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Recover data from external hard drive with wise data recovery

The initial step of the recovery procedure is to download the Wise Data Recovery software from the official site.
Enter the OS version in the textbox and tap the Enter button. From the Results page, click the Software Download button.
After the download process is complete, run the data recovery software setup file from the downloaded location.
Open the Wise Data Recovery program after the installation procedure is complete.
Make sure you have connected the external hard drive to the computer using a USB cable.
There is a drop-down list available near the Scan button, select the external drive from that list.
Click the Scan option and wait till the results are displayed on your screen.
The recovered files will be displayed along with a colored circle near it. It will be present in either red, yellow, or green color.
Red indicates that the file was not recovered. Yellow denotes that the file was retrieved partly. If the file has been recovered completely, then there will be a green circle near the file.
Select the files/data you want to retrieve by highlighting the checkbox near it.
Tap the Recover button and specify a location to store the files. Once the documents are restored, Data Recovery Has Finished message will be displayed.

Retrieve the files from the external hard drive using the Stellar Data Recovery software. Follow the steps given here to retrieve the documents.
First, download the software from the manufacturer’s site and install it on your computer using the prompts displayed.
Open the data recovery interface after the installation is complete. Common Locations, Connected Drives, and the Other Locations sections will be present in the home screen.
Since you have to recover from your external hard drive, you have to search the Connected Drives section to find your hard drive.
Once you select the drive, tap the Scan button present at the bottom of the screen.
The proceeding page will display the progress of the scanning process. On reaching 100%, the retrieved files will be displayed on your screen.
Choose the list of files or images that you want to recover and store. Specify a location to save the selected files.

To retrieve lost files from an external hard drive without formatting the drive, follow the instructions given below.
Run the CHKDSK Scan method to recover files from an external hard drive.
Launch the Command Prompt window on your system to begin the recovery process.
Connect your hard drive to your computer.
Now a dialog wizard will appear on the screen.
Click the Radio button next to the Assign the following drive letter option and click the OK button.
Now, type the chkdsk/ r / f X (drive) keyword on the command prompt screen.
Press the Enter button. Wait for the background process to complete.
Restart your computer after the process completion.
Now the data from your hard drive can be recovered easily.

Lost data from your hard drive can be recovered using any one of the data recovery software.
The instructions given here will help you recover the data using the EaseUS Data recovery software.
Go to the official site and key in your OS versions. When the results are displayed, tap the EaseUS Download button. The software downloads to your system.
Run the software setup file and follow the prompts displayed to install the recovery program successfully.
Connect the external hard drive with the help of a USB cable to the computer.
Launch the EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard on your system and the available drives will be displayed on your computer’s screen.
There will be sections in the home screen of the program: Hard Disk Drives, External Devices, and Specify a Location section.
Find your hard disk under the External Devices section and select it. Click the Scan button.
In case your hard disk is not displayed, then choose the Refresh Disk option.
After the scan procedure is over, the list of files will be displayed on your screen.
Highlight the checkbox available near the retrieved files to restore it. Click the Recover button.
Select a different folder or location to save the retrieved files. After a few seconds, the selected files will be stored successfully in the specified folder.

Data can be recovered from a damaged hard drive using the Recoverit software.

Download the Recoverit software on your system and install it on your computer.

Launch the recovery software after the installation process is over.

Ensure that you have connected the hard drive to the computer using a USB cable.

Your hard drive will be displayed under the External Devices section.

Select it and choose the Scan option. The scanning process will now begin.

Wait patiently until the procedure gets over and then the scanned files will be displayed on the next screen.

Choose the files or images by highlighting the checkbox near it and click the Recover option.

Assign a destination folder to save all the retrieved files.