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RAW SATA Hard Disk Drive / Data Recovery from RAW SATA Hard Disk
Except from formatting the SATA hard disk drive, it seems that there is nothing we can do to it if it turns to raw. It is right to some extent. The only way to fix the raw SATA hard disk drive is to format it. And we can save new file on it after format the hard disk drive. But how to access files saved on it previously? They will be lost after the hard drive being formatted. To view the original data, we should not format the raw drive at once but to restore the needed information firstly.
Case of SATA hard disk drive showing raw error
The SATA hard disk drive on my computer became raw the other day. It is also raw file system at present, because I have no idea what to do. Actually it should be said that I know how to fix the SATA hard disk drive not formatted error, but I do not want to do so. I can use the SATA hard disk drive normally once formatting it. But I do not format it because I do not want to lose files saved on it. What should I do if I want to both access those files and solve the raw drive problem? -Xi form Chicago
How to get files back from the raw SATA hard disk drive with data recovery software
We have the ability to restore files form the raw SATA hard disk drive quickly and safely. What we need is data recovery software. The quickness because data recovery tool can scan the recoverable contents within a few minutes, and the safety due to the read-only feature. The following steps will show us how to perform the recovery with data recovery tool:
Recover data from raw SATA hard disk
Preparation: Download and install data recovery software on your computer. you can select a proper recovery module.
How to protect data on SATA hard disk drive from being lost
Files saved on the SATA hard disk drive may be lost due to various reasons, and the SATA hard disk drive not formatted error is one of them. No matter we format it or not, files saved on that problematic hard disk drive are not accessible. We can retrieve them thanks to the data recovery tool. But it is possible that not all files that lost due to different events could be recovered successfully after being lost. So we should protect them form being lost. Here is some guidance as follows:
1. The most important one is to back up the important files. It is necessary for us to develop the habit to back up useful files regularly in daily life. The most obvious advantage is that we can get files back quickly and easily no matter they are lost due to the logical reason or physical reason. So back up files which saved on the SATA hard disk drive on other disks or storage devices often.
2. Download and install anti-virus software. The SATA hard disk drive may be infected by virus and worms some times. Those harmful contents may contain in the files which are stored on that exact hard disk drive, or hidden in other hard disk drives, more than often, they are carried by portable external storage devices. So the anti-virus software is necessary.
3. Avoid abrupt close of computer. The computer may be closed suddenly due to power failure or other reasons. There is a huge chance for us to lose data saved on the SATA hard disk drive because of the abrupt computer close when the data in in the process of read and write. So try to avoid such terrible situation, such as supply enough power to the computer.
4. Other similar and related protection to data saved on the SATA hard disk drive.
Kinds of storage devices may appear raw problem
We are discussing the SATA hard disk drive raw problem and get how to fix such not formatted error and get files back form the raw SATA hard disk drive. Actually, there are many other storage devices that could help us store data with convenient. What we should know is that those storage devices also may meet not formatted problem and its original files could be retrieved by data recovery tool at that time. Here are some of other storage devices below: External hard disk, USB stick, memory stick, SD card, mini SD card, MMC card, micro SD card, XD picture card, and others.
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