Restore entire drive - how it works

A complete drive can be easily restored. In this practical tip, we will show you the possible approaches.

TestDisk: Restore the entire drive with a free tool

A powerful freeware allows you to restore lost drives or partitions and their contents without any problems:

1. To do this, download the free TestDisk tool.
2. Then open the program. You can navigate here using the arrow keys.
3. In the first step you have to agree with "Create" that a log file will be created.
4. In the next step, select the hard drive you want to restore.
5. Then you have to select the hard disk type. In this case you can choose "Intel" and continue.
6. Now analyze the hard disk with "Analyze" and in the next step select the "Quick Search" option to search for partitions.
7. After a successful scan, the available partitions of the selected hard disk are displayed. Select the one you want to restore and then issue the "Write" command.
8. You must confirm this process. The computer must be restarted to complete the process.