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Reformatted WD portable external USB

Which kind of problem have you ever met when use the WD portable external USB? For example, the portable external USB is formatted and is formatted again later. Have you ever encountered such problem? And do you have any idea to restore lost information from the reformatted portable external USB? Actually, there is a chance for us to recover lost data after reformatting the portable external USB. We can ask data recovery software for help.

Case of reformatting the WD portable external USB

Are you familiar with WD portable external USB? I have one and it is reformatted now. I want to ask you guys for help to recover the lost data when the portable external USB is formatted again. Is there any possible way for me? Please tell me what I should do if you have ever met it and retrieve your losses successfully and totally. Those files saved on the portable external USB previously means a lot to me. Anyone can kindly help me? - Amanda from New York

How to recover files from the reformatted WD portable external USB with data recovery software

Data recovery software can help us get what we need from the reformatted WD portable external USB within a few minutes. We do not worry about not knowing how to perform, as it is easy to start and conduct. Here are the steps as follows to show us how to recover lost files from the reformatted portable external USB in detail:

Recover data from WD external hard disk

Preparation: Download and install data recovery software on your computer. Then, connect the WD external hard disk to the computer and run the software. Finally, you can select a proper recovery module.

1Download data recovery software and launch it on the computer.
2Plug the reformatted portable external USB into the exact computer.
3Run the data restoration tool on the computer and choose the recovery model and aim disk to scan.
4Preview contents after scanning and then pick up them to recover.

Way to protect data saved on the WD portable external USB

Though we can get lost files back after formatting the WD portable external USB again, it does not mean that we should ignore data loss sign when use the portable external USB. On the contrary, we should come up with ways to protect data saved on the portable external USB from being lost. What should we do then? Do you have any idea how to protect them? If it confuses you, the following suggestions may help you, to some extent. Here are some protections below:

1. The most basic one tip is to back up data. We should develop the habit to back up files which are important or useful regularly in daily life. But it is common for us to forget to back up them some times. We should always keep it in mind. The advantage of backup is that we can get what we have lost quickly and easily once they get lost. By the way, it is known to all that we should back up them on other storage devices but not the portable external USB on which they stored originally.

2. Use the WD portable external USB properly. It is one of the biggest reason of data loss that not to use the portable external USB correctly. For example, we plug the portable external USB out of computer directly and abruptly when we are writing files saved on it at the previous time, or bend the portable external USB and divide it into more than one parts, or other actions which are harmful to the portable external USB. Operations above should be avoided.

3. Download and install anti-virus software. We can not ensure that the WD portable external USB which we use will not be infected by virus and worms forever in the future, but we can guarantee it if we launch a tool which can against virus and other harmful matters, that is anti-virus software. It is not pleasant to lose data due to virus attacks and we can avoid it thanks to anti-virus software. So it is necessary to mount one.

4. Other similar or distinct protections to files on the WD portable external USB.

File types can be restored after reformatting WD portable external USB

Do you have question that which kind of files can be restored by data recovery tool after reformatting the WD portable external USB? It is normal to have such problem, but we have no need to worry about it at all. Nearly all types of files saved on portable external USB, such as movies, TVs, pictures, various kinds of documents, videos, audio files, and so forth, can be retrieved from the reformatted portable external USB with the help of data recovery program.

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