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Thank you all for the helpful information.
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Thank you all for the helpful information.

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I am looking for the best data recovery software available. &nbsp;I have a 1 TB Western Digital external hard drive that failed. &nbsp;I was able to pull the drives out and used EASEUS Data Recovery. &nbsp;The files were not overwritten or damaged so it would seem that it would be a simple recovery, but all of the files that were recovered were corrupted or unusable. &nbsp;I tried restoring the &quot;RAW&quot; format of the files also to no avail. &nbsp;I am hoping that there is something that is better out there to resolve the issue.<br />
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Thank you for any information or guidance that you can provide.
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I am looking for the best data recovery software available.  I have a 1 TB Western Digital external hard drive that failed.  I was able to pull the drives out and used EASEUS Data Recovery.  The files were not overwritten or damaged so it would seem that it would be a simple recovery, but all of the files that were recovered were corrupted or unusable.  I tried restoring the "RAW" format of the files also to no avail.  I am hoping that there is something that is better out there to resolve the issue.

Thank you for any information or guidance that you can provide.

Data Recovery Software

The term "Backup" means the methods and processes involved to copy computer data (system data as well as application data) to media other than the ones where the data originally live (disk, tape, optical, cloud). "Restore" in turn means the methods and processes involved in data recovery, i. e., bringing back copied computer data to their original location. Backup/Restore primarily serves as a means of protection against data loss, be it due to disaster, corruption or sabotage. It can also be used for recovering data from an earlier point in time and even for cloning machines or applications. There is a wide variety of backup/restore software available, from expensive commercial products to free or open source tools.

Storage Software

Disaster Recovery is the planning for and creation of policies and procedures related to the resumption or continuation of an organization's functions following a catastrophic event. The term is most frequently used in relation to failure of networks, but DR preparations also include other business systems and personnel considerations.

Disaster Recovery

Storage devices include any device used for storing and retrieving digital information. Hard disk drives (HDDs) use one or more rigid ("hard") rapidly rotating disks (platters) coated with magnetic material. Data is accessed in a random-access manner, meaning that individual blocks of data can be stored or retrieved in any order and not only sequentially. The primary competing technology for secondary storage is flash memory in the form of solid-state drives (SSDs), but HDDs remain the dominant medium for secondary storage due to advantages in price per bit and per-device recording capacity. CD-RW (Compact Disc-ReWritable) is a digital optical disc storage format that allows information to be stored outside the mechanical HDD.

Storage Hardware

WD, a Western Digital company, is a long-time innovator and storage industry leader. As a storage technology pacesetter, the company produces reliable, high-performance hard disk drives and solid state drives. These drives are deployed by OEMs and integrators in desktop and mobile computers, enterprise computing systems, embedded systems and consumer electronics applications, as well as by the company in providing its own storage products. WD’s leading storage devices and systems, networking products, media players and software solutions empower people around the world to easily save, store, protect, share and experience their content on multiple devices. WD was established in 1970 and is headquartered in Irvine, Calif. For more information, please visit the company’s website at www.wd.com.