Corrupted and Unreadable External Hard Disk

[saeid]

Hello,
I have a problem with my external hard disk, when I wanted to access to my hard disk I saw this error [you need to format the disk before you can use it] , I have a lot of information in it and I dont want to format it, do you have any idea what can I do for it ?

Thanks,
      Saeid

[truenorth]

If you cannot access the drive there is little that can be done to try and recover your files. As a chance to see if it changes anything you could try accessing the drive with different computers . In some instances this has been shown to produce better results.This type of problem can arise from an improper removal of the drive connection to the computer. truenorth

[Lisa_maree]

Hello,

You could download a evaluation copy of Easeus data recovery and select the complete recovery .
Although if you want to recover the data you have to pay for the software, if the data shows up after the scan there maybe free programs that will do the same job.
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[geoff-h3o]

It may be that the drive is ok but the gubbins in the enclosure has stopped working - as a last resort you could try installing the drive in something else

[saeid]

Hello,
I recover my file with several programs but I want to get back my file with their names and folders, do you know any program with this capability ?
Saeid