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Reformatted Toshiba Hard Disk Data Recovery
Have you ever reformatted your Toshiba hard disk? You may reformat it for some certain reasons. For example, some people may hold the situation could be returned to that the hard disk before being formatted by reformatting it. In other words, they want to get lost files back. But unfortunately, it does not work after formatting the hard disk again. The matters we are concerned about may be how to restore data form the reformatted hard disk at that time. We can retrieve them, in fact.
Case of reformatting the Toshiba hard disk
I reformatted my Toshiba hard disk to see whether there is some change compared with formatting it once. What a ridiculous action now I have realized. It seems that there is nothing added or reduced after the hard disk being formatted again. I formatted the hard disk by mistake at the first time, so I have to get files saved on that drive back. Those contents are precious and vital for my life. Is there any possible way for me to retrieve them? And suggestion would be appreciated. –Ben from LA
How to retrieve data form the reformatted Toshiba hard disk with data recovery software
We should not be panic if we format the Toshiba hard disk at the second time, because we have the ability to get the lost information back. What we can do at first is to ask the data recovery tool for help, as it can help us complete the recovery. Here are the steps as follows to teach us recover data with the data recovery program form the reformatted hard disk:
Recover data from reformatted Toshiba hard disk
Preparation: Download and install data recovery software on your computer. Then, you can run the data recovery software and select a proper recovery module.
Way to protect data form being lost when saved on the Toshiba hard disk
It is a huge disaster for people who lose files due to formatting or deletion or other events but have no idea how to get them back. This passage will help them restore the needed lost information form the hard disk with data recovery tool. Though those losses could be retrieved, it is still necessary for us to get how to protect the original data form being lost. Here are some guiding protections as follows:
1. Download and install anti-virus software on the computer. The hard disk may be infected by virus and worms if there are files saved on it contain them. We will lose those original contents on the hard disk if it is infected by virus. The possible data loss situations are: the whole files become messy codes, some or all contents are erased directly, the hard disk turns to raw. So it is necessary to launch anti-virus on the computer to protect it from being infected by virus.
2. Do not write the information frequently. It is easiest for us to get files which are changed least after being stored on the hard disk back with the data recovery software. If there is no need to write to change those contents, it is better not to write them often. But it does not mean we can not retrieve files which are write many times after being lost, there is still chance.
3. Back up files. We can get lost files back though do not know the data recovery tool if we have backup. We can back up useful or important files on other disks or other storage devices in case of losing them. We can restore them after losing them quickly and safely. So it is necessary for us to back up them.
4. Other related protections. For example, think twice before deleting files or formatting the hard disk.
Other storage devices can be supported by data recovery tool after being reformatted
Except from hard disk, we also need to save files on other storage devices. Such as we use the SD card to the phone to expand its internal memory, or plug the memory stick into the camera to store more pictures, and so on. What should we do if we happen to reformat those storage devices? Actually, data recovery software can work for them, too. For example, external hard disk, USB stick, memory card(including SD card, CF card, TF card, MMC card, XD picture card, memory stick, and so on), and others.
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