WD hardisk data recovery

[innocentforeign]

hello every one

guys i have a external WD hard disk 500 gb that was protected by password . owner of hard disk format the all disk because he forget the password and lost all data . now he want his data back . i tried many software of recovery but fail. like .1 pareto logic data recovery. 2 MiniTool Power Data recovery

Anyone have solution for this ?

[diif]

Re: WD hardisk data recovery

Do you know how the data was password protected ? I doubt it's possible though.

[innocentforeign]

Re: WD hardisk data recovery

not data.. hdd was proctored by bitlocker . as the owner of hard disk say .
when the parson bring hdd there was no password .

[diif]

Re: WD hardisk data recovery

The data was originally encrypted with bitlocker then the drive formatted to wipe the drive ? The formatted data is still encrypted.

[innocentforeign]

Re: WD hardisk data recovery

thank you for reply

can you tell me how to bring back encrypted data ?

[whaldsz]

Re: WD hardisk data recovery

1. if it is protected by bitlocker, then there is no way to recover the original data from the encrypted data, unless the owner remembers the key (or password) used to encrypt the drive.
2. if the owner formatted the hard drive, and haven't done any write operations on the drive, i think the encrypted data can still be recovered from it. Try any UNFORMAT utilities. However, you still need the key the owner used to encrypt the drive to be able to get the unencrypted data.

Look at these reference, it might help you:

http://www.thewindowsclub.com/recove...ncrypted-drive

[magictouch]

Re: WD hardisk data recovery

Hi,
I have accidentally formatted the Seagate harddrive, is there any way to unformat the hard drive or any good software to get the data back..

have tried lazesoft data recovery, and I managed to get the data but I cat open any of the recovered file I get an error file type not supported, tried to open the files in mac aswell but same error.
i will appreciate any help.
Regards

[mon2]

Re: WD hardisk data recovery

DO NOT perform any writes to this formatted drive. Use it ONLY as a slave drive in an attempt to recover the lost data.

Then run a tool like this one:

https://www.easeus.com/ppc/format-re...a-hard%20drive

There are many others on the market but keep testing till the tool can see your data.

Plan B is to seek out the help of the drive manufacturer - they have professional data recovery services but can be $$$ - $1k++ is not uncommon. Best to get a quote.

[magictouch]

Re: WD hardisk data recovery

DO NOT perform any writes to this formatted drive. Use it ONLY as a slave drive in an attempt to recover the lost data.

Then run a tool like this one:

https://www.easeus.com/ppc/format-re...a-hard%20drive

There are many others on the market but keep testing till the tool can see your data.

Plan B is to seek out the help of the drive manufacturer - they have professional data recovery services but can be $$$ - $1k++ is not uncommon. Best to get a quote.

I can see the data with with 1 or 2 softwares but they are asking for a lot of money, So there is no free software which can be helpful, or cheaper?

[mon2]

Re: WD hardisk data recovery

Which software shows you the data ?