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Free Data Recovery Software after Format

Have you ever formatted the hard disk or your memory card based on different reasons? Such as format it by mistake, or according to the demands of operating system. What would you do if you find that data is still useful and meaningful on the formatted disk or other memory cards? Ask professional engineers or data genius for help? No, it will cost you a lot definitely, both time and money. You can restore it by yourself actually with data recovery software.

Example of formatting storage devices result in data loss

The system pops out that you need to format the disk in drive R before you can use it, do you want to format it now when I double hit my disk. Consequently, I formatted the disk R. Nothing saved on it disappeared when I could open it. What should I supposed to do? I can't lose some files on the formatted disk at all. Should I format it again? There is any way can I find them back? - Lora from Georgia

Way to retrieve data from formatted disk or memory card by data recovery software

You should not reformat or save new information to your hard disk or your memory card which has been formatted already. You can use a data recovery software to recover formatted external hard disk, formatted memory card, flash drive and more other device. You should take the following steps one by one to salvage your lost information:

Recover data after format

Preparation: Download and install data recovery software. Launch the software and go to a proper recovery module. Then, select the device where data got lost and let the software scan the device.

1Download, install and run the data recovery software on your computer.
2Choose a recovery module and then choose the formatted partition so that the software can scan.
3Once the scanning is over, you can preview the found files.
4Then, you can chooose the files lost due to formatting and save them.

Disk or memory card need to be formatted scenarios

When prompted by you need to format the disk in drive R before you can use it, do you want to format it now information, you should know that you can not access the aim device until you format it. Why does it need to be formatted, maybe you are uncertain of it. There are some common scenarios below:

1. The storage device is incompatibilities to the computer.

2. Data saved on the storage device is infected by worms and virus.

3. Abrupt power failure.

4. Computer or other digital devices encounter accident crash matter.

5. Some other similar situations.

Kinds of storage equipment on which files could be recouped after formatting

Nearly data saved on every kind of storage equipment could be found back by data recovery software. Such as external hard disk, pen drive(USB stick) and all kinds of memory cards which include Smart Media(SM), Compact Flash (CF), Multi Media Card(MMC), Secure Digital(SD) Memory Stick, XD-Picture Card(XD).

There is specialized data recovery software for different storage devices and just one data recovery tool could use for any kind of storage device. You can get the information on its homepage.

Other data loss situations could be salvaged by data recovery software

Excepting from data lost by intentionally or accidentally formatted, there are still other factors which could bring about data loss. So you should be very careful and take notice of the following situations:

1. Accidental deletion by others or yourself.

2. Inaccessible storage device.

3. Corruption because of incorrect operations, such abrupt removal.

4. Virus and worms infection.

5. Power failure.

6. RAW file system

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