subject: Can recover lost data from formatted hard drive? [print this page] Can recover lost data from formatted hard drive?
I have formatted my hard drive to make the system perform faster. After formatting I realized that I formatted my hard drive without making any back of my valuable files. Is there any solution for this?
Don't worry; it is easy to recover formatted hard drive with the help of a good formatted hard drive recovery software. When you do hard drive format, only the pointers to the files are deleted from the file directory. files do not get removed completely from the hard drive. The operating system marks the space occupied by the files as free space available for saving or storing new files. The lost/deleted files still remain in the drive till it gets overwritten by new data. The recovery software helps to recover data from formatted hard drives.
Tips :
Immediately stop using the hard drive till you successfully restore data from the formatted hard drive.
Do not try to install any new data recovery utility to the formatted hard drive because this could lead to overwriting of your lost data by new files.
Do not attempt to restart the hard drive after format as this could lead to permanent data loss.
Tips for selecting a recovery software:
Search the internet to select a good format hard drive recovery software. Before buying the software, ensure the utility can retrieve data from partitions, re-partitioned and re-formatted hard disk drive. Make sure the utility is able to restore data from various file formats and from various data loss scenarios. A software that allows you to preview the recovered files makes data recovery faster and efficient. Always download the demo version of the program to verify the capability of the tool in recovering deleted data from formatted hard drive.
