Tom's Hardware > Forum > Storage > Hard Disks > Will files be deleted when reformatting an external drive

Will files be deleted when reformatting an external drive

Forum Storage : Hard Disks - Will files be deleted when reformatting an external drive

Tom's Hardware: Over 1.4 million members in 6 different countries available to answer all your high-tech questions. Sign up now! Its free!
Word :    Username :           
 

For some reason, when I plug in my external hard drive, my mac and pc reply that my external drive (simpletech (re)drive)needs to be formatted. I am wondering if this would delete the oh so valuable data?
please help...

Sponsored Links
Register or log in to remove.

yes. Formatting the drive will erase the drive and you will lost the data!

Reply to BigFysh3

^ Most certainly will be..:(

Reply to dokk2
Tom's Hardware > Forum > Storage > Hard Disks > Will files be deleted when reformatting an external drive
Go to:

There are 1229 identified and unidentified users. To see the list of identified users, Click here.

Please mind

You are about to answer a thread that has been inactive for more than 6 months.
If you still wish to proceed, please ensure that your posting is original and does not duplicate or overlap any prior responses to this thread.

Add a reply Cancel
Sponsored links
  • Ask the community now
  • Publish
Ad
They won a badge
Join us in greeting them