Recovering the data from a crashed hard drive on Mac is quite a simple process using a few troubleshooting methods. The reason for a crashed hard drive depends upon various issues. Some major things that cause the hard drive crash are malware or viruses, overwriting, and file formatting. Follow the below-mentioned troubleshooting methods to resolve the How To Recover Data From a Crashed Hard Drive MAC computer.
Method: 1
- On your Mac desktop, navigate to Spotlight sear panel and type "disk utility" to open the Disk Utility window.
- In the Disk Utility window, choose your required hard drive in the left-side panel.
- Click the First Aid button to scan and resolve the and issue.
- If the pop-up window appears, click the Run button to confirm your action.
- Wait until the scanning process is complete.
- If the Disk Utility detects any issues, identify the error and resolve it quickly.
Method: 2
- Restart your Mac computer and hold the Command + S shortcut keys while turning on the Mac computer.
- It allows you to log in with Single User Mode.
- Type the command “/sbin/fsck_hfs -fy /dev/[drive identifier]” and press the Enter key.
- Now, the FSCK will start the scan and repair your hard drive automatically.
- If you receive the message "File System Was Modified," run the FSCK repeatedly until the message "The Volume(name) appears to be OK" appears on the screen.
- Enter "reboot" to restart and restore the file on your Mac computer.
Method: 3
- If your Mac computer runs at a deficient speed or shuts down unusually, create a backup or transfer the files to an external storage device first.
- Scan your hard drive for errors using Terminal.
- On your Mac computer, launch the Terminal app from the "Utilities" folder.
- Type the command "diskutil list" in the Terminal window and press the Enter key.
- Type the command "diskutil verifyVolume[drive name]" and press the Enter key (enter your crashed hard drive name inside the [drive name]).
- Type the command "diskutil verifyVolume/" and press the Enter key.
- If it displays the "The volume /dev/rdisk3s1 appears to be OK" message, the hard drive is corrupted.
- If it displays the "The volume Macintosh HD was found corrupt and needs to be repaired" message, then check if you have a backup.
- Once again, type the command "diskutil verifyVolume[drive name]" and press Enter (replace the [drive name] with your crashed hard drive name).
- Now, the crashed hard drive will be repaired automatically.
- If the problem remains unresolved, fix the system consistency with FSCK.
Method: 4
- You can also use a third-party data recovery software to recover the data from a crashed hard drive.
- First, download a standard data recovery software that suits your Mac operating system.
- Install the file and open the application.
- Select the crashed hard drive in which the data is to be recovered.
- Click the Scan button and wait until the scan is complete.
- Preview the files and select the data you wish to recover.
- After selecting the files, click the Recover button and set the location to save the recovered files.
- Now, the deleted or lost data will be recovered and stored in the specified folder.
