs logical errors in storage units.
To use it you simply have to do the following:
- What you have to do is enter “Equipment” and right click on the SSD disk that is damaged or giving problems and select “Properties”.
- Later we go to the section “Tools” and then we choose the option “Check”.
- When doing the above, the tool begins to analyze the disk and after giving us the corresponding report, we click on “Scan and Repair the disk drive”.
After that, any logical errors on the disk that could be caused by excessive residual program files or a malicious file causing problems should disappear. Nevertheless, it is possible that if the damage is too deep you will not be able to recover the unit, but you can always get the information inside it. To do this you can use the same CHKDSK tool, but this time from the terminal.
To recover information with CHKDSK what you should do is follow these steps that we will explain carefully below:
- go to “Start” and in the search bar type “Symbol of the system”, after that in the console write “CHKDSK c: /r”.
- Subsequently, the disk will be completely analyzed and will begin to recover all the readable information that is in its way, sending it to another external disk that you have connected.
This is an easy way to retrieve information, but it won’t always work as it only retrieves the readable information, that is, the one that is without errors. If due to a failure important files were damaged, they cannot be recovered by this meansbut if for one that we will explain later.
on macOS
In MacOS things change a bit since the native disk repair tool called “disk utility” is located in the BIOS of the computer.
So these steps you will have to write them down to apply them from it. The steps to follow are those:
- Restart your computer and when it turns back on hold the keys “Command+R” until you enter the computer’s BIOS.
- Then you must click on “Disk Utility” and select continue. Then follow the path “Display”>”Show all devices”.
- Now you need to select the drive you want to repair and click on “First Aid” and then “Run”.
The tool will run and you should see a message indicating that there are no errors on the disk or at least that they have already been fixed. If this is not the case, then you will have to use the following method that we share with you in this step-by-step guide.
With external programs (Easeus Partition Master and Data Recovery Wizard)
If the native tools of Windows and Mac do not work correctly for us to repair the disk or to at least save the information inside it, we can resort to external software. One of the best options on the market is Easeus Partition Master, which is paid although it gives you a free trial with which you can solve things at least once. What you should do is the following:
- Download the program (later you have the link).
- In the interface of Partitionmaster, You must select the disk that is giving problems and select the option “Check Partition” and then select the option “Require Windows CHKDSK.exe” and then in “Okay” for the tool to run.
Now you just have to wait for the program to run and correct any errors. As in the previous cases, this will only work for you to repair logical damage, and although it is more powerful than the previous ones, it will not always be successful if the damage is very deep.
In case the disc is still damaged, what you can do is use another tool for stored in it. Easeus has an option for this too, which is your Data Recovery Wizard.
What you should do is the following:
- Download the tool from the link that we offer you below
- Once you open it, select the disk partition that is damaged and click on “Scan” and wait for it to perform the scan, which can take several hours depending on the size of the drive.
- Once the scan is finished you will see a file explorer similar to that of Windows in which you must click on the section “Deleted files”.
In this mentioned section there will be all the files that can be recovered. Browse through it until you find the ones you are looking for and migrate them to another disk or USB to save them.
List of Best Alternative Programs to Repair Damaged Drives on Windows and MacOS
Well, we have already taught you the most effective methods to repair physical disks, but you may want to know other alternatives to EaseUS Master Partition to repair a damaged drive, so right now we are going to present you with a list of the 5 best alternative software to this.
Hiren’s Boot
This is one of the best disk repair tools ever invented. It is very powerful since it acts directly on the unit and can be used in boot mode so that its actions do not incur any direct damage with the current operating system. Also, has a wide variety of very useful pro-level features.
With it you can both repair specific sectors of any storage unit, be it SSD or USB, as well as recover all the information that has been trapped in it. You can use it with its CD or create a Bootable USB with it so that it is at your disposal wherever you go.
AVG TuneUp
This is a tool that is generally used to optimize physical disks, but it also has an excellent troubleshooter that does the same and more than Windows CHKDSK. Its friendly and easy-to-use interface has made it one of the favorite payment options for a huge number of users, especially those who use a Windows PC.
In this way, you will have a tool that will repair any logical error on your disk, and that will keep it optimized to extend its useful life. Perhaps the only mole that we can find is the fact that it does not have information recovery functions.
Cloud System Booster
We continue with this other tool that is very similar to the previous one. It is a software created to optimize your computer completely, maintaining both the disk and the RAM and cache memories, but it also has its own “Repairs” section that will allow you to correct all kinds of physical errors caused by damaged or infected files.
CrystalDiskInfo
This is a tool for monitoring the status of disks and storage units. It is one of the most complete solutions for data protection that exists and its operation is one of the simplest that you can find these days. You simply have to install it and schedule the reports so that every day you receive a detailed report on the status of your SSD.
In case a report throws errors, it also has the necessary tools to make them disappear whenever…
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