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title: Can I Recover SQL Server Data from Drive/Disk Directly?
description: "You can recover SQL Server data from disk/drive directly, by using the following steps: 1. Use [DataNumen Disk Image](https://www.datanumen.com/disk-image/) to create an image file for the disk/drive where you have stored your SQL Server data in the past. 2. Start…"
url: "https://www.datanumen.com/knowledgebase/can-i-recover-sql-server-data-from-drive-disk-directly/"
updated: "2024-02-28"
category: Using Products / DataNumen SQL Recovery
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# Can I Recover SQL Server Data from Drive/Disk Directly?

You can recover SQL Server data from disk/drive directly, by using the following steps:

1. Use [DataNumen Disk Image](https://www.datanumen.com/disk-image/) to create an image file for the disk/drive where you have stored your SQL Server data in the past.
2. Start [DataNumen SQL Recovery](https://www.datanumen.com/sql-recovery/) and take the image file as the source file to perform a recovery.