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Reformatted exfat fat32 partition
Do you know what will happen after reformatting the exfat or fat32 partition? Some people may guess that files which have been erased due to the first formatting would be stored on that partition again. Actually, it would not happen. We can not get what we need from the formatted partition by formatting it again. What should we do after reformatting the exfat or fat32 partition to recover lost data? We have the chance to get those losses back with the help of data recovery tool.
Example of fat32 partition being reformatted
I reformatted the fat32 partition on my computer by mistake. The terrible thing is that there have been stored massive vital and crucial files on that partition and I have no backup at all. It seems that the only way for me to view them is to recover them from the reformatted fat32 partition, because I can not find them in other place. But I have no idea how to get those lost files back. Is there any possible way for me to retrieve the lost files due to formatting? Anyone can kindly help me? -Andy from New York
How to recover files from reformatted exfat or fat32 partition with data recovery software
No matter which partition on the computer we have reformatted, such as the exfat or fat32 partition, we can get the lost files which saved on that partition previously back. The reason is that data recovery tool can help us retrieve those lost contents from the reformatted exfat or fat32 partition. Here are the steps as follows:
Recover data from exfat or fat32 partition after reformat
Preparation: You need to download and install the data recovery software on your computer first of all. Then, you can run the software and select a recovery module.
Things should be kept in mind after reformatting the exfat or fat32 partition
We can not say that we can get lost files back from the reformatted exfat or fat32 partition with one hundred percent guarantee, even though under the help of data recovery software. Why? The reason is that if we perform some incorrect operations on the exfat or fat32 partition after formatting it again, we may lose the opportunity to get what we need back from the reformatted partition. As a result, we should not be more careful after reformatting the exfat or fat32 partition in order to recover all we need. Here are some notes below:
1. Do not format the reformatted exfat or fat32 partition again. Some people tend to keep formatting the reformatted exfat or fat32 partition again and again, which may because they hope their lost files may be got back after one formatting action. What they should know is that such reformatting operation does not work. We can restoer what we need form the reformatted exfat or fat32 partition with the help of data recovery software.
2. Do not save new information on the reformatted exfat or fat32 partition. After reformatting the exfat or fat32 partition, we should not store new files on it if files saved on it at the previous time need to be retrieved. If we save new data on that partition on that condition, we may not be able to get what we need at lat, because those original contents have been overwritten by those new files.
3. The new data include the data recovery tool and files to be restored also should not be saved on the reformatted exfat or fat32 partition. We would be asked to select the location to store data recovery program when install it and location to save files to be retrieved after start to recover, and we should store both of them on other normal partition or disk drive but not the aim partition to recover.
4. Other notes related the successful to recover all needed lost data.
Reason that we can restore data after reformatting the exfat or fat32 partition
The reason that we can get lost files back from the reformatted exfat or fat32 partition is simple. It because those lost files are still saved on the space of exfat or fat32 partition but shows invisible feature. Data recovery tool have the ability to scan them and then recover them, so we can recover those lost files from the reformatted partition with the help of it. But system marks the space where the lost data stored as available to save other new data, so those contents may be overwritten. So we should not store new data on the reformatted partition until all needed have been retrieved.
In addition, the data recoery software also allows you to recover data when you format the exfat or fat32 partition due to not formatted error, RAW file system and more other reasons.
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