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Reformatted Maxtor External HDD
Have you ever formatted the Maxtor external HDD by mistake? Or you just reformat the external hard disk by intention. It is annoying for us to reformat the external hard disk drive only to find there is nothing remained on it, especially for people who format the external hard disk drive again is to try to get lost files back. Can we restore those lost contents after reformatting the external drive? Absolutely we can. We can ask the data recovery software for help at that moment.
Example of Maxtor HDD being reformatted
I bought a Maxtor HDD for my sister, but she had had one so I used it myself. It was very useful since I started to use it, because I could save a lot of files on the external hard disk drive conveniently. But I formatted by mistake says ago and reformat it accidentally. I felt panic after formatting the external drive again. What should I do? I want to view those contents again. Is there any possible way for me to recover information from the reformatted external hard disk drive? -Joss from Washington
How to get lost files back from the reformatted Maxtor HDD with data recovery software
We can access those lost files after reformatting the Maxtor HDD once ask the data recovery software for help. It can allow us to restore those losses from the reformatted external hard disk drive within a few minutes. Then we can view them as normal as we have not format it. Here are the steps below to tell us how to perform:
Recover data from reformatted Maxtor external hdd
Preparation: Download and install data recovery software on your computer. Then, connect the Maxtor external hard disk to the computer and run the software. Finally, you can select a proper recovery module.
Proper usage to Maxtor HDD so as to protect its data
We was taught tot do everything properly since we were children. So we also should use the Maxtor HDD correctly in daily life. One of the advantages of correct usage to external hard disk drive is to protect data saved on it from being lost. Though there is a chance for us to get lost files back with the help of data recovery tool in some respects. For example, after we reformat the external hard disk drive. It is still important to avoid the data loss problems, as they may not be able to be retrieved any more. Here are some correct usages to external hard disk drive as follows:
1. Install anti-virus software on the external hard disk drive or computer. As we all know, virus infection is one of the major data loss situations we may meet when use the external hard disk drive. We will lose some or all files after the external hard disk drive being infected by virus and worms. Consequently, it is necessary and important for us to protect the external from being infected by those harmful matters. And the way is to launch anti-virus software on it.
2. Plug the external hard disk drive into computer correctly. Computer may not be able to detect the external hard disk drive or data saved on it may get lost if we do not insert the external drive properly. What’s more, the proper way to connect the external hard disk drive to the computer is to insert it to the computer when it is fully started and ready to work.
3. Plug the external hard disk drive out of computer safely. We should plug the external hard disk drive to the computer properly, and when we plug it out of computer, we should also perform correctly. So as to remove the external drive from the computer safely, we should close all the related programs at first, and then click on the v external hard disk drive icon to let it show the information that now you can remove the portable devices from the computer safely. And at last unplug it from the computer.
4. Other related correct usages to external hard disk drive.
Popular brands of HDD
Maxtor is one brands of external hard disk drive in the market. We can also buy it from eth other manufactures, such as WD (western digital), Seagate, Toshiba, HGST, SAMSUNG, Intel, Micron, OCZ, Kingston, ADATA, and so forth. One more point is to purchase one from the reliable sources.
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