For instance you can not create a file larger than 4GB so if you plan on putting non compressed full length movies on your drive, you should probably not use Fat 32. HFS = Apple/Mac: HFS is the format you should use if your data was was created by a Apple/Mac machine and you intend on using it primarily with an Apple/Mac.įat 32: Fat 32 can be used by Windows and Apple/Mac but Fat 32 format has limitations.
A Mac can read the data from an NTFS drive but you can't write to an NTFS drive with a Mac. NFTS = Windows: NTFS is the format you should use if your data was created with a windows machine and will continue to be used by a windows machine. Step 6: Format the external drive to your desired format. Source drive: The drive your recovering data from.ĭestination drive: The drive your recovering the data to.
If the computer you are using has enough free space you can save the data to its hard drive but never attempt to save the recovered data back to the source drive. Make sure the destination drive that you plan to save your recovered data to has enough free space to save your recovered files to. Step 5: Connect an external hard drive to your computer that you can save your recovered data to or make sure you have enough free space on the computer you are using to recover your files.
If you believe your hard drive is logically failed, you deleted or formated your drive accidentally or simply want to continue the recovery attempt yourself with software regardless of the risk, continue to the next step. Call 1-86 or Submit a Case Online and get an instant quote for our in-lab data recovery service right now. If you believe your drive is physically failed or failing, we recommend using our in lab data recovery service. Here we use the most advanced hardware based data recovery equipment, techniques and technology in our class 100 clean room environment to ensure the best possible chance of a successful recovery of your data. Option 2: You can send your drive directly to our lab where our world leading data recovery engineers will work to recover your important files. Every data recovery software company explicitly states this fact and warns you not use their software to attempt recovery of a physical failed or failing hard drive. Data recovery software is designed to recover data from logically failed drives or situations where you accidentally deleted data or formated your media device. Option 1: Data recovery software is not designed to recover data from physically failed or physical failing hard drives. You have two logical choices: You can try data recovery software or you can contact us to help you successfully recover your files and greatly increase the chances of a successful recovery. The answer to that question should determine how you proceed from here.
This is where you need to ask yourself a serious question: How does it affect me, my business and the people around me if I lose the files on this hard drive forever? This will likely make some or all of your data completely unrecoverable very quickly. This is a serious problem and continued attempts to access your data or power on your hard drive will cause additional stress and likely lead to more head crashes. This type of failure is usually caused by failed or failing read / write heads and/or damaged sectors caused by the heads of your hard drive crashing on the platters during drive operation. If your drive is recognized but you have no access to your data or your computer crashes or freezes when you attempt to open your files, your drive is very likely mechanically failing and you need to shut it off immediatly to prvent further damage or complete data loss. Make sure the media device you are transferring your data to has enough free space to fit all of your files. If it does, you need to transfer your data to your computers hard drive or to an external hard drive. If your drive is recognized, click on it to see if it will open and allow you to access your files.