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I mistakenly formatted my backup hard drive
Have you ever formatted the backup hard drive by accident? All files and folders would be deleted off the hard disk drive after the accidental or intentional format. As a result, we can not access any data which saved on the hard disk at the previous time. But we can think of ways to get those lost contents back if they are useful or meaningful. Yes, it is true that we may be able to get those lost files from the formatted backup hard disk drive.
Case of formatting the backup hard drive accidentally
I mistakenly formatted my backup hard drive last night, and can you kindly help me recover files saved on it at the original time? The information on the hard disk drive is the only and one, and I could not access them from other storage devices. I deleted the original files after backup them on the hard drive, so they are lost permanently this time. The reason I need to retrieve those backup is that they are useful to me and I need to view them now. Help me, please. –Daisy from New York
How to recover files from the formatted backup hard drive with data recovery software
We can ask the data recovery software for help to restore files from the formatted backup hard disk drive. So we do not need to worry after formatting the backup hard drive by mistake, because we may be able to get information needed back. the following steps can help us get how to perform:
Recover data from backup hard drive
Preparation: Download the data recovery software. Then, you can install and run the data recovery software and select a recovery module.
Different way we may lose information off backup hard drive
It is terrible to format the backup hard disk drive by error when there are a lot of files useful or important saved on it. Fortunately, we may be able to get those original contents back from the formatted backup hard drive with the help of data recovery program. But actually, do you know that we may lose data off the backup hard disk drive in many other cases, such as the accidental deletion? There are a lot of data loss situations, in fact. Here are some of them as follows:
1. The recycle bin was emptied. We can find the files in the recycle bin on the computer if we deleted them off the computer hard disk drive, such as the backup hard drive. But there would be nothing in the recycle bin if it as emptied. But do not worry hurry; because we can still ask the data recovery tool for help to perform the emptied recycle bin data recovery to get them back.
2. The backup hard disk drive was formatted mistakenly. It seems common that format the hard disk drive such as the example above. As we have known, there would be no files and folders saved on the backup hard drive after the accidental format and what we can do is to ask the data recovery program fo0r help if we needed to see those previous contents again.
3. The backup hard drive shows not formatted error and turns to raw file system. Have you ever be prompted that the disk is not formatted? It is one of the problems we may meet when save files on the hard disk or access data on the hard disk drive that the HDD become unformatted. Before format the problematic drive, we can perform data recovery on it if information saved on that drive was useful.
4. Other way in which we may lose files or folders off the backup hard disk drive.
Storage devices we can back up data
Besides hard disk drive, we can back up files on the external hard disk drive, USB flash drive, light disk, and other memory devices, too. What's more, we can try to retrieve the lost information under the help of data recovery software if those storage devices were formatted by error, too.
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