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Reformatted Crucial External Hard Drive by mistake

The Crucial external hard drive may be reformatted by accident when we use it. Do you have any idea what we can do if we want to get the lost files back? We have to restore those lost contents in they are vital or valuable. But we can not retrieve them by formatting the portable hard disk drive at the second time. Is there any other way to restore files and folders from the reformatted external hard drive? We should not give up, as it is possible for us to restore the lost information.

Case of Crucial external hard drive being reformatted by error

I saw a case that the external hard drive was reformatted by mistake and people want to get files back from it. I think it is impossible to recover data from the reformatted portable hard drive. But now my Crucial external hard drive is reformatted by accident and I have to retrieve files saved on it at the original time. What should I do? I do not know whether people in that case have restored lost data from the reformatted portable hard drive. Is there any way to restore my lost data? -Mo from LA

How to recover lost information from the reformatted Crucial external hard drive

Actually, we can try data recovery software to get lost contents back after reformatting the Crucial external hard drive by accident, because it has the function to detect whether there is information on the reformatted portable hard disk drive by scanning and then recover them if there they are. The following steps can help us:

Recover data from reformatted 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.

1Insert the reformatted external hard drive to the computer.
2Download and launch data recovery software on the computer.
3Run the data recovery tool and then choose the recovery model and aim disk to scan.
4Preview the contents after the scan if they are pictures, documents and pick up the needed to recover.

Proper usage to Crucial external hard drive

It is terrible to lose files stored on the Crucial external hard drive by reformatting the portable hard drive by mistake or lose those files because of other reasons when those files are vital and crucial. Do you know on which condition data would be erased from the external hard drive? As a matter of fact, the situations are various. It means that there are many different reasons that cause the data loss problems. The improper usage to external hard drive is one of the common reasons among them. We should use the portable hard drive properly as follows in case of losing files:

1. Be careful when save files on the external hard drive. We should pick up carefully when store files on the portable hard disk drive in case of virus infection. We may lose data when the external hard drive is infected by virus and worms and it is unpleasant to lose information saved on the external hard drive because of virus attacks. There is a way to avoid virus infection to external hard drive, which is to download and install anti-virus software on the portable hard disk.

2. Connect the external hard drive to the computer or remove it from computer safely. There are some tips need to be kept in mind when plug the portable hard disk drive into or out of computer. When connect the external hard drive to the computer, we should connect them after the computer is fully started. But when plug the external hard drive out of computer; we should not unplug it until the safety information appears.

3. Use the external hard drive when there is enough power supply. One of the reasons that data lost from the portable hard disk is the computer closed abruptly but the external hard drive is still connected to the computer and is worked. So we can get that the power failure is one of the reason of data loss problem. We should be careful in that case though we can ask data recovery software for help if data lost at that moment.

4. Other cautions when use the external hard drive.

Memory devices that be supported by data recovery program

Have you ever reformatted other memory devices such as SD card? Actually, we can perform data recovery to other reformatted memory devices like reformatted external hard drive, such as SD card, MMC card, CF card, SDHC card, SDXC card, memory stick, micro SD card, mini SD card, pen drive, and other kinds of storage devices.

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