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RAW Maxtor External HDD
It is not that terrible to meet a raw external hard disk drive. Though it can not be opened to access data saved on it previously, we can retrieve those files from the raw external HDD. Then we can view that information and use the external hard disk drive normally after format it. Do you have any idea how to get those files back? Don’t worry; you will know which tool and how to restore them in this passage. You can ask data recovery software for help.
Case of Maxtor external HDD showing raw problem
I gave my mother an external hard disk drive which I bought from Maxtor last month. But my mom told me that the external HDD can not be opened abruptly yesterday. I have checked it just now and find it is raw file system and need to be formatted before can be used. My mother hope me fix the problematic external hard disk drive, because she has saved a lot of precious files on it. Unfortunately, I do not know what to do. Anyone could kindly help me? -Mason from Los Angeles
How to restore files from the external hard disk drive not formatted with data recovery software
Data recovery software could allow us get the useful files back from the external hard disk drive when shows raw problem. It can restore them quickly and easily as long as they are still saved on the external hard disk drive inaccessible. So we don't need to worry about it. Here are the steps as follows to show us how to perform the data recovery:
Recover data from Maxtor external disk
Preparation: Download and install data recovery software on your computer. Then, connect the RAW external hard disk to the computer and run the software. Finally, you can select a proper recovery module.
Notice should be took of when resolving the raw external HDD problem
We can get the lost files back from the external hard disk drive not formatted with data recovery software. It seems a simple way to solve such external hard disk drive raw problem. It is really an easy task, to some extent. But on the other hand, there is something we should be careful when retrieving the needed information with data recovery tool. Here are some cautions below to which need to be pay attention:
1. Plug the unformatted external hard disk drive out of computer. It is better to remove the external HDD from computer when find it is raw file system and have no idea how to access data on it. We can connect it to the computer after find out the solution. By the way, we should unplug it from computer safely in case of damage the external hard disk drive and its data at the second time.
2. Do not format the external hard disk drive at once. It is not proper to format the external HDD at first before the needed files being got back. Surely, there is still opportunity to retrieve the lost data if you happen to format it immediately. But you may fail to restore all your losses, which means that the chance is reduced. So retrieve the inaccessible files firstly.
3. Do not save the data recovery software and files to be retrieved on the aim disk to be scanned and recovered. No matter which condition the external hard disk drive is, such as formatted, not formatted, deleted and so on, we should not save any new data on it before all needed have been got back successfully. It is better to store them on one of the computer hard disks.
4. Other similar cautions to make sure all lost files needed could be restored successfully.
Popular brands of external hard disk drive
We can buy the external hard disk drive from Maxtor, but we can also buy one form the other sites, such as WD, ADATA, and so forth. It means that there are more than one choices when we intend to buy an external hard disk drive. What we should keep in mind is to pick up it from the reliable sources in order to get quality guarantee. Here are some common brands of external hard disk drive as follows: WD (western digital), Seagate, Toshiba, HGST, SAMSUNG, Intel, Micron, OCZ, Kingston, ADATA
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