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How to Recover Deleted Files from External Hard Drive after Formatting
It is good to format the external hard when it affected with virus if you still want to use it. But just as everything has two sides, you will lose information saved on it after formatting. How to recover deleted files from external hard disk which was formatted? You may want to know its answer, too. Fortunately, there is a solution for this kind of problem. Actually, you could use data recovery software to get back the deleted data from the formatted external hard drive.
Case of losing information on formatted external hard disk
I formatted my brother's external hard disk because of fun. I just click on the format all or delete all button and all files and folders disappeared. It is so funny. So I deleted and formatted my brother's entire information quickly. Thing I have ignored is that some information on the external hard disk is important and valuable for him. Both of us and our friends do not know how to fix it. So is there anyone could help me to retrieve those lost files? - Ben from New York
How to restore deleted files from formatted external hard disk with data recovery software
Data recovery software is easy to use when you want to retrieve lost information with it. Before you use it, you need to plug your problematic external hard disk into the computer. Then recover the lost data as the following steps:
Recover data from formatted external hard drive
Preparation: Download and install data recovery software. Connect the external hard drive to your computer. Then, launch the software and select a recovery module.
Proper usage of external hard disk
You could both protect information saved on the external hard disk and keep it using a long time if you use the external hard disk properly. Here is some proper usage guidance of external hard disk below:
1. Avoid the physical corruption, such as heat and striking.
2. Only insert it into the compatible computers.
3. Refuse to download harmful software, such as adware and spywares.
4. Unplug the external hard disk from the computer until the safe information pops out.
Common data loss scenarios
Data loss could happen to everyone and at everywhere, because there are so many different kinds of data loss situations around the world everyday. Here are some common data loss scenarios as follows:
1. Accidental deletion or formatting.
2. Intentional formatting or deletion.
3. Virus and worms infection. There is so much harmful software on the internet, so you should be careful.
4. External hard disk RAW file system.
5. Improper usage of external hard disk.
You could keep your data safe more easily after knowing the common data loss situations and proper usage of the external hard disk above. Though you could get back them after losing with the help of data recovery software, it is also important for you to protect both the external hard disk and data saved on it.
Extensional knowledge to external hard disk
What do you know about external hard disk? The following is a brief introduction to it:
External hard disk is a mobile storage device which used to the huge data exchange between computers, and it regards the hard disk as storage media. Its storage capacity is huge and range from 320GB to 12TB. It is kind of the upgrade edition of pen drive and other flash storage devices. Like other flash storage devices, it is tiny in appearance. There are three kind of size in the market nowadays: 1.8inch, 2.5inch and 3.5inch. Generally, there is no external power supply.
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