wmic diskdrive get Model,DeviceID,InterfaceType,SerialNumber,Size,status

wmic /namespace:\\root\wmi path MSStorageDriver_FailurePredictStatus



Keywords: Hard Drive, Disk, SSD, Solid State Drive, Failure, Failing, Serial Number

Spinrite:
https://www.grc.com/sr/spinrite.htm

HxD - Hex viewer:
https://mh-nexus.de/en/hxd/

Klennet Cutter - Recover files and pictures from damaged/formatted drives, paid
https://www.klennet.com/carver/default.aspx


https://www.disktuna.com/diydatarecovery-nl-support/


DMDE:
https://dmde.com/buy.html

HDDSuperClone
https://www.hddsuperclone.com/hddsuperclone/screenshots

Perform a quick benchmark of a hard drive using ReadSpeed
https://www.grc.com/readspeed.htm

If a SSD has slow performance on one section compared to another, run Spinrite level 2/3 on it. Same for a hard drive with abnormally slow performance.

Fix drive errors with corruption and slow performance (not for hardware defects)
Spinrite from www.grc.com

After running Spinrite on level 3 or higher on a SSD, use the following Windows 10 command to force a recalculation of TRIM:
Optimize-Volume -DriveLe...<Too long, click to read the rest>

These tools let you clone/image your drive for free. These are useful when migrating from a Hard Drive HDD to Solid State Drive SSD.

Macrium Reflect Free
https://www.macrium.com/reflectfree

EaseUS Todo Backup
https://www.easeus.com/backup-software/tb-free.html

Run this from an elevated Powershell window:
Optimize-Volume -DriveLetter C -retrim -verbose

As of yet, I don't have any personal experience with any of these companies.

Meridian: Northwest Data Recovery
https://n-wdr.com/

Boise and Meridian: File Savers
https://www.filesaversdatarecovery.com/locations/idaho/data-recovery-in-boise-id.html

Mail in services:
https://www.rossmanngroup.com/
https://www.hddrecovery.ca/
https://www.300dollardatarecovery.com/data-recovery-prices/



Keywords: Hard Drive, Click of death, failed, SSD, Memory Card, SD Card, MicroSD

TestDisk -

Recuva - Search for deleted/corrupted/formatted files/directories

SpinRite - Fix low level issues



Keywords: Recover, Corrupt, Hard Drive, HD, Disk, Disc, Filesystem, NTFS, FAT32, MBR

Wipe free hard drive space, run this from an Admin Command Prompt:
cipher /w:c:



Keywords: Secure Erase, Wipe, Destroy, Sanitize, Drive, Disk, SSD, HDD, Hard Drive