Local Disk D: is Gone from Both Disk Management and Device Manager

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  1. Posts : 42,735
    Win 10 Pro (22H2) (2nd PC is 22H2)
       #11

    If the disk is failing (or perhaps has failed, you should not attempt to write to it in any way.

    If you don't have a backup you may have lost everything on it.

    At this point I can't imagine why you would even think this:
    Nonetheless, can I partition my Local Disk D: only
    At best you may be able to recover something as mentioned above. Or not if unlucky.
    You have to determine how much time and money you consider that to be worth.

    How do you guard against this sort of thing - thinking to the future:
    a. Use disk imaging regularly and routinely as is endlessly recommended here - e.g. Macrium Reflect (free/paid) etc + large enough external storage for image files.

    The very act of imaging a disk verifies the integrity of the used part of the disk.

    b. You can run e.g. Crystal Diskinfo (free) to monitor and alert you of any degradation against preset thresholds.
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  2. Posts : 25
    Windows 10 Home
    Thread Starter
       #12

    The data inside is not important. I just want to save the drive.. Is there any way?
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  3. Posts : 6,247
    Windows 11 Pro - Windows 7 HP - Lubuntu
       #13
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  4. Posts : 25
    Windows 10 Home
    Thread Starter
       #14

    I had done that already.

    It did not work.
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  5. Posts : 42,735
    Win 10 Pro (22H2) (2nd PC is 22H2)
       #15

    Thank you very much for taking the time to reply.

    If it is ever accessible, try Hard Disk Sentinel.

    If it's bad, it's bad. Buy a new one.
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  6. Posts : 25
    Windows 10 Home
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       #16

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    is this still recoverable?

    - - - Updated - - -

    I'll try saving this drive whatever I could.

    Thank you guys for your help!
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  7. Posts : 11,618
    Windows11 Home 64bit v:23H2 b:22631.3374
       #17

    SoIomon said:
    The data inside is not important. I just want to save the drive.. Is there any way?
    No way. You can't bring a dead snake alive.
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  8. Posts : 25
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    Thread Starter
       #18

    So CrystalDiskInfo is not showing the real drive? I am sad that it has already been dead.
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  9. Posts : 11,618
    Windows11 Home 64bit v:23H2 b:22631.3374
       #19

    That must be an old screenshot when the snake was half alive gasping for its breath.
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  10. Posts : 25
    Windows 10 Home
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       #20

    I actually screenshotted it right now. As I have said, the drive I am facing problem with is not the System but Local Disk D:. This is why I got the screenshot. I am able to access the OS (luckily) and it is still working fine. I just want to fix my Drive.
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