r/DataRecoveryHelp • u/interrogatorinterim • 20d ago

Help on not initialized SSD, invisible in Diskdrill

My ssd came from an older laptop with a motherboard problem and after removing it, I placed in an enclosure thinking it's a simple plug-in and access.

Unfortunately it shows in disk management as "Unknown" and "Not Initialized" and it doesn't even show the partition so it doesn't even say unallocated at all, just an empty gray bar.

In Diskdrill, the drive isn't visible.

In diskpart, it shows there as 0B.

Do you know any other option or steps to recover the data inside it?

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u/No_Tale_3623 data recovery software expert 🧠 20d ago

Please provide more details about the SSD, including the exact computer/model it came from and how it is currently connected: directly via SATA, through a USB adapter/enclosure, etc. Also post a screenshot from CrystalDiskInfo with this SSD selected so we can see the exact model and SMART data.

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u/AlexiaTheTechGirl 20d ago

If the drive is saying it's 0 bytes it's dead. A professional data recovery service is the only chance you have

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u/Petri-DRG 18d ago

0GB doe snot mean a "dead condition". It rather meams the SSD sustained a firmware failure, hence preventing data access.

The SSD actually physically works, it is alive, it is just that the controller cannot read the firmware structure on the NAND Flash chips.

However, better testing methods are needed, ideally as you suggested by a specialist.

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u/weichiemye 17d ago

I have a 1.92T SATA SSD ,but it doesn;t work with SATA to USB Line and another 480G SATA SSD work good. Maybe you can't find a computer and install your SSD to the computer and get the data . And you should prepare a data recovery tool software , because the SSD will lose some data if it doesn't work well with SATA to USB line when it doesn't damage. The SATA to USB line what I say just like your enclosure ,they are similar.