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Unformat Toshiba Hard Disk
Have you ever been forced to format the hard disk on your computer? What would you do at that time? Maybe you are confused to whether format it or not when do not want to lose information on it. It seems we lose those files no matter the hard disk be formatted or not. So some people choose to format the hard disk when asked to. It is right that data is inaccessible both on the unformatted hard disk or formatted hard disk. But what they don't know is that there is more chance for data recovery software to restore the loss from the unformatted hard disk than formatted one.
Example of hard disk needing to be formatted
I can not open my Toshiba hard disk when click on it. What's more, system messages me to format the hard disk before I can use it. The problem is there are a lot of previous and valuable files and folders saved on the unformatted hard disk and I have no backup. Anyone could kindly tell me how to fix the problematic hard disk to get back those files? I do not have enough money to ask the recovery engineer for help, so please tell me a simple and not cost much way. –Karen from LA
How to retrieve inaccessible information form the unformatted hard disk by data recovery software
Though you can not open the unformatted hard disk to view its information, it does not mean you lose all those files forever. Actually, the inaccessible data could be got back by the data recovery software from the questionable hard disk. And then you can format it to let it usable. The data recovery tool is easy to use. Here are its steps as follows to retrieve the lost data:
Recover data from formatted hard disk
Preparation: Download and install data recovery software on your computer. Then, you can run the software and choose a proper recovery module to begin data recovery.
How to protect information saved on the hard disk from being lost
Most people just store their files on the hard disk and do not care anything. It is too late when they find the information has been lost the other day in the future. There are many factors may lead the files lost from hard disk in daily life. So we should be careful in order to protect the files on the hard disk from being lost. There are some common protections to the safety of data on hard disk below:
1. Back up the important files usually. It is a good habit to back up those files after saving them on the aim disk. We can not forecast which information will be lost or when to lose, even can not guarantee those files will never be lost. So it is important to back up the useful and vital data on somewhere else. Then we can get them back easily if we happen to lose them accidentally, such as deletion or formatting.
2. Do not cut files. It is very convenient and time saving to remove information from one disk to another one by cutting and pasting it. But have you ever thought that what if there is something goes wrong in the process of cut and paste. For example, the computer closed suddenly after cutting the aim files but have no time to paste them on the object disk. We can find those files neither on the original disk nor the aim disk when reboot the computer. So it is better to copy the needed data and then paste it.
3. Do not accept the suspicious files and links from other people, no matter he is a friend or stranger. Sometime we may receive some doubtful files and links on our e-mail, do not open or click it without thinking at that time when do not make sure what it is. Its information may damage our computer or whole system if we open it impulsively. One of the consequences is to lose all files on the computer disks.
4. Other precautions to protect the data on hard disk from being lost.
Other storage devices could be fixed after showing unformatted problem
We may meet an unformatted hard disk, we may also encounter other storage devices like external hard disk need to be formatted before can be used normally. But fortunately, all of them could be fixed by data recovery software. We can get back the lost information form the unformatted devices with it and then format the storage devices. Here are some other storage devices as follows: External hard disk, USB stick, memory card (SD card, CF card, MMC card, memory stick, and so on)
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