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Unformat WD Portable External USB
Do you have any idea how to deal with the portable external USB unformat problem? It seems that there is no other way but to format the portable external USB. It is right to some extent if you want to fix the unformatted portable external USB usable again. But there will be nothing on the repaired portable external USB, all files and folders saved on it have been lost. Fortunately there is a better way to solve this problem. We can recover the inaccessible files firstly and then format the problematic portable external USB.
Case of WD portable external USB not being formatted
It is so strange that my WD portable external USB became unformat this morning, and I was prompted that you need to format the disk in drive O before you can use it, do you want to format it now. Messages above appeared when I double clicked the portable external USB drive on the computer. Then I do not perform any operation on the portable external USB because I do not know what to do. There are many important files on the portable external USB. Should I format the external hard disk drive? -Bob from LA
How to get back lost data from the unformatted portable external USB with data recovery software
Data recovery software could retrieve the lost information from the portable external USB not formatted. So we can retrieve what we need form the unformatted portable external USB at first with data recovery tool and then format it. We may not be able restore all needed if format the portable external USB firstly. Here are the steps below:
Recover data from WD portable hard disk
Preparation: Download and install data recovery software on your computer. Then, connect the WD portable hard disk to the computer and run the software. Finally, you can select a proper recovery module.
Proper usage to portable external USB in order to avoid data loss trouble
The reason that portable external USB turn to RAW file system and unformat may because of the incorrect usage to portable external USB drive. What's more, the improper usage to portable external USB also may lead to other unpleasant situations that lead to information lost from portable external USB. So it is necessary to use the portable external USB drive correctly. Here is some guidance as follows:
1. Do not plug and unplug the portable external USB drive into computer frequently. The frequent plug-and-unplug action may damage the portable external USB and files and folders saved on it. Computer may not be able to recognize the portable external USB, information on it may be lost, or other terrible result if you perform such behavior. So try to avoid it.
2. Plug the portable external USB drive into the computer when it is completely opened. It is not proper to insert the portable external USB to the computer when it is closed or not ready to work. Information saved on the portable external USB may be damaged and be lost if you connect it to the computer on such condition more than often.
3. Put the portable external USB in a safe place. Do not put the portable external USB drive casually when do not use it. it should be put in a place away from physical damage, because it is hard to get files back from the physically corrupted portable external USB no matter what tool you ask help for. Try to keep it in mind.
4. Try to not insert the portable external USB to public computer. There are many people use the public computers. As a result, the security of them can not be guaranteed. There may be virus and worms or other harmful matters contain in those computers and attack the portable external USB when they are contacted. The most common consequence is that data on it is lost.
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Storage devices that may meet unformat problem
Portable external USB can not be inserted to some kind of digital devices such as phones, MP3 players, and so forth. So we need other kind of storage devices except from portable external USB drive. But all of them also may get in unformat trouble. There are some of them as follows: Smart Media(SM), Compact Flash (CF), Multi Media Card (MMC), Secure Digital (SD), Memory Stick, XD-Picture Card (XD).
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