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Raw Crucial External Hard Drive not formatted

Do you know the Crucial external hard drive not formatted problem? We can not use the portable hard drive including access files saved on it at the previous time and save new information on it in that case. What’s more, the file system of the external hard drive is raw at that time. Do you know what should we do to view those original files on the raw external hard drive? Do not worry, as we can access them as long as we can recover them from the raw portable hard drive with data recovery tool.

Case of Crucial external hard drive showing not formatted error

I have a question about my Crucial external hard drive and need your guys help. The external hard drive showed not formatted error the other day and I got it was raw file system after checking its disk properties. The question is how can I access files saved on the raw portable hard drive at the previous time, because I can not open it before format the external hard disk drive? I have to view those original contents on the external hard drive now. Anyone can kindly help me? -Quasar from Utah

How to recover data from the raw Crucial external hard drive with data recovery software

Data recovery software may help us get what we need back from the raw Crucial external hard drive and then we can access them. But what we should pay attention to is not to damage the external hard drive even not to use the raw portable hard drive before all needed data retrieved. The following steps can help us know more detail:

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.

1 Insert the external hard drive which is in not formatted error to the computer.
2Download and install data recovery software on the computer.
3Open the data restoration tool and then choose the recovery model and target disk to scan.
4Wait to preview the contents in the list after scan and we can select the available and needed to recover.

How to use the Crucial external hard drive properly

Do you know why the Crucial external hard drive become raw file system and need to be formatted before we can use it? It is not difficult for us to answer that question. The raw external hard drive may due to various reasons, such as virus infection, format error, bad sectors, and so forth. Then how can we avoid such terrible thing? As a matter of fact, no matter which kind of reason the portable hard disk drive get in not formatted error, we may be able to avoid some of them if use the external hard drive properly. Here are some correct usages to external hard drive as follows:

1. Download and install anti-virus software on the external hard drive. We have talked that the external hard drive may become raw file system due to the virus infection, so we should think of ways to protect the portable hard disk drive from being infected by virus and worms. The best way is to download and launch anti-virus software on the external hard drive, so files contain virus can not be saved on the portable hard drive.

2. Plug the external hard drive out of computer safely. We may remove the portable hard disk drive from computer directly when do not need to use it. Actually, we may lose files entirely or partly in that case. So we should unplug it from computer safely. At first, we should close all related programs. Then, we should click on the external hard drive icon to see the safe removal information. At last, we can plug the portable hard drive out of computer after seeing message now you can plug the removable devise out of computer safely.

3. Do not corrupt the formatting process. We may cancel the formatting operation if recognize it is formatted by accident. What we should know is that we may also lose the original data on the external hard drive if do not complete the formatting. More seriously, the portable hard drive may become raw file system in that case

4. Other proper usage to external hard drive in order to avoid data loss problem.

File types can be restored from raw Crucial external hard drive

Which types of files can be recovered from the raw Crucial external hard drive with the help of data recovery software? Some of us may need to recover photos; others may want to restore videos, or others. Do not, worry, we may be able to retrieve all we need such as photos, videos, audio files, movies, songs, word documents, and other file types from the portable hard drive which is not formatted with data recovery tool.

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