Accidentally Formatted Hard Drive? Unformat Hard Drive Right Now!

Summary

Accidentally formatting a hard drive happens quite often among users. To unformat a hard drive and get back all the lost files, the advanced hard drive recovery software - EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard will help. With it, you can recover files from the formatted hard drive in three steps. Download and apply the software to retrieve your data right now.

Format vs Unformat

Format is the process of preparing a partition for data storage by deleting all the data on it and set up a file system for the drive. You will need to format a hard drive in some specific situations like when your hard drive has a RAW file system, Windows reports "disk not formatted", or your hard drive is infected by a virus. In addition to these cases, you may accidentally format your hard drive or external storage devices, which happens frequently among users. Generally, you can format a hard drive under File Explorer, in Disk Management, or use some third-party tool. 

While unformat is the process of recovering data from a formatted storage device, be it a hard drive, USB flash drive, or SD card. Unformatting a hard drive or some other storage devices is needed when users want to recover their data lost due to format. Unformatting a storage device can only be done with third-party software or manual data recovery services.

How to Unformat a Hard Drive

Unformatting a hard drive can be easily done using the hard drive recovery software - EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard. It will help you unformat your HDD and get your important files back from the formatted device. It can also recover deleted files emptied from the Recycle Bin or data lost due to partition loss, software crash, virus infection, boot-up problem or other reasons. Other than hard drives, EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard also supports the data recovery from USB flash drive, memory card, digital cameras, and other conventional storage devices.

Steps to Unformat HDD with EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard:

Step 1. Click the hard drive that has been formatted by mistake and click "Scan".

Step 2. The software starts scanning all lost data on the selected hard drive. "Filter" button helps you quickly find a specific file type if you have difficulty in looking for wanted files. You can also search for the specific type of files, such as pictures, documents or videos in the Search box by inputting its file name or file format.

Step 3. Finally, select all the wanted files and click "Recover". Choose a location to store the files and click "OK".

As long as your formatted files are not overwritten by new content, EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard will help to get back all your lost files from the hard drive. If the 

Unknowledge Base - Why Can We Unformat a Hard Drive

There are two types of format: quick format and full format. A quick format only writes the blocks that contain the file system structure and delete all files from the device, while a full format writes zeroes to all data sectors. After a quick format, the data are still on the hard drive and you just don't have the access to it. By rebuilding the volume, you can access and recover the formatted files. However, as mentioned, overwritten data cannot be recovered, which means the data lost after a full format cannot be retrieved. Luckily, in Windows, quick format is the default format option. Thus, in most of the cases, you formatted your hard drive using the quick format and you can unformat your hard drive using data recovery software.

The Bottom Line

When you accidentally formatted a hard drive, USB flash drive, memory card, or other storage devices, don't worry. Stop using your device and apply data recovery software to unformat your hard drive. Then you will get all your files back.