data lost by semi formatting

satraj77 · 10-30-2009, 11:40 PM

i have accidentally clicked on the format tab of my external removable hard disc(320 GB) after which after 20 secs or so i clicked cancel. now i am not able to read or recover my data worth 300 GB. whenever i plug the removable hard disc and open it prompts for formatting yes or no and after prssing no doesn't respond. pls help me resolve this problem as data on the disk is of the highest importance

**Tyree** · 10-31-2009, 08:51 AM

Once a format is started is can, as you have found, do damage to all data on the drive. You might have some luck with a Data Recovery software.

10-30-2009, 11:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
satraj77 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1 OS: win xp	data lost by semi formatting i have accidentally clicked on the format tab of my external removable hard disc(320 GB) after which after 20 secs or so i clicked cancel. now i am not able to read or recover my data worth 300 GB. whenever i plug the removable hard disc and open it prompts for formatting yes or no and after prssing no doesn't respond. pls help me resolve this problem as data on the disk is of the highest importance

10-31-2009, 08:51 AM	#2 (permalink)
Tyree Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: May 2009 Location: Illinois Posts: 5,525 OS: XP Pro-7RC-Mandriva My System	Re: data lost by semi formatting Once a format is started is can, as you have found, do damage to all data on the drive. You might have some luck with a Data Recovery software. __________________ Posting your PC specs will help us to help you quicker and more efficiently.