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Unformat USB Hard Disk
Do you want to recover data from formatted USB hard disk? Are you troubled with the unformatted USB hard disk? You may want to deal with that problem as soon as possible if there are files useful saved on the USB hard disk previously. How to fix it then? There are two aims as we all know. One is to get back the inaccessible information. The other is to make the USB hard disk usable again. What is the right step? In fact, you should retrieve the lost data with data recovery software from the unformatted USB hard disk and then format it after all needed files being restored.
Case of encountering an unformatted USB hard disk
I have no idea how to access those files saved on the USB hard disk, because it can not be opened no matter which way I use. What makes things worse, system show the USB hard disk need to be formatted before I can use it. I know that data will be erased immediately if I choose to format the USB hard disk. Is there any way for me to view that information on the unformatted USB hard disk again? Anyone could kindly help me? By the way, I have not operated any thing on it. –Lisa from Manhattan
How to get back information from USB hard disk which is not formatted with data recovery software
It will not cost much of your time and energy to get those inaccessible files and folders from the unformatted USB hard disk with data recovery software. The powerful data recovery tool could help you retrieve the lost data quickly and easily. Here are its guiding steps as follows to show you how to perform:
Recover data from formatted USB hard disk
Preparation: Download and install data recovery software on your computer. Then, plug the USB hard disk to the computer and run the software. Finally, you can select a proper recovery module.
Way to protect files saved on the USB hard disk from being lost
It is really a disaster if we happen to lose the useful and important files from USB hard disk accidentally but have no idea how to get them back. Some consequences maybe you can not bear. So it is important to protect information saved on the USB hard disk from being lost even though knowing that lost data could be restored by data retrieval program and how to act. Here are some precautions against data loss cases below:
1. Back up the vital and valuable information usually. Backup could solve your data loss problem quickly and easily no matter what kind of data loss situations you meet, such as data is deleted, USB hard disk is formatted or infected by virus and worms. You can view those files from backup within a few minute. So please develop the habit to back up important information. You can back up them on computer hard disks or other storage devices and media.
2. Do not save the harmful software and files on the USB hard disk. Some people like to install the software and save files on the USB hard disk after downloading. It is ok if those contents are safe. But they may lead to the virus infection trouble if those software and files come from unhealthy or abnormal websites. Software like adware, malware and others may contain virus which would attack the USB hard disk.
3. Be careful if you intend to perform operations on the USB hard disk. You may want to change the information which has been saved on the USB hard disk already, such as rename it, copy it, and so forth. But you may click on the wrong button by accident, such as format all or delete all button, which cause you lose all the files on it. So be careful. What’s more, think twice before delete files or format the USB hard disk. Perform it until make it sure that there is no crucial information on it.
Other kinds of storage devices may fixed by data recovery tool after being unformatted
Like USB hard disk, other storage devices or media also may meet the unformatted problem because of some reasons. So what is the way to get back inaccessible information from those storage devices that need to be formatted before normal using? Don't worry, as all of them could be fixed by data recovery program. It could retrieve all the lost files from those unformatted storage devices as long as they have not been overwritten. Here are some storage devices as follows: Pen drive, memory card [Smart Media(SM), Compact Flash (CF), Multi Media Card (MMC), Secure Digital (SD), Memory Stick, and XD-Picture Card (XD)]
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