Reformatting the hard drive should fix the problem however to erase such media, it must get listed to Disk Utility. Data recovery software for Mac allows a free evaluation of the software. You can download Stellar Phoenix Mac Data Recovery tool and connect your.
By Mar 21,2018 17:43 pm As a Western Digital hard drive user, you may have the habit to store most of your digital media in the hard drive. The big capacity make it convenient to store your file and take it to anywhere. But it has a fatal defect that if you mistakenly deleted some important files from the hard drive, you possibly can not recover them from trash. Does it mean that you will lost the files forever?
No, we have a solution to recover files from Western Digital external hard drive easily. Also with this method, you do not need to worry about the data loss led by virus attack, power loss, accidental formatting or any other factors. Part 1.
Western Digital External Hard Drive Recovery Software. It is considered as the best Western Digital data recovery mac software (macOS 10.12 Sierra supported), which is able to pull back any documents, audio, videos, pictures, and any other deleted files from any Western Digital hard drives. This Western Digital hard drive recovery software can go back to the previous state before the hard drive is broken. Then, it can restore all files to Mac computers, especially when the hard drives cannot be used anymore. Another benefit of using this western digital recovery software is its ability to work with any storage devices like memory cards, USB drive, external hard drives and more. Step-by-Step Guide to Recover Files from Western Digital External Hard Drive on Windows Step 1.
Download and Install the Software Visit the website of iSkysoft Data Recovery to download Windows operating system version. Continue with the installation procedure like a regular program or Windows PC. After finishing, launch the software. As the main interface appears on the screen, you will notice 6 different file type options. Click on the file types you want to recover, and then click 'Next' button. Recover Files from Western Digital External Hard Drive on Windows Upon completion of scanning, iSkysoft Data Recovery for Windows will display all the recoverable content categorized according to files format.
You can select the necessary files from the left pane of the screen and have a peek at the content in the preview screen to the right. You can have the necessary files and press the 'Recover' button.
A small pop-up appears asking you to select the destination path. Choose a folder on your computer and wait for the program to complete the process.
Trying to format new ‘My Passport’ backup on iMac Desktop running Sierra Ver. Am following ‘Welcome to WD Support’ website directions and get to step 4, erasing files, but it is not clear whether one or all files are to be erased, and when attempt to erase the first (Mac OS Extended Journaled) just keep getting response ‘Erase process has failed. Click Done to continue’. On clicking Done just get returned to the former Erase screen in step 4. This is whether I retain ‘My Passport’ or enter new name in Name field. Can someone clarify process for me.
Have now successfully formatted ‘My Passport’ backup. With some local technical guidance I was able to determine which Drive to select and which Mac Journal to erase.
HI ROBERT, I have a similar question: Dying to know which Mac Journal to erase format)?? The Left most or the indented one? The directions are sketchy about that. Second question: did the format erase the software and if so where did you find the software to re-install? And one more question if I may: Does the software have a cloning feature?
I would like to make a bootable copy of my iMac and integral (wrong word probably) copies of new and changed files. Hi LilBang, The drive that I selected was the left-most (WD My Passport ) And the journal was Mac OS Extended (Journaled). The person assisting me suggested we opt for the encrypted version, (requiring a password), but you may not want this. Formatting didn’t erase any software to my knowledge, so you shouldn’t need to re-instal. Not sure about a cloning feature - however there’s a lot of information on the net about this. If you search under 'WD external hard drive software cloning” you’ll find multiple listings. Regards, Robert.
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Hi Jo, Your issue I think is somewhat different from mine, in that I was trying to format a new, blank WD backup drive, rather than erase already backed up data. Backing up ‘Time Machine’ will of course fill your drive very quickly, as everything on your computer is backed up to ‘Time Machine’. What journal name options are you getting in the ‘files to be erased’ slot, in the Disk Utilities window? I’ve had a quick look, and there is a lot of information on the Internet, and if you’re specific with your search enquiry you might just find the answer you want. (It seems there’s an option to re-format the complete WD drive but I don’t know if this is what you would want to do. Hope this helps.