Last week, my PC stopped booting up, and I discovered that my SSD wasn't showing in the BIOS. I replaced it with a new SSD but I'm hoping to recover files from the old one. I connected it through an external adapter, but it doesn't show up in Windows Explorer. In Disk Management, it appears as 'unknown, not initialized' and shows as unallocated space. I attempted to use Mini Tool Partition Wizard to scan it, but it reported a failure in finding any file system. Does this mean my SSD is completely dead and beyond recovery, or is there still some hope?
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Trying to recover data without enough expertise can lead to permanent loss. It's usually advisable to make a full image of the failing drive first. For critical data recovery, sending it to a professional is recommended.
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Just get a new drive and restore from your backup. Simple as that!
I already got a new drive, but my last backup was about 9 months ago.