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Raw Bargain Cable External Hard Drive not formatted

The not formatted error is one of the common problems we may meet when use Bargain Cable external hard drive, which also called as raw problem. Have you ever encountered such trouble and solved it? Many of us want to know how to access files stored on the portable hard drive after it turn to raw file system. Actually, it is possible for us to view those original files normally again. What we need to do is to get them back at first.

Example of Bargain Cable external hard drive becoming raw

I have thought three days to find way to view information saved on the Bargain Cable external hard drive, because it is raw file system and need to be formatted now. I can not open the problematic portable hard drive but system prompts me that I can use it after formatting the raw portable external usb. I do not know. Should I format the raw external hard drive or not format it? What I need is to access those original files on the hard disk drive. Is there any help from you guys? -Pep from Georgia

How to recover data from Bargain Cable external hard drive which is not formatted

After getting the information that we need to get files saved on the raw Bargain Cable external hard drive previously in order to access them again, what we should do is to ask data recovery software for help. It may help us recover the information from the portable hard drive which is not formatted. Here are the steps as follows:

Recover data from RAW external hard disk

Preparation: You can download and install the data recovery software on your computer after connecting the external hard disk. Then, you need to run the software and choose a recovery module.

1Download and install data recovery software on the computer.
2Insert the raw external hard drive to the exact computer on which the data recovery tool launched.
3Operate the data restoration program and then choose the recovery model and aim disk to scan.
4Preview files after scanning and select the files you need to recover.

Different problems we may meet when use Bargain Cable external hard drive

The Bargain Cable external hard drive gets into not formatted trouble is just one of the problems we may meet when use it. A raw portable hard drive would lead us to lose information saved on it at the previous time, though we can recover them with the help of data recovery tool. Other problems also may result in data loss situations to external hard drive. Fortunately, we may be able to restore them under the help of data recovery program, too. Here are some common problems below:

1. Accidental deletion. It is normal that we may delete files saved on the external hard drive by mistake sometimes. For example, we may click on the delete or delete all button when intend to press on the copy button, and then cause the aim data lost. No matter which kind of way we delete those files, such as only delete button or shift delete buttons, or others, there is a chance for us to get them back with data recovery program.

2. Accidental formatting. As we all know that we can delete files from the external hard drive by formatting it, and then all contents on it would be erased. But we should not be worried if format the portable hard disk drive by error, because we may be able to get what we need back from the formatted external hard drive with data recovery software as long as they have not been corrupted.

3. Virus infection. It is terrible that the external hard drive is infected by virus. The portable external usb turn to raw and shows not formatted error may due to the virus attacks. What’s more, the data on the external hard drive nay become messy code when infected by virus and worms. Fortunately, we also have the chance to restore those files needed from the problematic portable hard disk with data restoration tool.

4. Other similar logical data loss problems to external hard drive.

Popular brands of external hard drive

Bargain Cable is one of the popular brands of external hard drive in the market. Have you ever heard or used external hard drive produced by other manufactures? For example, do you know external hard drive brands WD, Seagate, Toshiba, HGST, ADATA, Kingston, Buytra, and others? They are also the common brands of portable hard drive.

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