Accidentally formatted wd external hard disk (help)

I accidentally formatted my external hard disk when I connect it to my phone using a usb adapter. Is there anyway I can recover my files? Pls help. the hard disk contains very important data.

gOOgle … Data Recovery Software

optional, add “Free” to the search

Remember … you will need another hard drive to recover the data to eg. 1TB of lost data will need need 1TB of free space on a different hard drive to recover to.

I tried several free data recovery software but all of them only shows the deleted files, and unable to recover them unless I purchase the full version.
Do you have any other solutions?

i’ve tried “Recuva” Free version which does allow you the option to recover files without any purchase

I have successfully recovered my data with the help of Stellar Phoenix free data recovery software. You can also try this if you want to recover your data.

you don’t have a lot of data … do you :wink:


real “useable” cost is between $49 ~ $99

That must feel so terrible, oh no. It can be very upsetting to format a WD external hard drive by accident, especially because it contains work, pictures, or vital information. The instant you understand what occurred, it’s the type of event that makes you feel panicked. Users can try the BLR Data Recovery Tool to recover an accidentally formatted wd external hard disk. This software is suggested by my friend. It’s helpful for me to recover Windows data. Try the free demo edition of this application to learn more about the software.