To deal with potential security threats and hacking attempts, experts recommend to password protect our hard disk drive. However, the problem arises when we forget the hard disk drive passwords. In this article, we will share some of the best tools that would help you unlock and recover hard drive passwords. Important: We have not shared the download links for security reasons.
Lots of websites were spreading malware in the name of HDD unlocker. So, download and use these tools at your own risk. This is one of the best and easy-to-use software that can remove HDD passwords in no time. However, if anything went wrong during the reset process, then you may end up losing your data. This is one of the best and most powerful hard disk diagnostic and information tools that one can have on Windows 10 computers.
This software works like DOS only and has the same level of control over the Hard disk that you could expect from its rival. The main thing about this software that makes it unique is that it does not require any extensive usage of CPU load, memory, etc. You can also expect up the results from this software within few minutes to some hours that is comparatively very less.
Using up the master password for your HDD, you can easily recover the password and then reset it to your wish. Most experts would say if you forget the original HDD or Bios password, there is no way of restoring it by generic system tools. Unlike the Bios password where there is a master key or with the removal of the bios battery , the password is erased from the flash memory thus the settings is restored to factory settings without the password, however, this does not applies to hard disk.
Both User and Master password can be removed. Please note that while unlocking, HDD Unlock Wizard will erase and re-certify the drive, meaning to say all data in the disk is lost and not recoverable.
HDD Unlock Wizard incorporates proprietary unlocking algorithms which allow removing an unknown HDD password and making the hard drive usable again. It may not be possible to recover the hard drive password or to unlock it ; however, it is possible to remove the password together with the data, thus making your hard disk accessible and usable again.
This is a version of Victoria for Windows. But it also have some benefits, like: low CPU load, more convenient user interface, multitasking and multithreading. This master password is manufacturer specific. So search your hard drive manufacturers website for Bing around for a list of master passwords.
Remember you CAN lock out your drive. This is bad. You can always remove the password without the master password but when you do it using that method the drive will be wiped.
So the only way to solve this is to find a master password or try and work out what user password was set on the hard drive. You know that moment when you go to check settings in your BIOS only to realize someone has put on a password, so you find yourself locked out.
This could be due to either all conversation logs being corrupted or the media being write protected. Turns on but locked out. Hello sir, please I purchased a Dell optiplex system unit and the hard disk has an encryption. It has been protected with a password. Please help me remove it. I need to recover my 2 tb data from external hard disk bit locker encryption please any one help me. I have several linkys disks. None of them says how to change your password. It says remove disk but there is no disk in the hard drive.
There are dozens of these types of programs but one program I recommend is windows password reset 6. Download the iso file and burn it to a disk to create the boot disk, that simple. Configure your pc or laptop to boot in the cd drive, insert the CD and it would boot then just disable the password and restart.
Took about 5 minutes for the whole process. Completely forgotten the password. Has anyone used his service before? Hello sir this is jeeva i have hp laptop i had set the hdd password but i forgot the password so pls help me sir.
So stupid Software it is can any 1 Help me out With this …. I also did a back up to that Data but when i restore it … it goes back into same Drives ….. I was able to remove the HDD password using a tool called MHDD the commands to use are: pwd clears to set a user password , unlock use the use password you set and then dispwd that removes the HDD password.
Thanks for the help. Just to help out someone else out there researching this same subject. Hello, Sir i have dell latitude series with gb hdd i have forgotten my password help me to unlock it by any method requird please i have some very important document.. I need your help concerning my Toshiba laptop, satellite S, windows 8, i7 core -bought new in Though barely used mostly for storing photo files it started refusing my admin password to which eventually I could not get into it.
After more than a year of no powering I tried again and still unable to get to it. They suggested replacing the hard drive. I took it Best Buy and I was told the same, that my hard drive is useless and files are no longer accessible. The Costco Tech concierge connected me directly to Toshiba people and they said the same thing and that the hard drive was from another manufacturer and no longer serviceable.
I also have portable WD hard drives with security which I can not unlock because I did not note may passwords, instead, I relied on my laptop to open access each directly. Thank you and anyone who can assist or give me help. Recently I got my laptop Lenovo T61 it was a gift and a person who gived to me dident now password for it.
I pull out HDD and put new one in lenovo and it works…. Hdd, but windows cant recognized. I am sorry for bad eng. Hi… Recently i got a lenovo thinkpad x and i dont know the hard drive password. Thank for the help. Hi sir I have a laptop hard drive that needs unlocking and needs a password could u give me a pass word plz.
I have forgotten the pw. How I can unlock the hard disk? Hey schmuckface, go bother your dead grandmother. These are people looking for help and not some 40 lb soaking wet cyber bully looking to flex nonexistant muscles while hiding in the web! Good for you.. To protect people and make sure those pathetic losers are shut down. SIR: i hve windows xp3. These people are all saying that their bios wont let them into their computer at all!!!!
I have a toshiba laptop model number LD-S and I forgot my hard drive password. I m not a computer as it is and i only wrote down my email password. Unlock an HDD 1. Remove your Hard Drive from Laptop 2. Boil some water 3. Put That down for an hour 4. Now dry the hard drive 5.
You are a Genius!!! Worked like a charm!!! When I get a broken Hard Drive I stick it in a freezer!! Thanks DEv. I really appreciate if you share ur ingenious knowledge. I have problem unlocking my laptop hp compaqnx I have a lap top emachine, but it is 2nd hand, than i want to disable its PW. Everything man made can be un-made. Simple as that. Yes, a password protected hard disk can be unlocked.
WTF mate! Atleast they are trying to fix it with no knowledge by asking on these forum sites. You know what? I have Toshiba Portege M I use Toshiba Security to set the HD password. I know the password and have to input every time I star the computer. I try to remove the password, but all what I can do is to change to another one.
Any help? I did not forgot the password, but go tied of typing. I have forgotten the password of my portable hard disk. How can i get it back or retrieve my data?
Sire, I password my Hdd, and Water pour on my laptop.. Any solution? I forgot hard-disk password so laptop not boot from HDD it ask password at boot time what to do? I have tried in so many ways to unlock a passworded HD. It is impossible, this software is useless.
I will return this HD to the bitch which sold it with the password! Dear sir; I have a pc which is wipro company. This could not unlock. Wht should be do.? To unlock the hard disk part. Are you sure above product keeps the data intact while unlocking the drive protected with ATA Password? In case you need help with recovery of the data from either the locked HDD or one with damaged firmware I can recommend the services of the group of professionals maintaining the following webpage:.
When in need just ask fr the quotation — they are located in Eastern Europe hence the services they offer are priced very competitively pricing. I have tried to unlock my HD in countless ways. There is one issue though — you could frie both the motherboard and the hdd.
Does this mean this is the end of the road and I have to throw away the Drive? Better is bought new HDD.. I have some batter successful way to unlock the 2. Lenovo lap hard disk password is not in memory so pls help mee how to goto this lap inside. This lap is government laptop. Hi to the world. This program is a demo. Some rare hard drives with specific firmware revisions cannot be unlocked. This is the case with this hard drive. I try with XP and 7 : Any sugestions…………..
I believe they have the masterkey to unlock them. Respected sir i ware locked my hcl laptop with hdd password. Hi my laptop I bought from auction. It is password locked and can only be opened using hotmail account. How can I unlock it please. Will be grateful for your prompt response. This article shows you how to unlock a hard drive and how to restore data from a hard drive.
A hard drive with password protection must be a securer location for information storage. Follow the three simple steps to encrypt your hard drive.
Step 2 Turn on "Bitlocker". Step 3 Enter the password to finish encryption. Now you have successfully set a password on your hard drive, what if forget the hard drive password? Let's move on to the content of unlocking the password. The priority may be that you come to a professional technician for help, and some tell you it cannot be fixed, you need a brand new hard drive.
While others ask for charges. If the budget is affordable, it is advised that you get someone else to fix the problem. It will be time and energy-efficient. Step 2 Input "compmgmt. Step 3 Choose the locked drive to perform a quick "Format". After checking the notices, you might insist that there are very important data stored on the drive. Then you will be facing another problem: How to recover the erased data?
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