Windows 10: Is there a way to repair an attached hard drive that has gone bad?

I have several hard drives, a couple from older pc's, that I would like to get files from. Is there a way to do this? I brought one to a computer repair shop who returned all the directory and file names on a new drive ... but with 0 bytes of information.?! not helpful

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Windows Repair gone BAD

Boot the Macruium recovery again and try its 'Fix Windows Boot Problems' tool.

 

hard disk bad sector repair in Windows 10

Hi Mohqasim,

Before proceeding further, please answer few queries.

1. What is the make, and model of the Computer?

2. What is the complete error message/code you receive?

As per the description, I understand that there could be some bad sector in the hard disk.

Meanwhile, I would suggest you to follow the below steps to run the check disk, and check.

1. Press Windows + X, select Command prompt(Admin).

2. Type the following command, and hit Enter.

chkdsk /r/f

Disclaimer: While performing check disk on the hard drive if any bad sectors are found on the hard drive, then chkdsk tries to repair that sector if any data available on that might be lost.

Please let us know if the issue got fixed or you need any further assistance.

Thank you.

 

Windows 10 allocating Drive Letters for my External Hard Drives Then Making it Impossible To See Content. Is There A Way I Over looked?

Hello Fayez,

Welcome to the Microsoft Community.

I suggest you to check the external drive for errors and check if the issue persists. Follow the steps to check for errors in the drive.

Method 1:

Follow the steps to check the drive for errors:

a. Open Windows Explorer.

b. Right click on the drives that are not accessible and click
Properties.

c. Click the Tools tab, and then, under
Error-checking, click Check now. If you're prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

• 
  To automatically repair problems with files and folders that the scan detects, select
  Automatically fix file system errors. Otherwise, the disk check will report problems but not fix them.
  
• 
  To perform a thorough check, select
  Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors. This scan attempts to find and repair physical errors on the drive itself, and it can take much longer to complete.
  
• To check for both file errors and physical errors, select both
  Automatically fix file system errors and Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors.

d. Restart the computer and check if the drives are accessible or not.

Important: While performing chkdsk on the hard drive if any bad sectors are found on the hard drive when chkdsk tries to repair that sector if any data
available on that might be lost.

Please reply with the status of the issue so that we can help you better.