"I am using my system from past few years and I stored various types of files on it such as music files, videos, images, documents etc. But today, when I tried to access my system NTFS drive, I encountered an error- “Drive is not formatted. Do you want to format it now?” I continued to format the drive and thereby all my files and folders got deleted from my NTFS drive. I have some important folders stored in it which I can’t afford to lose. Can someone please suggest me a secure way to recover NTFS folders?"
Usuall,y this error message will be displayed when the drive is got corrupted or damaged. By formatting or reformatting the drive, you will completely erase the data stored on the drive. Likewise the above-mentioned scenario, you may lose your important folders from NTFS drive due to various other factors.
Other factors that lead to loss of data from the NTFS drive:
If you have come across any of such scenario whereby you lost any important data from NTFS drive then here is the finest solution for you. Use the ultimate Folder Recovery program to restore the entire data from the NTFS drives in a hassle-free manner.
Folder Recovery is a powerful and most recommended application to restore folders from the NTFS drive. It is designed using unique algorithms to perform file and folder recovery in simple clicks. The software deep scans the NTFS partitions to extract all types of data including images, audio, video, documents, etc. from the formatted storage drives. It has an ability to perform NTFS folder recovery to restore lost or deleted music files, images, videos, documents, etc. This excellent recovery tool is also useful to recover files from Maxtor external hard drive, WD, Seagate, Adata, Hitachi, Iomega, LaCie, Samsung, and system drives with ease. It is also built with the ability to recover folders from an SD card, SSD, USB drives, iPods, etc.
This recovery software is compatible with both Windows and Mac OS. Supported operating system versions include Windows 10, 8, 7, XP, Vista, Mac High Sierra, Sierra, El Capitan, Mavericks, Yosemite, Snow Leopard, Leopard, Mountain Lion, Lion. etc. When the program finishes the unformatting the NTFS drive, it displays the recovery results along with their folder name, size, modified date, and creation date. In the preview window, you can choose the folders that you wish to save.
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Step 1: Download and install the Folder Recovery software. On the main screen, select “Recover Files” option.
Step 2: Browse the formatted NTFS drive for scanning. Hit on the Scan button.
Figure 1: Recover Partitions/Drives
Step 2: The software unformats all the data from the NTFS drive.
Figure 2: Scanning for Folders
Step 3: Verify the retrieved data in File Type View or Data View. Pick the files/folders for saving.
Figure 3: Recovered Folders
Step 4: You can preview the individual file items in the list.
Figure 4: Preview Window
Step 5: Now browse a suitable storage location to save the data recovered from the formatted NTFS partition. Click on Save icon.
Figure 5: Save Recovered Folders