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External HDD Shows RAW
You may recognize how irritating it is when the external hard disk shows raw if you used external hard disk. You can not access any file or folder saved on it. Which upsets you most may be the data loss problem first, and then the condition of the external hard disk. You need to solve these problems one by one without anxiety at that time, because you could deal with them actually. Data recovery software which could help you retrieves all your losses quickly.
Case of external hard disk turns to raw
I saved a number of important information on my Seagate external hard disk, because it is convenient and gives me much help in my work. But something bad happens; I can not open it at recent times. I have no idea about it until I check its disk property. The Seagate external hard disk is saysing RAW. What should I do? I need to find back all my files on it, because they are so useful and crucial for me that I could not bear to lose any one of them. Any one could kindly help me, please. –Harry from LA
How to retrieve files from raw external hard disk
It is very easy to restore the lost data from raw external hard disk. You just need to follow the steps below one by one, and you will find that data you need have been retrieved after few minutes. Once data has been recovered, you can format the external hard disk to convert its file system from RAW to NTFS or FAT32.
Recover data from RAW external hdd
Preparation: Download and install data recovery software. Connect the external HDD to your computer. Then, launch the software and select a recovery module.
Reasons of the appearance of raw external hard disk
Don't feel strange if you find that your external hard disk turn to raw when you connect it to the computer, because there must be a reason. What you should do is to figure out it. There are some common reasons that lead to raw external hard disk.
1. External hard disk has instable sector.
2. External hard disk has bad sectors.
3. External hard disk was infected by worms and virus.
4. Close computer suddenly while the external hard disk is still working such as reading and writing.
5. Files have not been post processed.
How to use external hard disk properly
You will know how to protect your external hard disk from becoming to raw after knowing its reasons. Here are the proper usages of the external hard disk below:
1. Put it away from high temperature, corrosive liquid and striking.
2. Don’t close the computer abruptly while external hard disk is still in using.
3. Avoid to download harmful software contain virus and worms.
4. It is better to buy external hard disk with good quality.
5. Make sure the stability of the USB port of the computer.
6. Delete hardware safely.
Correct operations on external hard disk after it shows raw
You should get some right information about what to do when you encounter a raw external hard disk. You may never could find them back if you perform improper operation on it. So keep the following factors in mind if you happen to meet such problem some day:
1. Stop use the external hard disk. Any operation on it is incorrect.
2. Put it at a safe place. Don’t insert it on the computer until you know how to cope with it.
3. Save the recovered files on the computer hard disk first.
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