Unlike hard disks, solid state drives usually give no warning. One day your laptop simply says “no bootable device” or the SSD disappears from Disk Management.
Common causes
- Controller failure — the chip that manages the memory stops responding.
- Firmware corruption — the drive shows the wrong name or a capacity like 0 GB or 1 GB.
- Power surge — damaged components on the board.
- Worn-out memory — the drive locks into read-only mode.
Why you should stop using it
Most SSDs use TRIM, which permanently erases deleted data in the background. Continuing to use the drive can make recovery impossible.
How we recover SSD data
Depending on the fault, we repair the drive, work with the controller in a special technological mode, or read the memory chips directly and rebuild the data. Recovery from SSDs with hardware encryption depends on the model — we will explain your options during the free diagnosis.
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