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Unformat External Hard Disk Drive
Have you ever encountered an unformatted external hard disk drive? What would you do at that time if you happen to meet it, especially when there are massive important files saved on the external hard disk drive? You can format it without hesitation if there were backup. What if there is not? It is impossible for you to open the unformatted and copy those files on it, because you can not use it before formatting. Actually, those files could be regained by data recovery software.
Case of being asked to format the external hard disk drive
I am troubled by the unformatted external hard disk drive these days. Every time I am asked to format the external hard disk drive before I can use it when I try to open it. But I don't choose to format it though have been asked to do so many times. What I worry about is to lose information saved on the external hard disk drive previously, because all of them are vital and crucial for me. Is there any feasible way for me to get back the data from the unformatted external hard disk drive? -Dash from LA
How to retrieve lost files from the unformatted external hard disk drive with data recovery software
Though the unformatted external hard disk drive can not be opened, there is still a way to access files and folders saved on it. It means that we can get back those files from the unformatted external hard disk drive. The way is to use data recovery software. Steps as follows will show its easiness and quickness to you:
Recover data from formatted external hard disk
Preparation: Download and install data recovery software on your computer. Then, you can connect the external hard disk to your computer and run the software and select proper recovery module.
Attention should be paid to while restoring the disappeared information
Data recovery software could get back the information from the unformatted external hard disk drive with 100% guarantee, but there still is possibility that we can not retrieve what we need or just restore some of them. Why, why would we fail with the help of such a powerful tool? Is the problem of data recovery program? Absolutely is not. The reason is that we have done something wrong after knowing the external hard disk drive is unformatted. Here are some notices below we should take of while coping with the problematic external hard disk drive:
1. Unplug the questionable external hard disk drive from computer once get it unformatted. It is better to plug the external hard disk drive out of computer safely when find it need to be formatted before we can use it if we do not know how to retrieve the inaccessible files. If we keep inserting the external hard disk drive to the computer, then there is risk to lose the opportunity to get the lost information back.
2. Do not save any new content on the unformatted external hard disk drive. Actually, we can not store any file to the problematic external hard disk drive until it is formatted. So the data recovery tool and retrieved information should be saved on one of the computer disks firstly. We can remove those files to the external hard disk drive after it being usable again.
3. Do not format the unformatted external hard disk drive before the needed information being restored from it. Some people think there is no difference whether the questionable external hard disk drive be formatted or keep unformatted, because on both conditions we can not view data saved on it originally. It is wrong, in fact. We can get back files from the unformatted external hard disk drive quickly and easily with the data recovery software, but the chance may be reduced if we format it first and then retrieve the lost files.
Common brands of external hard disk drive
The external hard disk drive becomes unformatted may because human error, such as incorrect usage, and system error. But it is also could be the problem of external hard disk drive itself. For example, a poor quality external hard disk drive is likely to appear such unformatted problem. So it is important for us to pick up a external hard disk drive with good quality guarantee when buy it. Here are some reliable manufactures of external hard disk drive as follows: WD (western digital), Seagate, Toshiba, HGST, SAMSUNG, Intel, Micron, OCZ, Kingston, ADATA
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