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Post History: DataRecoverExpert
@chlorine09 You can see a couple of options earlier in this discussion (see reply #9 in this thread) …In: Accidentally formatted my SD card...What’s the safest way to unformat an SD card?
4 weeks ago
Quote from Gr3n_tea on May 1, 2026, 3:02 pmQuick update, I went ahead and tried Disk Drill.So far it …In: Need USB recovery on macOS - which tool actually works?
4 weeks ago
@gr3n_tea Hello, welcome to our forum! Redditors already suggested a number of great tools.
Disk …In: Need USB recovery on macOS - which tool actually works?
4 weeks ago
@chlorine09 Hello! Unfortunately, there isn’t much you can do right now. An iPad won’t help in this …In: Accidentally formatted my SD card...What’s the safest way to unformat an SD card?
4 weeks ago
Quote from nervv on April 29, 2026, 4:02 pm
@datarecoverexpert Okay, so I recovered my files tnakfu …In: USB turned RAW and contains important files
4 weeks ago
Quote from nervv on April 29, 2026, 2:27 pm
So… I installed Disk Drill. I do have a question though …In: USB turned RAW and contains important files
4 weeks ago
@oopsitsmike The fact that previews are loading cleanly is a genuinely good sign. It means the under …In: Dead SD card won't show up in disk management, what are my options?
4 weeks ago
What you describe lines up very closely with file system corruption after an unsafe removal. The par …In: USB turned RAW and contains important files
4 weeks ago
@oopsitsmike RAW means Windows can see the physical drive but can't read the file system. The F …In: Dead SD card won't show up in disk management, what are my options?
4 weeks ago
@oopsitsmike Yes, that changes a lot. "Unknown device" and notification sound mean that Wi …In: Dead SD card won't show up in disk management, what are my options?
4 weeks ago
Do not format. Formatting would overwrite the file system structure and make dead memory card recove …In: Dead SD card won't show up in disk management, what are my options?
1 month ago
Quote from idol_drop on April 28, 2026, 2:26 pm
Alright guys, your advice about scanning the SD car …In: Videos deleted months ago… still possible to recover?
1 month ago
Quote from idol_drop on April 28, 2026, 12:16 am
Thanks everyone for the replies, I really apprecia …In: Videos deleted months ago… still possible to recover?
1 month ago
I’ll try to bring a bit more clarity to how to recover permanently deleted videos on PC, because the …In: Videos deleted months ago… still possible to recover?
1 month ago
@badangel4 – seven PSDs from an M2 internal SSD after one week is actually a reasonable result. TRIM …In: Anyone successfully recovered deleted files on Mac? What worked?
1 month ago
Agreed on external vs internal. One addition for @oliver-oak-tree: stop writing anything to that ext …In: Anyone successfully recovered deleted files on Mac? What worked?
1 month ago
Both responses above are useful, but one technical point needs correcting before it misleads anyone. …In: Anyone successfully recovered deleted files on Mac? What worked?
1 month ago
Quote from Elix on April 24, 2026, 5:42 am
Thanks everyone for all the suggestions and explanations …In: Deleted files from USB drive on Mac - any way to recover them?
1 month ago
Hi, @elix. Welcome to our forum! @gareth_w is right. On macOS, files deleted from external drives li …In: Deleted files from USB drive on Mac - any way to recover them?
1 month ago
Looks like I’m a bit late to the thread, there’s already a solid discussion here. But I’m surprised …In: Can I recover deleted files from my USB drive?
1 month ago
@nova-88 Glad you got it back! Threads like this one are actually really useful for the community si …In: Help! Need to recover unsaved word document
1 month ago
Hey, sorry for jumping in a bit late here.
I just want to clarify that not every data recovery to …In: Accidentally formatted my SD card...What’s the safest way to unformat an SD card?
1 month ago
@ohavoc I agree with the above. One small clarification that might help you interpret results. If yo …In: Lost files after Windows 11 update - How did you recover yours?
1 month ago
@nova-88 don’t worry, there is still a chance.. so like I said, at this point data recovery software …In: Help! Need to recover unsaved word document
1 month ago
@nova-88 Oh wow, yeah that setting is basically the whole reason the recovery dialog showed you noth …In: Help! Need to recover unsaved word document
1 month ago
Hi @ohavoc, thanks for the detailed description. That actually helps narrow things down quite a bit. …In: Lost files after Windows 11 update - How did you recover yours?
1 month ago
@nova-88 The weird names are normal, Word does that. Sort everything by "Date modified" an …In: Help! Need to recover unsaved word document
1 month ago
@nova-88 The dialog not showing doesn't mean the files aren't there. Word just sometimes r …In: Help! Need to recover unsaved word document
1 month ago
@jakeontheloose Working previews are the most reliable signal you'll get before committing. If …In: Formatted my USB 10 minutes ago, haven't used it since - can I still recover?
1 month ago
With those four answers, the situation is clear. FAT32, partition table visible and intact, failure …In: USB drive not showing up in File Explorer but shows in Disk Management??
1 month ago
@jakeontheloose In your case, since the drive has already been formatted and is accessible, you can …In: Formatted my USB 10 minutes ago, haven't used it since - can I still recover?
1 month ago
@bryan That advice makes sense for certain situations, but it doesn't quite apply here.
Rest …In: Formatted my USB 10 minutes ago, haven't used it since - can I still recover?
1 month ago
Before any direction can be given, a few details will determine which path is correct – and they mat …In: USB drive not showing up in File Explorer but shows in Disk Management??
1 month ago
Hello, @jakeontheloose! First and most important: stop using the drive immediately. You've alre …In: Formatted my USB 10 minutes ago, haven't used it since - can I still recover?
1 month ago
Two recoveries in the same thread – good to see. Here's what actually happened, because the mec …In: Best free photo recovery tools that actually work?
1 month ago
@justin_bob Glad to see how this turned out, this is actually a textbook bad sectors case others can …In: Is there any hard drive repair software that can fix bad sectors?
1 month ago
@justin_bob I agree with what @datanerd said. It’s very common to see a drive show as “Healthy” in D …In: Is there any hard drive repair software that can fix bad sectors?
1 month ago
@justin_bob Ryan404 explained it correctly, this is exactly how a drive starts to fail. Those pendin …In: Is there any hard drive repair software that can fix bad sectors?
1 month ago
@gareth_w is correct, and I want to add one thing before either of you touches anything.
exFAT qu …In: Best free photo recovery tools that actually work?
1 month ago
@nikitax Good recovery result, especially for an unstable drive. You caught it at the right time 👍
…In: USB device not recognized on my Windows 11
1 month ago
@nikitax Yes, disk image first, if your USB shows up in Disk Management with the correct capacity. E …In: USB device not recognized on my Windows 11
2 months ago
You’re welcome. Now that you have a data recovery tool, future issues like memory card data loss won …In: Lost 6 hours of skydiving footage - how to recover deleted Gopro videos?
2 months ago
I just remembered that SanDisk RescuePRO Deluxe can sometimes handle fragmented video files as well. …In: Lost 6 hours of skydiving footage - how to recover deleted Gopro videos?
2 months ago
Hi all, jumping in a bit late but wanted to add some context that might help future readers. The sce …In: USB device not recognized on my Windows 11
2 months ago
Quote from sorotkin81 on April 13, 2026, 9:27 am
Thanks for your input. I appreciate it. But what e …In: Help! I need to recover data from external hard drive on Mac
2 months ago
Quote from OhioTom on April 13, 2026, 3:17 am
I haven’t tried to recover deleted videos from the SD …In: Lost 6 hours of skydiving footage - how to recover deleted Gopro videos?
2 months ago
I’ll jump in here since recovering deleted GoPro footage isn't the easiest case in data recover …In: Lost 6 hours of skydiving footage - how to recover deleted Gopro videos?
2 months ago
Well… realistically, doing this completely free probably won’t work out. The only decent option for …In: Help! I need to recover data from external hard drive on Mac
2 months ago