2022 Quick Format Recovery: Recover Data/Files from Hard Drive After Quick Formatting

Need to recover lost files after quick formatting? Follow this quick format recovery solution to get your formatted files back and make the device usable again: Undeformat

Can files be recovered after a quick format?

"I accidentally formatted a hard drive quickly and lost some important files stored on it. Is it possible to undo the quick format and recover the data?"

Could you kindly recommend any reliable and fast formatting recovery tools or software? Thank you!

In Part 1, we introduced you to a simple and secure recovery software, the Data Recovery Wizard tool, to help you retrieve all your lost data. With this reliable quick format recovery tool, you can easily recover data files from formatted drives, partitions, or external storage devices in just three simple steps.

Part 1: How to Perform Quick Format Recovery - Undo Quick Format

Applies to: Helps you recover formatted hard drive and restore data from abruptly formatted disks.

In this section, you will learn how to:

1. Which tools can be used to recover data from a disk that has been quickly formatted? 2. How can I unformat a hard drive and perform a quick format recovery?

Unlike moving files to the Trash, you can't simply perform a Recycle Bin recovery to get back all your lost files after a quick format. Unformatting a storage device and restoring all formatted data is a more complicated process. Therefore, you'll need to turn to a reliable formatting recovery tool.

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To get your lost data back, Data Recovery Wizard is the perfect choice. It enables you to recover files lost due to file system corruption, invalid, or RAW issues from formatted drives. It thoroughly scans the formatted device and lists all found files in the scanning result window for preview.

What else can Quick Format Recovery Tool do?

• Recover files from all sorts of data loss scenarios, such as software crashes, virus attacks, accidental deletion, RAW issues, hard drive failures, and more.
• Restore from hard drives, partitions, SD cards, USB flash drives, memory cards, and other storage devices.
• Supports the recovery of various file types, including photos, videos, audio files, emails, documents, and more.

Here's how to perform a quick format recovery, and how to recover files from a formatted disk on your own.

#1. Perform Quick Format Recovery – Recover Files from Quick Formatted Drive

Note: To ensure a higher rate of data recovery, install the data recovery tool on another disk, not on the formatted one.

Step 1: Run tools Data Recovery Wizard. Select the partition where you accidentally formatted and click "Scan".

Step 2: The software will start scanning all the lost data and files. After the scan, you can click on “Filter” to filter specific file types and quickly locate the required files. Or you can click on “Search File or Folder” to select the data you want to recover.

Step 3: Preview the scanned files. Select the ones you want to recover and click on “Recover.” Choose a new location to save the recovered files and then click on “OK.”

Note: If you intend to restore the formatted device to its previous file system, save the recovered data to a different secure location first. Then, proceed with the steps below to unformat the drive.

Additional Tip: If the Quick Format Recovery tool fails to find your lost formatted data, you can also try the Data Recovery Service.

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Consult with Tool Data Recovery specialists for one-on-one manual recovery services. After a free diagnosis, we offer the following services:

• Repair of damaged RAID structures, unbootable Windows OS, and corrupted virtual disk files (.vmdk, .vhd, .vhdx, etc.)
• Recovery/repair of lost partitions and repartitioned drives
• Unformatting hard drives and fixing raw drives (including BitLocker encrypted drives)
• Repair of disks turned into GPT protected partitions

#2. Reverse Quick Format – Restores the hard drive to its previous state

You might have changed the file system of the device when you quickly formatted it. If you want to revert it to its previous format, you can try the following trick:

Step 1: Connect the formatted external device to your computer.

Step 2: Open File Explorer, right-click on the formatted drive, and select “Format.”

Step 3. Change the file system back to what it was before, and click Start.

Normally, it is advised to format the storage device with an appropriate file system – NTFS for Windows hard disk partitions, and FAT32 or exFAT for external drives.

After that, you can save the recovered data back to the storage device and continue using it.

Part 2: Overview of Quick Formatting

After getting data back from formatted hard drive, if you want to know more about quick formatting, just stay here. This part includes everything you need to know about it:

1. What is quick formatting? 2. Does quick formatting delete all data? 3. Why can data still be recovered after a quick format?

Quick vs. Full Format

To better understand quick formatting, let's compare two basic methods of formatting a hard drive partition: quick format and full format (also called normal format).

The difference between a “full format” and a “quick format” is whether bad sectors on the volume are scanned for.

• Full format is a formatting process that deletes the address files on the storage device and scans for bad sectors, effectively resetting the target device.
• Quick format is a fast procedure that sets a storage device up for full capacity operation by deleting all saved data and resetting its valid file system. This process skips bad sector checks.

Does a quick format delete all data?

No, it does not. A quick format takes about half the time of a full format. A quick format only deletes the data stored on the target device without completely erasing them.

Can data be recovered after a quick format of the hard drive? Yes!

Why Can Data Be Recovered After Quick Formatting?

How is that possible? Well, we know that a quick format only removes data from the target device but doesn't erase or overwrite it. Generally, a quick format only reconstructs the file system without tampering with the data sectors.

Thus, there is a possibility to recover the reformatted drive or storage device along with all crucial files if it is not used immediately after reformatting.

As shown in Part 1, to reverse quick format, you need a professional data recovery software to recover all lost data and then restore the file system to its previous state.

Appendix Trick: How to Safely and Quickly Reformat Without Losing Data

So, how to securely and quickly format the device without losing any data? Follow these tips, and you'll have your drive ready in no time:

1. Back up your data to another device first

To prevent any unintentional data loss due to quick formatting, creating a backup beforehand is always a wise choice. You have two options for this:

One way is to manually copy and paste each important file to another location one by one. (Time-consuming) The other way is to use a reliable file backup software that lets you select and back up all crucial data in one go.

Method 2: Use the Default File System During a Quick Format

Unless you have specific file system requirements, it's recommended to use the default file system that Windows offers when performing a quick format on the drive.

In the first part, we showed you how to perform a quick format using Windows File Explorer. You can follow the same steps here,只是不要改变文件系统.

Here, we'll show you how to quickly format a hard drive using Disk Management:

Step 1: Connect the external hard drive to your computer.

Step 2. Right-click on "This PC/My Computer" and select "Manage," then choose "Disk Management."

Step 3. Right-click on the target drive and select "Format."

Step 4. Check the “Quick Format” box and click “OK” to quickly format your target disk.

Note: Do not change the file system that is displayed here. Use the default format for the drive.

Once this is done, your disk will be formatted and you can use it again to store data or for other purposes.

There's also a video guide on how to recover from a formatted hard drive.

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Bottom line

On this page, we offer a reliable and fast formatted recovery tool – tools Data Recovery Wizard to help you perform format file recovery from the storage device. You can also reformat the disk to restore its format if you've changed the file system of the device.

Also, we have some basic information on quick formatting, along with extra tips on how to safely perform this action without losing any data by creating a backup and using the file system that Windows recommends for your device.

Frequently Asked Questions About Quick Formatting

If you have more questions about quick formatting, check out the Frequently Asked Questions below. You might find your answer right here:

How long does it take to quick format a hard drive?

Some people might wonder how long it takes to quickly format a hard drive. Several factors can influence the speed of quick formatting, such as:

• A quick formatting tool
• The used space on the device
• A USB cable for connecting external storage devices - either 2.0, 3.0, or 4.0

A quick format on a drive 50GB or smaller should take about 3-5 minutes. A quick format on a drive between 50GB and 500GB might take 20 minutes to half an hour. For 1TB or 2TB drives, a quick format could take 1-3 hours or more.

2. Can files be recovered from a reformatted drive?

The answer to whether data can be recovered after low-level formatting depends on the specifics of the process you used. Because low-level formatting can take a long time, you might be able to recover data if:

1. The low-level formatting was not completed. 2. The low-level formatting process was interrupted, or you stopped it. 3. The data sectors on the storage device were not fully erased, or some were partially deleted.

What should I do if my computer says "Windows was unable to complete the format"?

There can be various reasons why Windows might fail to complete the formatting process on your device. Here are 7 solutions you can try to fix the "Windows was unable to complete the format" error and successfully format your device:

1. Use a Partition Master Tool 2. Run the Diskpart Command 3. Utilize Disk Management 4. Remove Viruses 5. Disable Write Protection 6. Check and Fix Disk Errors 7. Repair Bad Sectors

For a detailed guide, refer to How to Fix “Windows Was Unable to Complete the Format” Error.