Data Recovery

Fix various kinds of problems on computer disk/memory card/usb/flash

Sunday, November 30, 2014

External hard disk data recovery after formatted


Some of us become panic after formatting the external hard disk by accident, because there have been saved a lot of files and folders on the portable hard drive at the previous time. They may think that they must have lost all contents from the formatted portable hard disk. It is true that files and folders saved on the external hard disk are erased due to the formatting action. But they do not know there is a chance for us to get lost files back from the formatted external hard disk.

Thursday, November 27, 2014

Data recovery after formatting external USB drive



The external USB drive may be formatted some times. Do you have any idea how to get lost files back? Is there any possible way for me to retrieve lost files from the formatted external USB drive? Actually, we can perform data recovery after formatting external USB disk? What we can do is to ask data recovery software for help.

Tuesday, November 25, 2014

USB stick data recovery after being formatted


Do you have the habit to carry a USB stick when go out? It is very useful for us to store files on the USB stick, because it is easy to carry. What is the pen stick is formatted? Do you know the data recovery after format the pen stick? It means that we can get lost files back from the formatted pen stick. Is it true? Absolutely it is true. Here are its steps to restore lost information from the USB stick after formatting it:

Sunday, November 23, 2014

External hard disk drive become raw file system error



External hard disk drive is raw file system when using chkdsk? Generally speaking, we can not open it when the external hard disk drive becomes raw file system. We need to format the external hard disk drive if we want to keep using it. But the problem is we will lose files saved on the external hard disk drive at the previous time if it is formatted. As a matter of fact, we lose them when the external hard disk drive is raw.

Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Micro SD card, micro CF card data recovery after being formatted



Have you ever used micro SD card? Micro SD card is the derivative product of SD card, which is one kind of memory card, like SM card, CF card, MMC card, XD picture card, memory stick, and so forth. We can store a lot of files and folders on the micro SD card with convenient and quickness. But we may make mistake that format the micro SD card accidentally. We would get that all contents saved on the micro SD card at the previous time have been lost. We need to perform micro SD card data recovery after format if those lost files are important.

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

SD card data recovery after format


I formatted my micro SD memory card  because the micro SD card says unformatted error last night. I have thought of ways to unformat it all the night and I have no idea till now. There are many important files on the SD card. I can not lose them and need to recover them within two days. Anyone can help me?  -Andy from LA

Sunday, November 16, 2014

USB drive needs to be formatted error



Some times we may meet such a disappointed thing that can not use the USB drive, which means that the USB drive needs to be formatted before we can use it. The prompt may be USB drive is unformat do you want to format it now? Running CHKDSK, it says CHKDSK is not available for RAW drives. In that case, it seems we have no choice but to format that problematic USB drive if we want to keep using it. The good news is that though we have to format that drive, we do not need to worry about data saved on it previously. Actually, we can restore those files from the unformatted USB drive and then format it.

Thursday, November 13, 2014

Formatted External USB Stick/Drive Data Recovery



My external USB stick is formatted by myself accidentally. I feel terrible now, because there are many useful and important files saved on it. I will not be happy if they are lost forever. So I want urgently to get them back now. I think I am a little crazy now. No one around me can help me recover my losses, so I hope one of you can help me retrieve what I have lost. Any help will be appreciated. Thank you any way.  –Mike from New York

Tuesday, November 11, 2014

External hard disk drive data recovery after format


In the past, people have to hold piles of files when go out. But now we just need to carry an external hard disk drive with us. But it would be a huge loss if the external hdd was formatted accidentally or intentionally. As we all know, all files saved on the external hard disk drive would be erased if it was formatted. Is it possible to get them back? The answer is certainly yes now. We have the ability to start external drive format recovery to get what we need back form the formatted external hard disk drive.

Sunday, November 9, 2014

External hard disk raw error need to be formatted



Disk is not formatted; do you want to format it now? Or you have to format the disk in drive O before you can use it. Do you want to format it now? Those are two similar prompt above which means the external hard disk raw error when can not use it normally. In this situation, the file system of the external hard drive will show RAW. It seems that there is no way but to format it if we want to use that drive again. It is right, to a certain extent. But there is another thing need our attention. How to access data saved on that unformatted external hard disk? No matter we format it or not format the raw external hard disk, it seems that we can not view data saved on it previously. Fortunately, we can retrieve data form the raw external hard disk.

Thursday, November 6, 2014

External Hard Disk Format Recovery



No matter we format the external hard disk accidentally or intentionally, the result would not be changed which is all data saved on it would be lost. It seems a huge loss for us, especially the lost information is very important or precious. Only if those lost files could be got back. Now the dream come true that we can restore what we need form the external hard disk after formatting it. Here is a hard disk formatted case as follows:

Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Unformat USB Drive Data Recovery



You need to format the disk in drive R before you can use it. Do you want to format it now? Have you ever met such prompt when use the USB drive? It need to be formatted may due to some reasons, and we can not open to use it if do not format it. We can not view data saved on the USB drive at the previous time, nor can we store new information on it on that case.

We can save new data on that USB drive if format it, but the problem is that we still can not access those original files. It is very annoying for us, especially those inaccessible files are very vital and crucial. Today we’ll discuss how to access those contents after the USB drive shows unformat problem. Namely unformat USB drive data recovery.

Firstly, we can restore files useful form the unformatted USB drive.

Secondly, we can format the problematic USB drive to save new information on it.

How to restore data form the unformatted USB drive

In order to access files on the unformatted USB drive, we just need five steps simply:

Step1. Download the data recovery software and install it on the computer.

Step2. Plug the USB drive which is not formatted into the same computer, too.

Step3. Open the data restoration program and choose the recovery model and aim disk to scan.

Step4. We can preview the contents displayed in the list after the scan. Preview them and pick up the needed to recover.

Step5. Select one of the computer hard disks as the location to save files to be retrieved.

The USB drive not formatted error is the USB drive raw problem, in other words. Formatting can help us solve that problem and then we can use it normally. But we should get needed files at first if those contents are very important. What’s more, if we need to raw external hard disk recovery, raw memory card data recovery, we can also ask the data recovery for help.
You can also use the the data recovery software to unformat memory card and get back photos from memory card, formatted SD card.

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Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Data recovery after formatting



It is possible for us to recover data after formatting. For example, we can recover data after formatting the external hard disk, and we also can recover data after formatting the memory card, restore files after reformatting SD card by mistake and we can also restore files form other formatted storage devices. Why can we retrieve those lost files? The reason is that those original files are not erased due to the formatting operation. They are still saved on the storage devices, but we can not see them. What’s more, we can store new data on it after being formatted, because system regards that space as free. Those new contents may overwrite files seems lost.

What we should know is that we have no chance to get those original files back once they are overwritten by new data. So if there are files important or precious saved on the hard disk or other storage devices, we should not save any new content on it after format it. The first thing we should do is to retrieve the lost information. And we can store new files on it after all needed have been restored.

How to recover data form formatted storage devices

Here are the steps as follows to recover lost data after formatting the storage device:

Step1. Download and install the data recovery software on the computer.
Step2. Connect the formatted storage devices to the computer. Some storage devices, such as memory card, can not be connected to the computer directly, so we need a card reader at that time.
Step3. Run the data restoration program on the computer. Choose the recovery model and aim disk to scan.
Step4. Wait some minutes patiently and preview the contents in the list after the scan, and then pick up the needed to recover.
Step5. Select one of the computer hard disks available as the location to store files to be retrieved.

Data recovery after formatting can work to external hard disk, hard disk, phone internal memory, USB stick, SD card, CF card, MMC card, memory stick, and other kinds of storage devices after being formatted. You can recover photos videos from memory card, external and other device. You can perform format recovery no matter you format by mistake or due to unformatted error on microSD card, CF card, or other device.

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Sunday, November 2, 2014

Raw Seagate external hard disk data recovery



Raw files system is a kind of system error. We need to fix the Seagate external hard disk if it turns to raw. The problem is that we can not open the raw external hard disk, not to mention view files saved on it at the previous time or store new data on it. The way to solve the Seagate external hard disk raw problem is to format it. And then we can convert it to normal system which we want. But if there are files useful and crucial still saved on that problematic external hard disk, we should start data recovery at first.