Recuva can't detect my failed hard drive

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For how to recover files from a reformatted drive using Recuva see this:

Recover non-deleted files from Crashed/Reformatted drive.

The Free version of Recuva should be all you need, it does the same as the Pro version but without paying for Technical Support. https://www.ccleaner.com/recuva (Other recovery apps are avaiable). Note that you should change your computers Power & sleep settings to 'Never' before starting any recovery attempt. A recovery scan can take hours and if the computer sleeps/hibernates before it has finished then you will probably have to start all over again. Don't try to save anything …