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Raw Memorex External Hard Drive not formatted

Have you ever used Memorex external hard drive and got it is raw file system? If you have experienced it, you would know that when the portable hard drive is raw file system, we can not open to use it until format it. It means that we can do nothing to the raw external hard disk drive but to format it at that time. But what if there are important files saved on that portable external usb not formatted previously? Actually, we may be able to get them back before formatting the external hard drive.

Example of Memorex external hard drive getting into not formatted error

I have a Memorex external hard drive on which I have back up massive useful and important files and folders. But it is raw file system now. What's more, I am asked to format the portable hard drive before I can use it by computer system when I connected it to the computer and try to open it. I have no idea what should I do, because I want to access those previous contents on the raw external hard drive very much. Anyone can kindly help me? -Sally from New York

How to restore files from the raw Memorex external hard drive with data recovery software

It is true that we can get lost files back from the raw Memorex external hard drive before formatting it. Actually, if we need to access files saved on the raw portable hard drive previously, we should recover them at first and then format the problematic drive. The way to restore files is to use data recovery software. 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.
2Connect the external hard drive which is not formatted to the same computer.
3Open the data restoration tool and then choose the recovery model and aim disk to scan.
4Preview the contents after scan and then we can pick up the needed available to recover.

How to use Memorex external hard drive correctly

We may lose the information saved on the Memorex external hard drive or lose the opportunity to get those lost files back if we do something wrong to the portable hard drive. Do you have any idea how to use the portable hard drive correctly in case of becoming raw portable external usb or other external hard drive problem we may meet when use it? There are various troubles we may meet if perform improper operations on the external hard drive. Here are some correct usages to portable hard drive below:

1. We should not bend the external hard drive. Some people hold that there is no danger if the portable hard drive is bended. But what if it is divided into two or more parts and can not be connected to the computer? Then we would lose all files and folders saved on that external drive. What’s more, it is hard for us to get those contents back in that case even though with the help of data recovery tool for help.

2. Do not format the external hard drive when it is raw file system. As we have known, we need to format the portable if it is raw file system before we can use it. But we should not format it at once if there are useful or vital files saved on the external hard drive previously and need to be recovered now. What we should do is to restore the needed data at first with data recovery program and then format the raw portable hard drive.

3. Do not use the external hard drive in low power. It is known to all of us that the computer would be closed abruptly if there is not enough power supply when use it. But do you know that files saved on the portable external hard drive may be lost when connected to the computer but it closed suddenly? Yes, it is possible for us to lose data due to the abrupt close of the computer. So we should not use the external hard drive in the low power.

4. Other correct usage to the external hard drive, such as plug it into or out of computer safely.

Memory devices can be supported by data recovery tool

Have you ever thought that what we should we when other kind of storage device become to raw if we need to view data saved on them at the previous time? For example, how to access data on the hard disk, pen drive, micro SD card, mini SD card, MMC card, memory stick, CF card, or other memory card when it is in not formatted error? Actually, we can get what we need from them under the help of data recovery tool, too.

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