Formatted Disc Recovery
- 1). Attach the formatted disc to your computer and boot your system up.
- 2). Log into your computer with an administrator account.
- 3). Start your file recovery software. Common data recovery software includes Data Rescue (for MacOS X users), Active@ File Recovery (for Windows users) or Uneraser (also for Windows users).
- 4). Select the recently formatted disc and click "Scan."
- 5). Wait for the computer to scan the disc for recoverable files. At the end of the scan, you will be presented with either a list of recoverable files or a directory structure on the disc, depending on the software you are using.
- 6). Navigate to the file or files you want to recover and select the files. Click the "Save" or "Recover files" button to begin the recovery process.
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