Can SSD's Drives Be Repaired (Data Recovery)

[Zentech]

After reading and watching a few videos online, I noticed that many people who do data recovery believe that you can't recover data from bad SSD drives. Is this true? Why is difficult to recover data from SSDs? They have electronic components just like any other device. Is it b/c there's a key/encryption on a chip that makes replacing parts difficult?
Thanks

[taxxin]

Re: Can SSD's Drives Be Repaired (Data Recovery)

Ok there a few factors the major one being whether or not that particular SSD drive has DRAM cache built in. If not SSDs will usually use its free memory to copy and change its data on blocks. everytime these blocks get used whatever was on there before is wiped out. so say if it was a 120gb ssd and 110 GBS were being used then its likely that whatever is deleted on the drive cant be recovered.

If you are talking about repairing a broken ssd to try and get data from it, yes its probably possible, depending on what component failed on it. your best bet would be to get spares from exactly the same model of ssd and try to replace only the power/controller parts. flash memory chips do fail gradually but bad sectors are always being kicked out.

[Zentech]

Re: Can SSD's Drives Be Repaired (Data Recovery)

yeah, I was referring to repair failed electronic components and then recover the drive...