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1 March 2024  Ashley S. Miller  Specialist of Customer Service Dept.
 

Summary
Seagate, a renowned hard drive manufacturer, offers beloved mobile hard drives. If you encounter data loss on a Seagate mobile hard disk, this article presents a simple and practical recovery method.



Table of contents

table iconI. Several reasons for data loss on Seagate mobile hard disk
table iconII. Use Renee Undeleter to recover lost files from Seagate mobile hard drive
table iconIII. Introduction of mobile hard disk repair methods
table iconIV. Suggestions to prevent data loss of mobile hard disk
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I. Several reasons for data loss on Seagate mobile hard disk

1 , the file is hidden
Check if files on the mobile hard disk are hidden due to virus infection or other reasons. Hidden files can be viewed by modifying options in Windows Explorer.
view the hidden files
If files on the mobile hard disk are found to be hidden after the above operations, back them up first before proceeding further. If the files are still not found, they may have been deleted.
2 , accidentally deleted or infected with a virus
Accidental deletion and virus infections are common causes of data loss on mobile hard disks. Regularly backing up your data and using anti-virus software can help prevent file loss.
3 , mobile hard disk failure
Frequent failures in mobile hard disks may lead to file loss. Repair methods can be found in the third part. If issues persist after repair, transfer files promptly, use data recovery tools, and replace the hard disk to prevent further losses.

II. Use Renee Undeleter to recover lost files from Seagate mobile hard drive

1. What is Renee Undeleter?

Renee Undeleter is specially designed to restore various data files. Whether you accidentally delete important files, empty the recycle bin, or format the disk/storage, this tool can help you retrieve the lost data. The software includes four functional modules: file recovery, format recovery, partition recovery, and image creation, offering a comprehensive solution to all data loss issues.
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2. How to use Renee Undeleter to recover lost files from mobile hard disk?

As a professional data recovery software, Renee Undeleter not only has comprehensive functions, but also has a very simple operation process. The specific operation steps are as follows:
Step 1: Connect the mobile hard disk to the computer. Download, install and open Renee Undeleter, and select (Whole Partition Scan).
connect external hard drive to mac
Note: Do not install on the disk that needs to restore data, so as not to cause data overwriting.
select whole partition scan in renee undeleter to recover deleted video from sd card
Data recovery function introduction:

Fast Partition Scan: Quickly retrieve files lost due to accidental deletion or emptying the recycle bin.

Whole Partition Scan: Quickly recover files lost due to inaccessible or formatted partitions.

Whole Disk Scan: Partition information can be analyzed and obtained, and the entire partition can be fully scanned.

Image Creation: A mirror can be created for a partition to back up the current partition state.

Step 2: Select the mobile hard disk partition where the files are lost, and click (Next). Enter the file scanning process and wait patiently as the scan time is determined by the partition size.
Renee Undeleter Whole Partition Scan
Step 3: After the scan is over, you can double-click the file to preview it, then select the file you want to recover, and click the (Recover) button to save the recovered file on another disk.
preview before recovery
undeleter preview docx
After recovering the lost data of the mobile hard disk, the mobile hard disk can be further repaired. The following are some repair methods.

III. Introduction of mobile hard disk repair methods

1. Check the system file error of the mobile hard disk

You can use the file system error checking function that comes with the Windows system to check and repair the mobile hard disk. The specific steps are as follows:
Step 1: Connect Seagate external hard drive to Windows computer.
Step 2: Open the file explorer, right-click the mobile hard disk, select (Properties) > (Tools), and click (Check) in the “Error checking” column.
device properties Windows
check disk
Step 3: Click (Scan and Repair Drive). If errors are found, the computer may need to be restarted to repair the file system.
scan drive

2. Format the mobile hard disk

To fix issues with a mobile hard drive, back up the data first and then format it. If the hard drive is not showing up in the file explorer, access Disk Management through the Start menu to format it:
Step 1: Connect the mobile hard disk to the computer. Please remember to copy the data of the entire exrenal hard disk to other disks or use a professional data backup tool for data backup.
Step 2: Open File Explorer, right-click on the removable hard drive, and select (Format).
format the hard disk
Step 3: In the format window, select the appropriate file system: FAT32, NTFS or exFAT. If it is used in Windows system, it is recommended to select (NTFS).
Step 4: Click (Start) to start formatting the external hard drive. Then reconnect the mobile hard drive to see if the problem is resolved.
Format the SD card

3. Use Chkdsk to repair damaged mobile hard disk

As long as the mobile hard disk is not physically damaged and the computer has a way to recognize the mobile hard disk, then you can use the Chkdsk tool to fix logical errors. Note: Please back up important files before using this method. The specific operation steps are as follows:
Step 1: Connect the external hard disk to the computer. After the connection is successful, search (cmd) in the computer search box, right-click (command prompt), and select (run as administrator).
run as administrator
Step 2: Enter the command chkdsk H: /f in the command prompt window, where H: is the drive letter of the mobile hard disk and /f is the repair parameter. Press Enter and wait for the repair process to complete. Exit Command Prompt when finished.
Kind tipsIf this command does not repair the mobile hard disk, you can also try the (chkdsk H: /r) command, (/r) is also a repair parameter, which can find bad sectors and restore readable information. (/r) includes the functionality of (/f) with additional analysis for physical disk errors.

IV. Suggestions to prevent data loss of mobile hard disk

The data in the mobile hard disk may be lost due to improper removal, virus infection, impact, aging and other problems during use. Therefore, it is recommended to back up the data in the mobile hard disk frequently to prevent data loss. There are many ways to back up the mobile hard disk. You can periodically upload the important data in the mobile hard disk to various network disks, such as Baidu Netdisk, Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive, etc.; you can also back up the important data in the mobile hard disk to other internal or external hard disks. Additionally, using a professional data backup software It is also a good choice to automatically perform data backup operations on a regular basis.
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