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Recover deleted files from LaCie External Hard Drive (LaCie external data recovery)

We may store files on the LaCie external hard drive if we have used it. But what if data on the portable hard disk drive is deleted by error? We may think it is not a big deal if those lost files are not that important or crucial. But what if they are useful or precious? Actually, we do not need to worry about it, either. The reason is that we may be able to get the deleted information back from the external hard disk drive with the help of data recovery software.

Example of data on the LaCie external hard drive is deleted

My documents on the LaCie external hard drive were deleted by my little brother the other day. What should I do if I do not want to lose those files? Actually, all of them are vital and crucial, so I can not stand losing any of them at all. I have tried to find them in the recycle bin, but unfortunately, there is nothing. I have no other way to get the lost data back and can you kindly help me recover those deleted files and folders? By the way, most of the files are word documents. –Angus from Utah

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

We can try to use data recovery tool to get the deleted information back from the LaCie external hard drive on which the lost data saved at the previous time if those files are important. There are five steps we need to perform, in fact. And here are the 5 steps to deleted data recovery as follows:

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.

1Download and install the data recovery software on the computer.
2Connect the LaCie external hard disk drive whose data is deleted to the same computer.
3Operate the data recovery tool on the computer and choose the recovery model and aim disk to scan.
4Preview the contents in the list after the scan and then select the information needed to recover.

Various data loss problems we may meet when use LaCie external hard drive

There are some other situations in which we may need to perform data recovery if those lost files are valuable when use the LaCie external hard disk drive. For example, in the case of formatting the portable hard drive. We may format the external hard drive by mistake and then lose all contents saved on it at the old time. Is it possible to get the lost data back from the formatted external hard disk drive with data recovery program? Actually, we can perform data recovery with data restoration program in most data loss cases. Here are some of them below:

1. The LaCie external hard drive is formatted by accident or by intention. After formatting the external hard disk drive, we will lose all files and folders stored on the portable hard drive previously. It is terrible to format it by mistake if those files on the external hard disk drive are useful. Fortunately, we may be able to get them back from the formatted portable hard disk drive under the help of data recovery tool.

2. The LaCie external hard disk drive is infected by virus. We may lose all or part of files on the portable hard disk drive if it is infected by virus and worms. For example, the information on the external hard disk drive may become messy codes, or the portable hard drive can not be opened, or the data on the external hard disk drive just get disappeared, or other problems we may meet. Data recovery program is also helpful in this case.

3. The LaCie portable hard disk drive shows raw file system. What we can do when the external hard disk drive become raw file system? Do you have any idea? Actually, we can not view contents saved on the portable hard drive when it is raw though we can open to use it after formatting it. We need to ask data recovery software for help if we have to read those old files on the raw external hard disk drive.

4. Other logical data loss situations we may meet when use the LaCie external hard disk drive.

Storage devices can be performed data recovery

We may also use other storage devices such as SD card, MMC card, CF card, TF card, XD picture card and other kind of memory card, hard disk drive, USB flash drive and other memory devices in daily life. What we should know is that we can also perform adapt recovery after deleting files on them.

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