External Disk Warns Not Formatted

As time goes by, computers and its relevant devices are more broadly used by people. Generally speaking, they brought us convenience and entertainments. So this is not strange that people are increasingly trust them and use them to store their fatal data. But sometimes we will still meet some problems when we apply them. Recently the popular issue on line that has been inquired for hundred times is about external hard disk warns not formatted. Obviously, this one tortures and affects people's lives a lot.

"This is not the first time that my computer asks that my external hard disk needed to be formatted. Last time I followed that instruction and formatted it, but later I realized that it seemed I deleted all my stuff on it. And now the dialog popped up again, I have no idea how to do now. Does this mean my external disk drive has some problems or what? I am afraid if I click the button all my data would vanish again. Please tell me the method to get through it."

It must be very excruciating and annoying when we encounter this circumstance, so what is the solution for such cases? Fortunately, we can find some data recovery software on line which can tackle with this problem. I would love to tell you why does this happen first.

The common reasons why external hard disk warns not formatted:

It would occur under a normal working condition of your computer, because every once in a while all the external hard disk drives need to be formatted. By doing so, the blank space on it would be sorted out for new data. You can think this in an easy way like every closet need be ordered after a certain time. So it means your drive has not been prepared well for your data when it warns you to format.

2. External hard disk drive has been damaged

There are few causes could show us how the drive is damaged. Initially, virus infection is commonest one, and we could easily get virus from everywhere of the internet. Then the virus reach to your drive by the infos you put on it. Other ways like unplug the external hard disk from computer suddenly when it was opened and used. This is a typical wrong action of computer operations, actually this does not only affect external hard disk, USB flash drive and memory card are influenced in the same way. Likewise, turning off the computer abruptly and rebooting computer abruptly are the other two improper actions for external hard disk damage. Sometimes, you may find that the external hard disk will become RAW file system.

Solution for external hard disk warns not formatted:

Do not be panic when you find out your data disappeared, and you should try to apply unformatted softwares to help you. First I suggest you to download a free one from internet and setup it. Now what can they do? They will first scan your external hard disk drive and retrieve your data from drive. They have many advantages like they do not pose any other damage on you drive, they are designed for many types of file patterns, they are capable to be used for any editions of Windows systems as well as Mac. As might be expected, these softwares solved tons of issues so far and people who used them are all highly satisfied with its valid functions. Once data has been recovered, you can format the external hard disk to fix the not formatted error.

Friendly reminder:

1. Maybe you can try draw off the external hard disk from your computer and put it to another one or change another USB port, sometimes after this movement the drive can work normally.

2. After you realized your data on external hard disk are gone, do not write any infos on it, because the old data will be deleted for good by doing so.

3. Be attentive about virus attack, make sure the stuff you want is not virulent before you download them. And make a plan to inspect and clean your computer.

4. It is very crucial to operate computer properly, because incorrect actions will impair your devices.