Recover Accidentally Deleted Partition from External Hard Drive

I was doing the disk management on my computer and right-click on my portable hard drive and accidentally clicked on the deleted partition. How can I fix this? My hard drive is now refuse to show up on my computer or disk management. I cannot partition it now. I do not need to return the lost partition because I need the data there.

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Finley· Answered on Jun 17, 2024

You do not need to rush to worry because even permanently deleted data or files can be found with a professional data recovery tool like EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard.

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This tool can restore deleted data from external hard drives and recover lost data from external hard drives - various brands like Western Digital, Seagate, Toshiba, Sandisk, etc. Let's explore the detailed steps to recover accidentally deleted partition from external hard drive with this software:

Step 1. Connect your external hard drive to your PC carefully and launch EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard. Choose your disk to scan under the External Drives section.

Step 2. This data recovery software will start its quick scanning automatically to find all the data you have deleted. You can stop the scanning any time you want.

Step 3. You can first preview the files found. They are filtered by format; you can also find them according to their names. Click "Recover" to save your files in a safer location.

You can also recover lost partitions with CMD or TestDisk. But they all require technical knowledge and take much more time to finish. That is why we recommend you use robust data recovery software. 

To avoid accidental deletion of data from an external hard drive, you better follow the pro tips here:

  • Always make a backup of your critical files.
  • Avoid the sudden plug of your external hard drive.
  • Use cloud storage that syncs automatically to save your data.
  • Name your files with "important" to arouse attention when you see them.

Use EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard to recover deleted or lost files easily and quickly.

Tutorials on how to recover lost, deleted, or formatted data from HDD, SSD, USB, SD card, or other storage media on Windows and Mac.

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