Recovering Files After Format

Formatted your drive without backup? - Learn How to recover files after format

Have you accidentally formatted your hard drive or your memory card? Would you like to retrieve files after format? Remo Recover is powerful software, which can help in recovering files after format or after reinstalling Windows operating system.

Features

Common scenarios for formatting / reinstalling

Accidental formatting: Accidental formatting of hard drive, memory card, external hard drives, USB drives will lead to data loss

Formatting partitions: Formatting your drive while re-installing operating system without taking backup of your important data may result in data loss from existing partitions

How to Recover Files after Format?

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

Step 2: Main screen appears as shown in Image 1. Select "Recover Files" option from the main screen, refer Image 2

Step 3: Select "Recover Lost Files" option to recover files after format refer Image 3

Step 4: Select the logical drive from which you need to recover deleted files and click "Next", refer Image 4

Step 5: If you want to perform an additional search, select the appropriate file type else you can skip this process to continue with normal recovery process, refer Image 5

Step 6:  Once the scanning process is completed, the recovered data will be displayed in "Data View" or you can also view in "File Type View" refer Image 6

Step 7:  Now, to evaluate the recovery results you can instantly "Preview" recovered files refer Image 7

Step 8:  Once if you are satisfied with the recovery results use "Save Recovery Session" option to save the displayed information, this option ensures that you need not rescan your hard drive

Step 9: To continue with saving process you need to purchase the software, activate and use "Open Recovery Session" option to load previously scanned information and continue with saving process, you will get an option to save the recovered data either on a drive or on CD / DVD refer to Image 8

If you want to restore files after format from Mac OS X volumes use Remo Recover (Mac) software

Note: Avoid downloading or installing any applications or programs on the drive / partition from which files are deleted or lost, it may overwrite the lost / deleted files by saving new files.

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