- Photos can get deleted from the WD external hard drive because of many reasons. This can include accidental deletion by the user, virus/malware attack, disk format, and so on.
- These files which are deleted from the WD external drive cannot be retrieved from the Recycle bin on your computer since the deletion bypasses the Recycle bin. However, you can restore the files on the WD external drive by using software such as Recuva, EaseUS, Yodot Photo Recovery, etc.
- The guidelines given below will help you to Recover Data from External Hard Drive WD by using Yodot Photo Recovery.
- The first step in this recovery process is to get Yodot Photo Recovery. You can get this recovery application from the official manufacturer’s site and install it.
- Ensure that the WD external hard drive is attached to the computer on which you have installed Yodot Photo Recovery.
- Launch Yodot Photo Recovery on the computer and then view the two options on the application’s home screen.
- Choose the Deleted Photo Recovery option from the screen, and then the partition drives will be displayed.
- Select the WD external hard drive and then click the Next button.
- Yodot Photo Recovery scans the WD external hard drive for the deleted photos and displays the scan result.
- Choose the File View or Data view tab according to your convenience. Click the checkboxes beside the files to be recovered and then click Recover.
- Set a destination folder on the Yodot Photo Recovery application screen to Recover Data from External Hard Drive WD. Click OK.