The hard drive is one of the most important elements of a computer. In order to avoid serious problems with the computer, it is necessary to monitor the condition of the hard drive. If you are thinking about checking the status of your hard drive, then it is best to do this procedure using the program HDD Regenerator .

HDD Regenerator is unique in that it allows you to recover bad sectors of your hard drive, unlike other programs that simply hide them. The first serious signs of hard drive problems include:

1) Long opening of folders and files;

Steps to check your hard drive.

2. To use HDD Regenerator, it is best to create a bootable USB flash drive or disk with the program, but the easiest way to start checking is to boot from Windows.

To do this, launch the main program window and open the tab in the upper left corner "Regeneration" , and then select "Start Process under Windows" .

3. In chapter "Choose Drive to Process" select the drive that will be scanned and repaired, and then click the small item Start Process .

4. The program will warn you that in order to start the scan, you must close all programs running on the computer. Close as many programs as possible, if possible.

5. A black window will appear in which control is not carried out by the mouse, but exclusively by the keyboard. First, let's do a normal scan, in which you can choose whether to repair bad sectors or not. This option is under item number 2 , so type that number on your keyboard and press the Enter key.

6. In the next step, the program will prompt you to choose whether you are going to restore bad sectors or if you want to limit yourself to checking with a report. By selecting the number 1, the program will start checking for errors, followed by correction, the second item will only perform a check.

7. Monitor the progress of the process. The bottom of the window will display the completed process, the number of bad sectors found and the number of fixed sectors.

8. Once the HDD Regenerator process is completed, the program will display a detailed report on the number of errors found and fixed.

Separately, I would like to note the item "Delays detected", which denotes a delay. If the number in this item is too high, then, most likely, the disk check was carried out for a very long time. This indicates that the hard drive is worn out and damaged. In this regard, it is more expedient to replace it.

Conclusion. Of course, HDD Regenerator is not a 100% solution for everyone. As far as possible, the program can help with the recovery of bad sectors, but if the disk is excessively damaged, then the program is already powerless.

Among all the possible ways of storing data, despite their great variety, the hard disk does not lose its popularity today. Not everyone dares to upload important information to the cloud, no matter how tempting the terms of using the service may seem, external media are also not always suitable for certain tasks, many users prefer to store personal information on internal drives due to the reliability of devices. At the same time, HDDs are also prone to malfunctions, which in many cases provokes failures in the operation of the operating system installed on the disk, or lack of access to user data. Neither one nor the other options are acceptable, so the issue requires an immediate solution. In the event of a complete failure of the hard drive, everything is easier, it will need to be replaced, but most often users are faced with the problem of bad sectors, which are not readable. To diagnose and restore the hard drive, specialized software is used. One of the most successful software solutions is HDD Regenerator.

Setting up and working with the HDD Regenerator program.

The HDD Regenerator application is a simple and effective tool for recovering bad sectors and the surface of a magnetic hard disk. The software uses a special surface magnetization reversal algorithm, while the structure of the data recorded on the disk remains the same. The Winchester or Hard Disk Drive, being a mechanical device consisting of several round plates, an electric drive and an information read / write head, wears out over time. Disks made of magnetic material on which information is applied rotate at high speed during HDD operation, and the head moves over their surface, performing data processing. In the event that some sections have lost their properties, writing to them becomes impossible, and reading of previously recorded files is not carried out.

The HDD Regenerator program can detect damaged areas on the disk and repair. When uncorrectable sector errors are detected, the task is to reassign the address of the failed memory cell (one of the reserved values ​​is assigned). Thus, writing will not be carried out on bad sectors, which will slightly reduce the size of the hard disk, but also reduce the likelihood of errors. During a deep scan, the software detects and fixes problems with the surface, with the help of HDD Regenerator, a complete regeneration of the surface is performed using the magnetization reversal algorithm. You can also use the application to diagnose digital media (USB flash drives, memory cards, SSDs, etc.).

Main functions of the program

The software differs in that scanning is performed at the physical level, which ensures interaction with unrecognized, unformatted HDDs and all popular file systems. The media to be recovered retains all existing data. After installing the software, it is possible to create a bootable CD / DVD or flash drive, in order to use it if the operating system cannot be loaded. The developer improves the functionality of the product with each update, the latest version of HDD Regenerator 2018 offers comprehensive diagnostics and hard drive recovery. The main features of the program are:

• Low-level access for diagnosing the physical surface of the HDD.
• Detection and treatment of bad sectors, checking for errors and correcting them automatically.
• Identification of physical damage to the surface of the HDD, elimination of detected problems, regeneration by the remagnetization method.
• Possibility to pause the recovery process if necessary.
• Real-time monitoring of the hard disk status, notification of changes.
• The S.M.A.R.T function allows you to evaluate the current HDD status, operating time, etc.
• Displaying information about the HDD (general characteristics, temperature, devices, degree of fragmentation and other data).
• Detailed statistics of performed procedures.
• Create bootable media for use in situations where, due to problems with the HDD, it is impossible to boot the system. When starting from the drive, the program starts and operates in DOS mode.
• Ability to work in a Windows environment, regardless of the OS version (starting with XP).

It is easy to use the program of any version, whether it is HDD Regenerator 2011, 2016-2017 or 2018. You can download the software in a shareware version, but activation is required to use all the features. With a license key for HDD Regenerator, the user will have access to full functionality for an unlimited period. The HDD Regenerator program has a convenient and intuitive interface, not overloaded with numerous submenus and unnecessary elements, the Russian language is supported, the functionality is easy to learn, which allows even an inexperienced user to use the tool.

Installing HDD Regenerator

To take advantage of the software's capabilities by running it from a USB flash drive or in a Windows environment, first you need to download the distribution kit and install HDD Regenerator on your computer. The key and crack are in the archive along with the installer. In general, the procedure is similar to installing any other software, so there are no difficulties with this. We perform the following actions:

• Download the program and run the installer.
• The installation wizard will prepare the application for installation, after which we start the procedure by pressing the “Next” button.
• We agree to the terms by marking the desired item, and click "Next".
• By default, the program will be installed to the Program Files folder located on the system drive; if desired, the installation path can be changed by specifying a different directory. Click "Next" and wait for the procedure to complete.
• If you check the box "Launch the program", the program will start when you click the "Finish" button. An application icon will also appear on the desktop.

You can run HDD Regenerator directly from the Windows environment or burn it to an external drive to start from it.

How to use HDD Regenerator

Thanks to a clear interface, not burdened with a lot of settings, and a convenient navigation system, working with the program is easy even without a localizer. There are several options for launching the software: from a shortcut on the desktop, from a USB flash drive or an optical disc. Let's take a closer look at how to properly use the HDD Regenerator program. The interface offers several tabs, when you go to each of them, functions are available that allow you to check and restore the hard drive, as well as burn software to media.

The technology allows you to diagnose the HDD, which should be done before the recovery procedure. It is possible that the hard drive is fully functional and the cause of operating system errors or other software problems is not at all in it. To do this, go to the S.M.A.R.T section, the program will analyze the state of the HDD and display information about the health of the hard drive. If you see a status other than “OK” in the status, you will need to perform the recovery procedure.

How to recover a hard drive

In the program window, you will see an offer to scan the hard drive, as well as create boot drives. When it comes to troubleshooting a hard drive, there are a few steps that need to be taken. First you need to close all active programs, except for HDD Regenerator, and end the processes. Recovery instructions:

• Go to the “Regeneration” section and select “Start Process under Windows” from the list.
• In the next window, you need to select the hard drive so that HDD Regenerator starts the recovery procedure, then click "Start Process".
• A window will open with a user interface based on text input from the keyboard and text output of the results. To select the type of scanning and recovery of the disk from the list of available actions, press "2" on the keyboard (Normal scan) and the enter key.
• Now press "1" (Scan and repair) and Enter to check and fix the found bad sectors.
• In a new window, you need to select the starting sector by pressing "1" and the enter key, after which the scanning process for errors will be launched, the progress of which is displayed in the program window. If errors are found during the check, HDD Regenerator will correct them. The process will take some time. Upon completion of the procedure, the user is provided with reporting information on the work performed (the number of bad sectors, fixed and not subject to recovery).

How to burn a flash drive

The program also offers the option to create a bootable USB stick or disk. To carry out the procedure, we connect the USB flash drive to the USB connector on a computer or laptop and perform the following steps:

• In the main window of the HDD Regenerator application, click the "Bootable USB Flash" button.
• We select the USB flash drive that should be made bootable (if several USB devices are connected to the device, they will be displayed in a list) and click "OK".
• A warning window will appear informing you that all information from the USB drive will be erased, we agree with this by confirming the action with the "OK" button.

At the end of the process, you will have a boot drive where you can copy the program to boot with the possibility of treatment outside the operating system of the computer.

The procedure is similar to the previous one, only to burn a disc, you need to insert a CD / DVD disc into the drive and press the “Bootable CD / DVD” button in the main application window. Next, the required disk is selected and by clicking "OK" the process starts. To use software tools from a bootable drive, whether it be a flash drive or a disk, you must specify in the BIOS the boot priority from removable media.

Advantages and disadvantages

The HDD Regenerator software solution provides the user with the opportunity to independently deal with problems with the HDD without resorting to the services of service specialists. Among the advantages of the software:

• Intuitive, user-friendly interface and ease of use (even in English version).
• Russian language support.
• Work in Windows OS of any version, starting with XP and independence from the file system.
• The ability to work both in the Windows environment and outside it (using a boot drive).
• Recovery of damaged sectors.
• View statistics about recovered hard drive sectors.
• Monitor HDD status in real time.
• Creating a full-fledged boot device from an optical disc or USB flash drive.
• The ability to pause the process of scanning the hard drive, so that later they will return to the procedure.
• Security of the recovery procedure for user data.

The disadvantages include the following points:

• The full version of the product is paid.
• The absence of the Russian interface in the official release.

At the same time, you can use the free version, its functionality is quite enough for basic tasks, and for those who want to use the program with the Russian interface, it will not be difficult to use the crack.

As you can see, there is nothing complicated in working with HDD Regenerator; you don’t need to study the settings in depth. With the help of this software, you can restore the hard drive to working capacity without much effort in just a few clicks, as well as create a bootable drive, which helps a lot in case of force majeure.

This application is designed to recover damaged hard drives and other storage media. In the article, we will look at what the software “can do”, highlight its strengths and weaknesses, and also offer to download the latest version of HDD Regenerator 2017 from the official website for free.

Attention: there is no Russian version of the program, all attempts to find it will lead to downloading pirated software infected with malicious code.

What is the program for?

Let's see how the HDD Regenerator disk treatment program works and why it is needed at all. The fact is that a hard drive, hard drive or “screw” is one and the same device. It consists of a metal sealed housing in which a spindle (axis) rotates with one or more aluminum plates put on it in the form of disks.

It is on the surface of these disks, or rather, on the magnetic layer deposited on top, that information is recorded. Sometimes, due to old age or factory defects, some places of the magnetic layer lose their original properties and their magnetization. As a result, information is lost in such areas, and recording becomes impossible.

The essence of HDD Regenerator is to find such areas, and transfer their coordinates to the Windows operating system, so that the latter can carry out the reassigned sectors on the hard disk, therefore, its “treatment”. That is, now the bytes of information will be written bypassing the “broken” sectors, as a result of which the volume of the disk will slightly decrease, but the number of errors will also be greatly reduced.

You can also use HDD Regenerator to diagnose digital media, for example, you can repair USB flash drives, memory cards, etc.

Video instruction

You can also see everything written in the article in the video that our author recorded for you. We recommend that you watch the video to the end and only then start downloading the software.

Installing HDD Regenerator

Consider installing HDD Regenerator on your computer or laptop. You can “treat” unstable sectors on your hard drive both from under Windows and through the PreOS mode, which allows you to perform a deeper analysis and 100% fix all failures. We will consider all existing options below in the form of detailed step-by-step instructions with pictures.

First of all, we will have to install the application on a computer or laptop. Then you can either start scanning, or write the program to external media and boot from it. However, first things first.

1. Download the program using the button below and run the resulting installer.

1. We are waiting for the preparation of the application for installation.

1. The installation is started by clicking on the button labeled Next.

1. We accept the application license by checking the box marked with the number 1 and clicking the Next button.

1. If necessary, change the installation path, then proceed to the next step.

1. We are waiting for the end of copying all the program files in their places.

1. If the Launch the program checkbox is checked, then after clicking the Finish button, the application will start on its own.

This completes the installation of HDD Regenerator on a PC, and we are moving on to analyzing the options for launching it.

How to use HDD Regenerator

You can work with this software from Windows itself, as well as by downloading and installing it on an external drive. The second option is much more preferable, since often when the OS is running, the disk is busy with some processes and HDD Regenerator cannot access it.

The application is able to work not only with hard drives, but also memory cards, flash drives and even SSD drives.

Starting from the Windows desktop

The first and easiest way to repair a damaged disk is to run HDD Regenerator while Windows is running. We will now consider it:

1. Press the Regeneration button of the main menu and select the item circled in red.

1. Sometimes a warning may appear stating that your hard drive connection is using a non-SATA port. If so, you can try rebooting into the BIOS and select the desired interface there.

1. Access to the functionality of HDD Regenerator can also be obtained from the system tray of the operating system. To do this, simply right-click on the program icon.

1. This is what the context menu looks like. It contains a number of functions:
   1. Launching the shell of our application.
   2. Display S.M.A.R.T information.
   3. Turn notifications on and off.
   4. Exit from the program.

This is how the S.M.A.R.T data of our hard drive looks like.

This is how application alerts are configured.

1. To purchase the application, open the Full Version menu and select the Serial Number item.

The program is paid, but the functions provided by the free version are enough for the average user, so it is not necessary to buy HDD Regenerator.

1. We continue our instructions. First, select the disk with which we will work.

1. Select one of the modes by entering the desired number and pressing Enter:

1. Here we simply enter the number 1 and press Enter.

1. We are waiting for the process to complete. The yellow rectangle displays the temperature of the hard drive, if, of course, it is equipped with an appropriate sensor.

Attention: when the program is running in any mode, no user data will be affected.

1. If we press Esc , the process will pause and we will see the pause menu. Here are the possibilities:
   1. continue scanning;
   2. showing statistics;
   3. change of addresses of the beginning/end of the check;
   4. change of operating mode;
   5. exit from the program.

1. The progress of verification and corrections is displayed as a white bar on a black square. In our case, no failures were found.

Sometimes this mode of operation of HDD Regenerator does not work due to the fact that the disk is busy with some process. The option described below does not lead to such difficulties.

Using a flash drive

Let's look at how to write our application to external media and start scanning from it.

1. Open HDD Regenerator, go to the Regeneration menu and select the option to create a bootable flash drive.

1. We make sure that the desired media is displayed in the list, select it and click OK.

1. We are warned that all data from the flash drive will be deleted. We agree and click OK.

1. You will then be notified that the process has completed successfully. Click on NO.

1. We restart the computer, then we start it from our boot drive and, by indicating the number, select the disk we need.

You can read about how to configure BIOS and start the PC from a removable device in the instructions from your computer.

1. We select the verification mode, exactly as we did from under Windows. In our case, this is the number 2.

1. We start fixing "broken" sectors by entering the number 1 and pressing Enter.

1. We start disk recovery using HDD Regenerator by entering the number 1.

1. The process of scanning and fixing the HDD at the same time will begin. We are waiting for its completion.

1. This is what the end result looks like. If you have bad sectors found and you see a red inscription "delays detected", the program will mark them and mark them as problematic. In our case, everything is clean.

After that, the PC can be restarted.

Bootable CD/DVD

In the same way, you can create bootable optical media. It can be a CD or DVD. We select the desired menu item and, similarly to the case described above, write the data to disk.

Advantages and disadvantages

To complete the picture, we suggest that you familiarize yourself with the positive and negative features of the program.

Advantages:

• ease of use;
• efficiency;
• the ability to run from external media;
• good performance;

Flaws:

• absence of the Russian language.

Thanks to our article, you can easily learn how to work with the program, and Russian localization is simply not needed.

System requirements

For the correct operation of our application, you need a computer or laptop with the following minimum parameters:

• 1 GHz CPU;
• From 512 MB of RAM;
• Screen resolution from 640x480;
• The video card does not affect the work.

You can run the software on weaker configurations, however, there will be no guarantee of correct operation in this case.

Program analogues

You can also restore the HDD surface using similar programs for disk treatment:

• CrystalDiskInfo;
• Victoria HDD;
• HDDScan;
• MHDD;
• HDD Low Level Format Tool.

Download HDD Regenerator

You can download the latest version of the program we are considering by clicking the button below.

Summing up

Well friends, we will end here. If you have a question on the topic of working with HDD Regenerator, feel free to ask it in the comments, we will try to give an exhaustive answer as soon as possible.

Devices designed to store various data are important components of any computerized system. Currently, information storage devices on magnetic hard disks (HDD) are widely used. These devices are highly reliable, but, like any part of a personal computer, they are not immune from malfunctions and failures. In order to restore the hard drive and provide this component with a full service, there are many special programs.

Among them, a worthy position was taken by HDD Regenerator. This is a very common and effective solution to a large number of hard drive related problems.

HDD Regenerator: how to use

It is very easy to learn and use this application. This software tool is designed to resuscitate damaged sectors of a hard drive and restore the surface. A characteristic feature of the program is special principle of remagnetization of the coating on which the software operates.

The application also has a pleasant interface and easy control - there are no complex add-ons and menus with a large number of levels, and the commands for activating certain options are clear to any user. However the regenerator has a lot of advantages and functions. We will not consider in detail all the advantages of the program, but we will analyze only the main use cases that are most popular among computer users.

So, HDD Regenerator for hard disk recovery is often used in the following cases:

In addition to a wide "range" of options, the developers have also included several activation options in this application, - "Regenerator" functions purely at the physical level, therefore it has no dependence on the version and type of OS. Installation, launch and use are possible in the Windows environment, and when the program is activated from a disk or flash drive, it can also be in DOS mode. At this point, we should dwell in more detail.

Launch methods

Windows

Launches from a flash drive

It should immediately be noted that launching the program from a USB drive it is only useful in a situation where the hard drive is badly damaged or is the only one. In addition, using a flash drive is also useful for those users who often repair various PCs. So, to make a bootable flash drive, you need to do the following:

1. Run the program and click on the "Bootable USB Flash" item.
2. Select a specific USB device and click on "Ok".
3. After the bootable flash drive is created, restart your computer.

If you need to make a bootable disc, then in the program you should click the "Bootable DVD \ CD" button and select the recommended burning (burning) speed in the window that appears.

How to use HDD Regenerator 2011

BAD block detection

Scanning and Troubleshooting

1. Click the mouse on the item "Normal Scan ...".
2. Next, click "Scan and repair". This mode performs in-depth scanning and recovery of bad blocks.
3. The definition of the scanning range is made by the arrow keys.
4. After pressing the Enter key, the procedure itself begins.
5. Blocks that have been successfully restored are highlighted with a green R.
6. You can exit the application using any button on the PC.

Recovery through remagnetization technology

1. Click on the "Normal Scan" item, and then on the "Regenerate all sectors in a range" button.
2. The next step is to define the range of blocks.
3. Recovery is started by pressing the C button on the computer keyboard.

As a conclusion, it should be said that the resuscitation of hard drives of information using HDD Regenerator is available to all computer user and does not require special knowledge. At the same time, it should be remembered that any work related to software repair and maintenance of the HDD needs maximum accuracy and care. I hope that this manual for HDD Regenerator will be useful for you.

We will tell you about an easy way to repair bad sectors using the HDD Regenerator program from under Windows 10 and previous versions.

This version of HDD Regenerator can repair bad sectors (bad blocks) from under Windows of any version and bitness. The program allows you to work with multiple hard drives at the same time, as well as with portable USB drives.

Recovering a hard drive with HDD Regenerator

Attention: connect disks to be restored only after loading the Windows operating system and do not use them while the program is running.

The first thing to do is HDD Regenerator, run the program as an administrator and by clicking on the "Regeneration" menu, select "Start Process under Windows" from the list (run from under Windows)

If the program asks you to switch to "IDE mode" and reboots, then click the "No" button, as your Windows system may not start in IDE mode.

Then a new window will appear with a text menu of the HDD Regenerator program. Use the numeric keys to select the required actions. Select 2. "Normal scan" and press "Enter"

In the next window, we are prompted to select the mode of operation of the program. We are interested in "Scan and repair" (scan and restore). To do this, select item 1 and press "Enter".

In the next window, select "Start Sector 0" (start scanning from the very beginning of the disk), press 1 and then "Enter".

After the done actions, the process of scanning and restoring the disk will start. red letter " B» bad sectors will be marked with a green letter « R” will mark recovered sectors, and sectors with a read or write delay will be marked with a white letter “D”.

After scanning, you will be shown a window with the results of the work: the number of damaged and restored sectors, as well as sectors with delays.

Important: P take care of the uninterrupted power supply of the computer on which you will recover data.

The HDD Regenerator program is excellent at repairing bad sectors on hard drives, but we strongly recommend that you save all valuable information from a recovered hard drive and do not use it in the future, as it can fail at any time.

The official website of the program is located.