File Recovery after Reformat

Data lost after drive reformat

Reformatting of hard drives is basically performed to change the file system. In a computer (and another storage device) file system is the way to organize the information about the location of each stored file and available free space. An incomplete reformatting process could result in data loss. During the reformatting process, you will get error messages when any file on the drive is being used and you are interrupted. Moreover, even the power surge problem or system shut down might interrupt the reformatting process and thereby lead to data loss.

Files can be retrieved even after reformatting the drives

Yes, it is true that it is easily possible to get back data after formatting or reformatting the storage drives until and unless they are overwritten by the new file. Whenever you reformat the drive, the previous data reside in the same drive space, though they remain invisible at the user end. The data stored on a disk is not completely erased when you format the hard drive, only the table that holds the address of all the files is erased. The data still exists on the hard drive and it can be recovered with the help of professional file recovery tools like My File Recovery.

Everything that you should know about the My File Recovery software

My File Recovery is a proficient tool that is built using the rigorous scan engine that scans the reformatted hard drive and fetches all data from it. This program works with storage drives that are formatted with any disk file system- FAT, exFAT, NTFS, and others. Apart from system hard disks, it can also regain formatted or reformatted data from a wide range of drives such as- external HDD, SSD, iPods, USB drives, memory cards, and so on from various brands. Check now the steps to perform file recovery from the Transcend memory card with ease.

This program uses unique signatures to identify and recover the file (more than 300) including documents, email archives, spreadsheets, ZIP archives, PDF files, and other important files. Check how to use My File Recovery as a Word document file recovery tool. You can install this software on any edition on Windows and Macintosh machine and start retrieving files after various data loss disasters. When the tool finishes scan on the reformatted drive, it displays a preview of the regained file items in two different layouts.

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Steps to recover data after reformatting the hard drive

Step 1: Launch the My File Recovery program on your system and connect the reformatted hard disk to it.

Step 2: Opt Recover Files option on the main screen.

Step 3: Browse the reformatted drive for scanning and click on the Scan icon.

Figure 1: Main Screen

Step 4: The tool starts unformatting the hard drive.

Figure 2: Scanning for files

Step 5: A list of retrieved file items appear on the preview screen.

Figure 3: Recovery results

Step 6: You can now preview the regained files and pick the required files for saving.

Figure 4: Preview Window

Step 7: Specify a destination drive location to save the files retrieved from the reformatted drive. Press on the Save button.

Figure 5: Save Recovered Files

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