Recover Files after Format Computer Drive
How to recover files after I have formatted my computer drive?
How can I recover my files after formatting the hard drive on my computer?
When you encounter this issue, you have to verify three things.
1. Do you have a backup of your data?
If you have one, you can directly copy your data from the backup. But, unfortunately, if you do not have one, you should verify the second thing.
2. What kinds of format operations have you performed, quick format or full format?
Generally, there are two kinds of formatting operations: the quick format and full format.
If you’ve done a quick format, you still have chances to restore your files. Because quick format only marks the original data as empty space, the data is still there waiting for the new data.
But if you’ve performed the full format, you may have lost the data permanently. Because full format always leaves zeros to every sector of the formatted drive, which make it impossible to restore the data. The only thing you may do is merely to ask an expert to take a chance.
3. Do you select a satisfying recovery program?
A satisfying and convincing program can restore your data as much as possible. However, a disappointed and terrible one not only cannot retrieve your data, it may also cause data loss again. Therefore, you should be far more careful.
If you are still hesitant about it, you’d better read more related articles as a reference, such as “Tested Data Recovery Freeware”, “External Hard Disk Is now RAW File System”, and “Free to Recover Photos and Videos from Formatted Memory Card”, etc.
PS:
1. You should never use this drive again before you have restored your data in case of overwriting.
2. You should always perform the quick format option as you have to format your drive.
3. You should put the recovered data on another drive to avoid recovery failure.
(You can get farther information of this topic: How to recover files after I have formatted my computer?)
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