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Recover deleted files from ADATA external hard drive

We can delete files on the ADATA external hard drive if they are useless. But what if they are important and are deleted by error? We need to come up with ways to get the deleted data back in that case. Then do you have any idea what the exact way is? Actually, we can perform data recovery on the aim portable hard disk drive whose information is deleted by accident with data recovery tool. And we may view those deleted files after recovering them successfully.

Example of data on the ADATA external hard drive is deleted

The whole information on the ADATA external hard drive was deleted by mistake last night. I clicked on the deleted all button accidentally at that time, so I lost all contents on the portable hard disk drive. Do you know anything about data recovery after deleting files on portable hard drive? Some contents on the external hard drive are important for me, so I want to get them back. But I do not know what I should do to retrieve them. I need your guys help. –Brent from New York

How to restore deleted information from the ADATA external hard drive with data recovery software

We have talked that we can access files which have been deleted once after get they back from the ADATA external hard drive. And we need the help of data recovery software in order to restore the deleted information. Here are the steps as follows to show us the deleted files data recovery in detail:

Recover deleted files off external hard disk

Preparation: Connect the external hard disk to your PC properly. Then, download and install the data recovery software. Launch the software adn select a recovery module.

1Connect the ADATA external hard drive to the computer.
2Download and install data recovery software on the computer.
3Open the data recovery tool and then choose the recovery model and object disk to scan.
4Preview the contents in the list after the scan, so preview them and pick up the needed to recover.

How to protect data on the ADATA external hard drive from being lost

It is better to protect files which saved on the ADATA external hard drive from being lost though we can perform ADATA external data recovery. The reason is that we may just get some files we need back from the portable hard disk drive after deleting them or losing them due to other reasons. For example, the needed information is overwritten by new data, or they get corrupted because of other events, and so forth. Here are some tips as follows to show us how to protect information from being lost when saved on the external hard drive:

1. Do not hit the ADATA external hard drive. It is hard or impossible for us to recover files even though with the help of data recovery software if they are lost from the portable hard disk drive due to the physical reason. For example, the external hard disk drive is divided into two or more parts, or the portable hard disk drive is damaged due to heat or corrosive liquid, or other possible physical corruption. So we should protect it from physical corruption.

2. Use the ADATA portable hard drive properly. There are a lot of data loss problems which come from improper usage to external hard drive. For example, we may plug the portable hard disk drive out of the computer directly or connect it to the computer when the computer is closed, or we may use the external hard drive when there is not enough power supply, or other incorrect action when use the external hard disk drive. We should be careful to use the portable hard drive properly to avoid unexpected error such as external hard drive not formatted.

3. Download and install anti-virus software on the ADATA external hard disk drive. It is better to download the anti-virus tool and launch it on the computer in order to against virus infection. One of the reasons of data lost from external hard drive is virus attacks. We can avoid the problem that files lost from portable hard drive because of the virus infection to it in that way.

4. Other similar way to protect information on the ADATA portable hard disk drive form being lost.

Condition to perform data recovery on ADATA external hard drive

Some people may wonder the condition on which can we perform data recovery after deleting files off ADATA external hard drive. Actually, we may be able to get the deleted files back as long as they have not been overwritten or corrupted in other way. So we should not use the portable hard drive until the data recovery finished.

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