Here’s a step-by-step guide to perform WD My Book data recovery from a healthy/formatted/corrupted disk. Scroll down to explore more.
“I have a WD My Book external hard drive that I use to back up my music files, movies, and family photos. But I just accidentally formatted it. Now I they are all gone. I'm worried about getting my files back. Is there any way to do this? Any suggestions would be appreciated.”
Various reasons can cause data loss, such as formatting, accidental deletion, virus infection, lost partition, system crashes, etc. Don't worry, your data is still recoverable as long as there is no physical damage.
Deleted files are still somewhere on the disk at first, but not visible, and the space is marked as “free” for new data. Over time, the risk of data being overwritten increases. So it's necessary to start WD My Book data recovery as soon as possible. Also, please be sure:
MyRecover can be a top choice if you need a reliable WD My Book data recovery tool, released by AOMEI Tech, a company with 10 years of experience in the data protection industry. It provides users with a user-friendly interface, top-notch algorithms, rich features, and reliable results.
✅ Uphold multiple data types, such as documents, images(e.g. recover PNG files), audios, videos, etc., over 1000 formats.
✅ Automatically search all recoverable files with Quick Scan & Deep Scan.
✅ Search or filter files quickly through the filename, extension, data type, etc.
✅ Preview and recover files while scanning.
✅ Recover specific files or folders instead of all.
✅ Support various WD external hard drives, such as WD My Book, WD My Passport, WD My Passport Ultra, WD Elements, WD_Black P10, etc.
✅ Support NTFS, FAT32, exFAT, and ReFS file systems.
In addition, it supports data recovery in any disaster, such as accidental deletion, formatting, virus infection, lost partition, system crashes, etc. It's worth trying if you are in these scenarios. It's compatible with Windows 11, 10, 8, 7, or servers.
Note: Please save the recovered files in a new location instead of the original WD My Book external hard drive. Otherwise, they may be overwritten, making data recovery difficult.
Step 1. Scan your WD My Book external drive
Connect the My Book to your computer via a compatible adapter or external enclosure. Then, launch MyRecover. Hover the mouse over your external disk and click Scan.
Step 2. Search for recoverable data
MyRecover can automatically scan the My Book to find all recoverable files. The Quick Scan searches for recently deleted files while Deep Scan searches for other missing files. Here are two ways to locate them:
Step 3. Start WD My Book data recovery
Once found, double-click them to preview and select the desired files by ticking the checkboxes or leaving them blank. Then, click Recover files to get the WD My Book databack.
You will be asked to upgrade MyRecover to recover unlimited data. The lifetime version is a more cost-effective option, i.e. one-time payment to enjoy all features without a time limit.
It is not limited to recovering data WD My Book. You still can use it to recover deleted or lost files from all series of WD disks (e.g. WD My Password, WD Elements) as well as other brands in the following scenarios:
Here are 3 other feasible WD My Book data recovery methods you can try.
In the Windows system, there is a Recent Files folder that contains the recently used files. You can try to check if the deleted are there.
Step 1. In File Explorer, click Quick Access and scroll down to find Recent files. Or type Win + R to open the Run window and type recent in it, click OK to execute.
Step 2. Check if the deleted files are there. If yes, open it and click File > Save as. Please select a new location to save them.
If your WD My Book is inaccessible, it's likely to be damaged. You can try the chkdsk command to repair it manually.
Step 1. Type cmd in the search box and select Run as administrator.
Step 2. Then, type chkdsk *: /f/r and type Enter. Please replace * with the drive letter of WD My Book.
Western Digital partners with companies like Ontrack to assist you in WD My Book data recovery and it’s usually a paid plan, starting at $9.99, depending on the severity of data loss and the disk module.
Step 1. Go to the Western Digital data recovery page. Scroll down to click the Submit a Claim at the bottom.
Step 2. Then, fill in the required disk and contact information and click Submit.
Step 3. You will be asked to send your WD My Book to Ontrack using a pre-paid label, upon receipt of which they will attempt to recover data and send you the recovered files along with a replacement device.
MyRecover is a reliable WD My Book recovery tool that can help you perform WD My Book data recovery effortlessly in a few clicks. Its user-friendly interface makes it suitable for all users even newbies.
Thanks to its cutting-edge technologies and highlight features, such as sidebar directories, search & filter, file preview, etc., you can find all recoverable data quickly and filter out needed files from scanning results. Why not give it a try?
Formatting corrupted WD external hard drive is the easiest method to restore it to a working status, but this operation may delete alldata on it unless you recover data from WD external hard drive which is not detectingfirst.