There are multiple reasons why a virtual machine can stop working and one of them is having its VHD (virtual hard disk) file corrupted. Getting a new copy of the VHD file might be troublesome, so repairing it is definitely worth a try. That is where Cigati VHD Recovery comes in, providing a quick and easy method to repair VHD files and recover data from images that are damaged or corrupted.

With a bit of help from this application, you can recover data that was previously erased or that is inaccessible. Both MBR and GPT formats of the hard disk are supported and, what is more, there is no restriction in terms of size for the input VHD file.

Thanks to the wizard-based interface, working with this application is simple and easy. First, you must choose the disk type: dynamic or fixed. Once you do so, simply import the VHD file to the application and details about the file will be revealed within the main window. You should be able to see the file format version, the number of sectors per track, the size of the hard disk and the maximum number of table entries.

There are two different scan modes available, namely standard and advanced, each with its own settings. Choosing the Advanced Scan mode makes additional options visible, which allows you to choose the starting and the ending sector.

You can use Cigati VHD Recovery to create and save the disk image in IMG format, regardless of their file system type: FAT, FAT16, FAT32, FAT64, NTFS, HFS+, and EXTX. Going forward, you will discover that there are three different recovery modes, namely standard, advanced and deep, VHD files from formatted drives can also be repaired and recovered with this application.

If you are dealing with a VHD file that is corrupt and impossible to use, it is worth trying to fix it with Cigati VHD Recovery. There is a high chance that you will succeed and thus save you the trouble of having to obtain a copy of the original VHD file all over again.