External hard drived crashed

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boazoland Posts 34 Registration date Friday 5 October 2012 Status Member Last seen 28 March 2017 - 11 Jan 2015 à 01:10
Ambucias Posts 47311 Registration date Monday 1 February 2010 Status Moderator Last seen 15 February 2023 - 17 Jan 2015 à 07:30
hello dude,
My external is crashed am not able to open unless i format it and is
now formatted how do i recover them.
i have lost very important files.

Thanks..

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Ambucias Posts 47311 Registration date Monday 1 February 2010 Status Moderator Last seen 15 February 2023 11,166
11 Jan 2015 à 16:52
Hi

Usually, after formatting, all data is erased, but you can try this free recovery tool called Recuva:

https://ccm.net/downloads/security-and-maintenance/5003-recuva/
nottingham2014 Posts 1 Registration date Saturday 17 January 2015 Status Member Last seen 17 January 2015
17 Jan 2015 à 07:14
Well External Hard Drive Data Recovery is not a big deal, just show it to a professional data recovery agent and it can be solved.
Ambucias Posts 47311 Registration date Monday 1 February 2010 Status Moderator Last seen 15 February 2023 11,166
17 Jan 2015 à 07:30
You obviously never tried Recuva which is freeware!