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RAW Samsung External Disk
Do you know what the raw external disk is? You can not open that external disk if it turns to raw before format it according to the system prompt. In other words, the raw external disk is as same as the external disk which is not formatted. All files saved on it are inaccessible because the external disk can not be opened. What could be done if we want to view those files? Actually, we can get back that data from the raw external disk at first with data recovery software.
Case of Samsung external disk turning to raw
My Samsung external disk became strange suddenly last night. It could not be opened when I connected it to the computer at the second time. It worked normally when inserted to the same computer at the first time ten minutes before. I totally have no idea what was going on at that time. Now I get it that the external disk becomes raw and need to be formatted before I can use it. But what should I do if I want to get back that data saved on the external disk previously? -Jacob from Utah
How to get back information from the external disk which is not formatted with data recovery software
Data recovery tool could retrieve files from the raw external disk just within a few minutes. All the losses could be restored by that software as long as they have not been overwritten by that new data or are corrupted at the second time or more. Here are its steps as follows to guide you how to perform:
Recover data from raw 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.
Reasons that external disk need to be formatted before can be used
Some people want to make it clear that how to access files from the external disk which turns to raw, but some other people want to know the reason that the external disk need to be formatted before can be used. We have known that those files and folders could be retrieved by data recovery program. What about the question the other people concerned? Don't worry; there are some possible factors responsible for the raw external disk below:
1. The external disk has not been formatted. A not formatted external disk is an external disk which is not formatted. So it needs to be formatted before you can use it. Many people tend to format the external disk when us it at the first time due to some reasons. We should restore those files from the unformatted external disk firstly and the format it.
2. The formatting action to external disk is canceled. The formatting process may be interrupted because of some matters when format the external disk. Such behavior may cause the external disk problem that turn to raw and can not be used normally. So do not cancel the external disk formatting process casually.
3. There are bad sectors in the external disk. The external disk can not work normally if there are bad sectors on it. it is obviously that the data storage can not be completed successfully on such condition. The bad sectors may because various reasons.
4. There are some other mistakes happen to the external disk. Sometimes there will be some unpredictable errors may happen to the external disk, and then lead to the raw external disk appears. The solution is also to restore that data from it with the data recovery tool and then format it.
5. Virus infection. The virus attacks is also one of the reasons to a raw external disk. It may be infected by files saved on the external disk itself or computer which the external disk connects.
Common brands of external disk
Though the external disk may encounter raw problem when use it, we still could not quit using it. The external disk could help us save a lot of files and folders, so there are a number of people choose to use it at work or other fields. Consequently, there also are many brands of external disk in the market. Here are some common manufactures of external disk as follows: WD (western digital), Seagate, Toshiba, HGST, SAMSUNG, Intel, Micron, OCZ, Kingston, ADATA.
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