Setting up a fresh M.2 storage device and retrieving information from a deteriorating HDD
Setting up a fresh M.2 storage device and retrieving information from a deteriorating HDD
Device name is DESKTOP-8OD6QII. Processor is Intel® Core™ i3-6100 at 3.70GHz. Installed RAM is 8.00 GB. Operating system is Windows 10 Home Version 22H2, built for OS build 19045.3803. System is 64-bit. Hardware age is 7 years. Video card is NVIDIA Gforce GTX 1050Ti. Motherboard is Gigabyte GA H170 D3H. Power supply is Corsair CX500. I have two SSDs and an older HDD installed. The HDD is failing, causing Windows to restart into repair mode for days. I disabled the SATA port in BIOS to fix boot issues now. I want to install the M.2 drive as the boot and OS drive since it’s faster than the old SSDs. Should I use cloning software? Link provided. Question 2: How can I retrieve data from the HDD that isn’t showing up in Windows? Please advise.
1. You can easily duplicate the disk. There are many cloning programs available that can handle this task. I prefer using dd in Linux utilities from a live disk, but other options exist as well.
2. How crucial is this HDD data? If it matters, you could send it to a recovery service to try restoring it. If not, consider creating an image with tools like ddrescue on a live disk and then extracting the files. For future safety, always back up all drives regularly.
Ew, I have a few backups, though I'm not sure if they're current enough. Appreciate the tips!
I suggest using Clonezilla. It offers a straightforward text-based method for duplicating disks, making it simple to understand. To install Clonezilla, visit https://clonezilla.org and download a USB ISO tool like Etcher or Rufus. If you need several ISO images on one drive, consider Ventoy. After flashing the ISO to your USB stick, restart the system and set that drive as the boot device, then proceed with the guided steps for a complete disk copy.