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Reformatted USB Hard Disk / Data Recovery from USB Had Disk after Reformat
Have you ever reformatted the USB hard disk accidentally? Some people think it is meaningless to reformat the USB hard disk. But some other people hold that it is useful to format the USB hard disk again. For example, if they format the USB hard disk in order to anti-virus, the USB hard disk would be cleaned deeper if format it at the second time. The point today is how to get lost data back form the reformatted USB hard disk? Without doubt, we may be able to recover them.
Case of reformatting the USB hard disk
I reformatted the USB hard disk which had been formatted by my colleague by error. I wondered whether the v USB hard disk would turn to the previous state before being formatted after reformat it. But it turned out there is no change at all when I format it again. What is the matter? Can't I get what I need back form the reformatted USB hard disk? But those files are very important and useful for me. Is there any one can kindly help to restore the lost information? -Allan form Washington
How to retrieve files from the reformatted USB hard disk with data recovery software
We can recover lost data from the formatted USB hard disk if there is new data has been saved on it. We can also restore information form the reformatted USB hard disk in that situation, but the chance would be reduced. Data recovery tool can help us get what we want back. The following steps will give us the detail information:
Recover data from reformatted usb hard disk
Preparation: Download and install data recovery software on your computer. Then, connect the USB hard disk to the computer and run the software. Finally, you can select a proper recovery module.
Attention should be paid after formatting or reformatting the USB hard disk
We have talked about the meaning of reformatting the USB hard disk, but people's ideas are various. Some think meaningless, some hold useful. As a matter of fact, there is influence after the USB hard disk being formatted again. We may not be able to restore the lost files form the reformatted USB hard disk though with the help of data recovery tool, because the second formatting is the second damage to the USB hard disk. There are some notices as follows we should take to when the USB hard disk is formatted:
1. Do not format the USB hard disk again. No matter we format the USB hard disk once or twice continuously, it is better not to format it one more time or other more times if we need to recover data form that external drive. We have discussed that the reason is the chance to get lost files from that USB hard disk would be reduced after times formatting.
2. Do not save any new data on the USB hard disk. We should not store new contents on the USB hard disk after format it or reformat it until the needed files have been retrieved totally. What we should know is that the new data may overwrite the original lost information, and cause there is no chance for us to restore them if they are overwritten. What’s more, the new data include the data recovery tool and files to be restored. So we save them on the computer hard disk in steps above.
3. It is better to plug the USB hard disk out of computer. If we do not know how to retrieve lost files from the formatted or reformatted USB hard disk, we should remove it form the computer safely. If the USB hard disk keeps being inserted to the computer, those original data which has been lost may be overwritten or corrupted by accident.
4. Other aspects we should pay attention to.
Storage devices that could be supported by data recovery tool
The USB hard disk can not be used to such kind of digital devices as phones, camera, and so forth. So we need other kinds of storage devices to expand their internal memory. For example, SD card, MMC card, XD picture card, memory stick, CF card, micro SD card, mini SD card, and others, we can use them to different sorts of digital devices. By the way, if those storage devices are reformatted just like USB hard disk, we can also ask the data recovery tool for help to restore their previous information. What's more, pen drive is also in the supported list.
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