Linux Drives

Technically, there are no such things as a Linux hard drives. Speaking of Linux drive we mean a hard disk drive with Linux volume on it. Data recovery from a failed Linux volume is based on to the basic recovery steps. First step is a physical repair of failed drive, second is to retrieve salvageable files on logical level recovery.
Yet, there are some differences in data recovery techniques for various Unix/Linux platforms. In some difficult cases our technical department may contact you to clarify a few details, before carrying on with the process. Typically, we recover all models of drives with installed any versions of Linux distribution for desktop and server use, including popular Debian (and its derivatives such as Ubuntu), Fedora and openSUSE.

Servers on Linux

Has your Linux Hard Drive completely crashed?

If your Linux server or desktop will not boot, do not attempt to keep trying or you will just make matters worse and increase the chance of degradation magnetic data layers on the data disks.

Remove the drive and send to LaptopData lab for free evaluation. For physically failed / broken drives there are fixed prices, you may estimate top prices for your drive there. And yet our rates are ultra-competitive, at least 50% lower than our competitors with the same expertise niche.

Linux Host Providers often refer their customers to our service.
The drive’s damages can worsen over time, i.e. sooner is always better. Time is the importance - expedite the removal of your failed drive from a machine, so it can be delivered to LaptopData lab for a data retrieval.

Linux Disk Specific Errors

Like many failed Linux drives they usually crash without any alarm messages.
You are probably having problems with the disk corruption when see on the monitor error messages like "Can't Locate Module, nnn", or similar messages. If the drive is not completely dead and you are not sure if you need professional data recovery service, you may consider running SMART test for Linux drive.

Useful Info: Once again, we do provide free estimation before the following professional diagnostic in the lab. In any situation, even when you’re not sure of the drive’s condition – it’s always the best practice to consult with specialist first – at the end of road – it's cheaper and safer way to get the lost (inaccessible) data back, than trying out "different things" in the desperate DIY attempts to get the failed drive work by exploiting it to the death. Usually, the final results of such experiments – HDD is beyond recoverable, data loss is permanent.