External Hard Drive Recovery Software

Recover Data from External Hard Drive

Did you accidentally overwrite or format your external hard drive containing a backup of your files or your favorite movie? The data is far from lost, as it can still recover external hard drive data using Remo Recover software. The user- friendly interface of Remo External Hard Drive Recovery software makes it extremely easy for you to restore data from these removable devices both on Windows and Mac.

Features

Remo Recover (Windows)

• Recover deleted / lost data from accidentally formatted / re-formatted / corrupt external hard drive
• Recover deleted files from external hard drive that has been re-partitioned
• Restore files overwritten due to accidental re-imaging of the external hard drive
• Retrieve external hard drive data based on various parameters like date, extension, size and file name
• Recover data from FAT16, FAT32, NTFS, NTFS5, ExtFAT formatted partitions / drives
• The recovered data can be saved to CD / DVD or to any other accessible drive

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Remo Recover (Mac)

• Recover data from deleted / missing volumes on a external hard drive
• Volume scanning engines help to recover data from accidentally formatted volumes
• Recover external hard drive data from Mac volumes that do not mount or fail to mount
• Universal Binary application that supports both Intel and PowerPC Mac platforms
• The recovered data can be sorted on the basis of name, size, date  and file type
• Add / edit new signatures for files, which are not listed

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External hard drive data loss scenarios

Accidentally formatted / re-formatted external hard drive – The external hard drive is primarily a hard drive, with the only difference that it uses an USB casing or a FireWire interface which is absent in a regular hard drive. As the external hard disk also contains different partitions, there are chances that you might accidentally format or re-format the external hard drive resulting in loss of data.

Loss of data due to incomplete transfer process – As the external hard drive is primarily used to take backup, or to store large files, there is a lot of data transfer that is involved. Power surge or improper shutdown of the computer during transfer of data may lead to data loss from the external HDD. 

Re-partitioning the external hard drive leading to data loss – At times when there is a need to re-partition the external hard drive, there are chances that you might re-partition the external hard drive without taking the necessary backup leading to data loss.

Overwriting data on the external hard drive – External hard drive plays an important role in backup of data and many users saves a disk image of their hard drive on their external hard drive. However, there are instances when the user ends up saving a disk image twice on the external hard drive, but midway through the process realizes the mistake and halts the process, leading to partial overwriting. External hard drive restoration is possible in such circumstances

How to Recover External Hard Drive Data?

Step 1: Download and install the free demo version of Remo Recover (Windows) software

Step 2: Launch the software from the Start Menu, or by double-clicking the shortcut on the desktop

Step 3: The main screen is displayed as shown in Figure 1. From the main screen, select the “Recover Partitions / Drives” option as shown in Figure 1.

Step 4: Select “Formatted / Reformatted Recovery” option to recover data from the formatted partition as shown in Figure 2

Step 5: The list of detected logical drives is displayed. Select the logical drive from which data is to be recovered as shown in Figure 3

Step 6: Once you click on “Next” the software starts scanning the selected drive as shown in Figure 4

Step 7: Once the scanning process is completed, the recovered data can be viewed using File Type View / Data View option as shown in Figure 5

Step 8: Use the "Preview" option to view recovered data prior to saving it as shown in Figure 6

Step 9:  Use the “Save Recovery Session” option to save the scanned information as shown in Figure 7

Step 10: Once you are satisfied with the recovery results you can purchase the software and Select "Open Recovery Session" to continue with saving process as shown in Figure 8

Step 11: Once you click on "Next", you will get an option to save the recovered data either on a drive or on CD / DVD as shown in figure 9

How to Restore Data from External Hard Drive?

Step 1: Download and install the demo version of Remo Recover (Windows) software

Step 2: Launch the application by double-clicking the shortcut on the desktop or from the Start Menu

Step 3: The main screen is displayed as shown in Figure 1. From the main screen, select the “Recover Partitions / Drives” option as shown in Figure 1

Step 4:  Select the “Partition Recovery” option to recover deleted / lost partition as shown in Figure 2

Step 5: A new window now displays the detected physical drive as shown in Figure 3

Step 6: Select the physical drive from which the lost partition needs to be recovered, and click on “Next” to begin the scanning process as shown in Figure 4

Step 7: The list of found partitions / drives will be displayed on completion of the scanning process, as shown in Figure 5

Step 8: Select the appropriate drives / partitions from the ones that are displayed in the drive list and click “Next” as shown in Figure 6

Step 10: To perform an additional search for files on the basis of their unique signatures you can select the appropriate file types. You can also skip this process to continue with normal deep scanning as shown in Figure 7

Step 11: The software starts scanning the selected drive as shown in Figure 8

Step 12: The recovered data can be viewed using “File Type View” / “Data View” option as shown in figure 9 You can preview recovered data prior to saving it as shown in figure 9

Step 13: You can Preview recovered data prior to saving it as shown in figure 10

Step 14: The “Save Recovery Session” option lets you save the scanned information that can be used when you resume the recovery process as shown in figure 11

Make use of Remo Recover (Mac) to recover external hard drive on Mac

Note: Avoid installing external hard drive recovery software or saving any recovered files on the drive or partition, which contains deleted / lost data. This may overwrite the deleted / lost data leading to permanent data loss

Note: If the external hard drive is not detected with the USB port, remove the external hard drive from the USB casing, and connect it using the IDE / SATA port to continue with the data recovery process