To back up data, the external hard disk could be your first choice.
But sometimes the situation thataccidentally turned external hard drive to recovery diskand lose all data in it might occur.
Mistakenly converted the external hard drive to ESD-USB?
Now, read this post to know how to recover lost files and revert the ESD-USB drive to normal.
Accidentally turned external hard drive to recovery disk will cause the external hard disk to lose all data.
This usually happens due to lack of knowledge.
After this happening, how to recover data and fix the external drive becomes your first concern.
Furthermore, it can save data lost due to formatting, deleting, partition loss and some other reasons.
MiniTool Power Data Recovery supports Windows 10/8.1/8/7, we suggest you use the trial edition to have a try.
You should notice that it is not supported to save the scan results.
nudge the button below to get the software.
To restore data after accidentally turned external hard drive to recovery disk, which recovery module should be used?
So, we chooseThis PCmode to recover lost data from the external disk.
Now just follow the step-by-step tutorial.
That is to say, you may never get the lost data back.
Step 1: Launch this tool and enterThis PCinterface by default.
Then pick the external hard disk, after that, clickScanor double-poke the external hard disk to continue.
The scanning time depends on the capacity of your data in it.
The more data it has, the longer it costs.
select theSettingsbutton and then check the file types you want to recover from the pop-out window.
After that, click onOKbutton to close this window.
Step 2: When the scan is finished, found partitions will be displayed in this interface.
It contains all the found files.
Then you’re gonna wanna pick the files you want.
kindly note that the tool will only display 10 partitions.
Then it will be a little difficult to find the certain files you want if there is no help.
Fortunately, this tool has set some features to help you find your needed files quickly.
These buttons can help you to lock the target quickly.
Just select them and follow the prompts to perform operations.
The function ofPathbutton is to display the files you are looking for according to the specific path.
The function ofTypeis to show the files by jot down.
Also, you might useShow Lost Filesbutton to let the program only display lost files for you.
Filterbutton is built to filter the found files by filename, size, date and so on.
ThePreviewbutton is used to preview a text or image file from the scan result.
Only the file which is smaller than 20 MB is allowed to be previewed.
you’ve got the option to use this feature to check the file you want.
Step 3: After selecting the target files, clickSaveto get lost files back.
Remember: do not save it to the same path in case of overwriting.
hey note that the trial edition is not supposed to save recovered data.
If you want get these data back, hey update it to an advanced edition.
its time to figure out how to restore external hard drive to its full capacity.
As a result, there will be an unallocated space.
However, you cant create a partition on it before recovering data in case of overwriting.
MiniTool Partition Wizard Free Edition is a partition manager for home and home office users.
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The step-by-step guide will be shown as follows.
Or it’s possible for you to chooseDeletefrom the drop-down list after clickingPartitionfrom the menu bar.
Whats more, you’re able to right-press the target partition and then chooseDeletefrom the pop-up menu.
After this operation, an unallocated space shows on the external hard disk.
Now its time to make the disk available again.
It is also really easy.
Just follow the below steps to have a try.
After choosing all options, clickOKto continue.
Have you ever encountered a hard drive only shows half capacity in Windows 10?
Now, in this post, we will tell you how to deal with this issue effectively.
To create a Windows recovery drive, a storage equipment is required.
What more, creating a recovery disk requires at least 8GB.
MiniTool ShadowMaker is afree backup softwarewhich can provide professional backup solutions to protect your data.
Tip 2: Once your data is already lost because improper operations, do not overwrite the data.
If you have any useful solutions, you could also share with us.
