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Reformatted hard drive data recovery
Have you ever been asked to reformat the hard disk drive? For example, we format the hard disk drive and then save new information on it. But system asks us to format the hard disk drive before we can use it when we try to open it to access files saved on it at the previous time. Most of us may have no idea what should be done at that time and do not know why the hard disk needs to be reformatted. Fortunately, we can try to recover those old data from the questionable hard disk drive.
Case of being asked to reformat the hard drive
I could not access files saved on the disk in drive E, because system asks me to reformat it at first. I formatted the hard disk drive one day ago when I can not open it to view its contents. But I did not know why the hard disk drive needs to be reformatted. What makes things worse is that I forgot to back up information stored on the problematic hard disk drive now. What I can do in that case? Can I view data stored on the hard disk drive previously? -Rajesh from New York
How to restore files from the reformatted hard disk drive with data recovery software
When the system ask us to format the hard disk drive again before we can use it, we can try to get the files needed saved on the disk at the previous time back if they are useful or vital. And the way is to use data recovery software. Here are the steps as follows to show us how to perform in detail:
Recover files from hard disk
Preparation: You can download and install the data recovery software on your computer. Then, you can run the software and choose a recovery module after entering the main interface of the software.
Problems related to data loss we may meet when use the hard drive
There are some problems we may meet when use the hard disk drive on the computer, but we need to save files and folders on it. One of the most common problems is that data stored on the hard disk drive is inaccessible. In other words, we lose files or folders saved on the hard drive at the old tome. For example, the hard disk drive needs to be reformatted before we can open it. The good news is that we can try to retrieve the original from the problematic hard disk drive with data recovery tool. Then what about other problems? Actually, we can perform data recovery in most other cases, too. Here are some of them below:
1. The hard disk drive turns to raw file system. It may is known to all of us that the raw file system is a kind of system error. And the hard disk drive is unusable when it is raw file system. As a result, we can not open the hard disk drive to access information stored on it at the original time. Can we access those files normally? The answer is yes, we can. The reason is that we can ask the data recovery program for help to restore them from the raw hard drive.
2. The hard disk drive is formatted by error. Other people or we may format the hard disk drive by accident sometimes. Consequently, there would not be anything remain on the hard drive after the format. What’s more, we can not see any one of them in the recycle bin after the format, either. The possible way to access those lost contents again is to try to retrieve them form the formatted hard disk drive under the help of data recovery tool.
3.The hard disk drive is infected by virus. One of the other problems we may meet when use hard disk drive to save data is the virus infection. Harmful matters such as virus and worms may be hidden in the contents which saved on the hard disk drive and then they may attack the hard disk. We can ask data restoration tool for help if there is no way to view files on the hard disk drive normally after the virus infection.
4. Other problems we may encounter when use the hard disk drive.
Memory devices are supported by data recovery tool
We may meet disk drive needs to be reformatted problem when access files saved on other storage devices, such as external hard disk drive, pen drive, various kinds of memory card, and so on. And we can ask data recovery program for help, too in that case.
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