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Unformat hp External Hard Disk
Have you ever been troubled by unformat external hard disk? It troubles you because there is nothing you can do to an external hard disk which is not formatted. For example, you can not open it to view information saved on it previously or store any new data on it. But don’t worry, as there is a way to solve your external hard disk unformat problem. You can get back those inaccessible files and then format the external hard disk to let it usable. Data recovery software could help you restore what you need.
Example of hp external hard disk not being formatted
I can not open my hp external hard disk when connect it to the computer but be prompted that you need to format the disk in drive R before you can use it, do you want to format it now. I totally have no idea what is going on and also do not know what to do. I can not format the external hard disk, because there are massive vital and crucial files have been saved on it and there is no backup. Is there any way for me to retrieve data from the unformatted external hard disk? -Andrew from Washington
How to restore files from the unformatted external hard disk with data recovery software
You have the ability to get back files from the external hard disk which is not formatted. But you need some help. What you need is data recovery software, a magic tool to retrieve lost data. It could help you restore information from the unformatted external hard disk as long as it has not been overwritten. Here are its steps as follows:
Recover data from external hard disk
Preparation: Download and install data recovery software on your computer. Then, connect the external hard disk to the computer and run the software. Finally, you can select a proper recovery module.
Way to use external hard disk correctly in case of losing its data
Do you have any idea how to use the external hard disk correctly? Most of us know how to use the external hard disk, but usually get into the external hard disk trouble, and the most common one is to lose data from it. Some people feel strange when find information on the external hard disk has been lost. Actually, the improper usage to external hard disk accounts for a large proportion among those reasons. Here is some correct usage to external hard disk below in case of losing data:
1. Do not bend or hit the external hard disk. It seems that the external hard disk is so strong that could avoid any damage. But the truth is it could be hurt physically if you hit or bend it. Consequently, data saved on it will be lost. What makes things wore, unlike physical corruption, such as accidental deletion and formatting, information may not be able to be retrieved due to such physical damage.
2. Plug the external hard disk out of computer safely. You should not unplug the external hard disk from computer until seeing message that now you can plug the removable disk out of computer safely. The correct order is to close all related programs first, and then click on the external hard disk icon and press the safe removal and finally unplug it when message above appears. Or data saved on it may be lost.
3. Try to avoid abrupt power failure. It is dangerous that the computer closed suddenly if the external hard disk or other storage devices is still connected to it at that time; especially they are in the process of read and write. Contents stored on it are easily to be lost because of abrupt close. So make sure there is enough power supply to the computer and the external hard disk when use them in case of losing information from them.
4. Other cautions. You can read the instructions of external hard disk carefully before use it and perform according to its guidance.
Common brands of external hard disk
There are more than one manufactures of external hard disk due to the huge demand of people. Hp is one of the popular brands of external hard disk. We should buy it from the official sites which can support the quality guarantee and warranty. Here are some common brands of external hard disk as follows: WD (western digital), Seagate, Toshiba, HGST, SAMSUNG, Intel, Micron, OCZ, Kingston, ADATA, and so on.
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