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Many computer users have experienced it, and unfortunately it can arrive at any time whether your computer is new or old. The dreaded "Drive not formatted. Do you want to format now?" error message. It can happen quickly and without warning leaving many users wondering what to do. The data on the hard drive still exists, but a wrong response to this error message can damage or delete the existing data.
The "Drive not formatted. Do you want to format now?" error message generally indicates a corrupted partition, deleted partition or damaged partition. This can occur for many different reasons including a computer virus, power surge, software installation or software that partitions the hard drive.
If you receive this type of error message, it is important that you act carefully to keep your important data intact. It is important that you: 1) do NOT say "yes" to format the drive; 2) do NOT attempt to repartition the hard drive; and 3) do NOT attempt any "do it yourself" data recovery techniques.
A successful data recovery depends on how you respond to the "Drive not formatted" error message. In most cases, a data recovery company can recover data from a system displaying this error message.
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