Seagate 4 TB Expansion Drive accidental deletion

I want to reinstall the contents of an SSD drive accidently cleaned by windows. I do have Revo but thats the other way round isnt it?

elbmek said:

I want to reinstall the contents of an SSD drive accidently cleaned by windows. I do have Revo but thats the other way round isnt it?

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I did that once, and it's quite painful! I got some of it back through OneDrive, but lost a lot more.

soundes like I am on a loser then. Thanks

That one made me more careful about what I poked!

Have you used that drive yet? There are apps out there to help you get some back.

Don't do anything with it yet . . . I have a friend who helped me get data back awhile ago; have to ask her if you can contact her via PM.

There are many file recovery apps out there, some free some paid. I've used Recuva with some success.

There's also our own expert @jumanji . Hopefully he'll see this post. He'll have a link to the free version 9 of MiniTool partition wizard that can try to recover partitions.

elbmek said:

I want to reinstall the contents of an SSD drive accidently cleaned by windows. I do have Revo but thats the other way round isnt it?

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That is very little information. What exactly did you do to delete the data in the SSD?

You should immediately, immediately disable TRIM on your system to minimise data loss before even thinking of data recovery

To check whether TRIM is enabled, on an elevated command prompt-(Run as administrator) - enter the following command and press Enter key

fsutil behavior query DisableDeleteNotify
If the output is DisableDeleteNotify = 1, TRIM is currently disabled on the SSD/s.
If the output is DisableDeleteNotify = 0, the TRIM is enabled on your SSD/s.
To enable TRIM, on an elevated command prompt enter the following command and press Enter key
fsutil behavior set DisableDeleteNotify 0
To disable TRIM, on an elevated command prompt enter the following command and press Enter key
fsutil behavior set DisableDeleteNotify 1
If one accidentally deletes or formats (quick format only) an SSD, he should immediately immediately disable TRIM by executing the above disable command from an elevated command prompt to prevent TRIM getting initiated by the Operating System.( Time is an essence here. The sooner one does it, the bettter prospect of data recovery).

About TRIM:
"The Trim command tells the SSD that specific areas contain data that is no longer in use. From the user's perspective, this data has been deleted from a document. Because of the way solid state drives read and write information, the data is not deleted from the drive at the user's command. Instead, the area of the SSD that contains the data is marked as no longer used. The Trim command tells the drive that the data can be removed. The next time the computer is idle, Active Garbage Collection will delete the data." ( writing zeroes) ---- gone with the wind depending upon how long your computer was idle when connected to the SSD.

Try this: Partition Find and Mount — free partition recovery software

It may allow you to browse the drive. IT will not make any changes to the disk, it simply "mounts" what it finds. (although you will be able to make changes once mounted) This makes it a great choice as first option, since it wont hinder further recovery attempts.

Fabler2 said:

There's also our own expert @jumanji . Hopefully he'll see this post. He'll have a link to the free version 9 of MiniTool partition wizard that can try to recover partitions.

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The one I'm talking about is one of our own too. However, I'm not even going to discourage any help for @elbmek from other gurus!

@elbmek

Is your Seagate Expansion 4 TB a HDD or SSD? I do not find a Seagate Expansion 4TB SSD listed anywhere. Can you read the label on the external and provide the exact model number?

BobOmb said:

Try this: Partition Find and Mount — free partition recovery software

It may allow you to browse the drive. IT will not make any changes to the disk, it simply "mounts" what it finds. (although you will be able to make changes once mounted) This makes it a great choice as first option, since it wont hinder further recovery attempts.

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after I looked at your link I got several 'blockages' of permission from the pc and when I over rode it, I have an 'ad' for VERY expensive hardware, thats were I left it

!!!STOP!!!

BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING, ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS ASKED HERE, OR YOUR DATA IS LOST FOREVER!!!

Sorry for the caps, but this really needed the attention!

jumanji said:

@elbmek

Is your Seagate Expansion 4 TB a HDD or SSD? I do not find a Seagate Expansion 4TB SSD listed anywhere. Can you read the label on the external and provide the exact model number?

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jumanji:

Seagate Expansion Desktop Drive 4TB s/n: NAABYLA4 . Assembled in Thailand. Product of China.

I was looking at the drive and stood up to go to the kitchen. As I stood. I lost balance (something I can do!) and put had down had to keys but carried on walking away only to find on return (indeterminate time, maybe an hour or more) that the 'demolition' had activated; my memory after that was 'upset.

elbmek said:

jumanji:

Seagate Expansion Desktop Drive 4TB s/n: NAABYLA4 . Assembled in Thailand. Product of China.

I was looking at the drive and stood up to go to the kitchen. As I stood. I lost balance (something I can do!) and put had down had to keys but carried on walking away only to find on return (indeterminate time, maybe an hour or more) that the 'demolition' had activated; my memory after that was 'upset.

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Sorry, I couldn't understand "and put had down had to keys but carried on walking away only to find on return (indeterminate time, maybe an hour or more) that the 'demolition' had activated; my memory after that was 'upset.". Be that as it may, your Seagate external 4TB appears to be a HDD and not an SSD. Again I could not find any info on that Model No.1TFAP3-500; P/N SRD0NF2. Google didn't help .

Answer in simple sentences - not compound, not complex. ( you seem to lose track on long sentences)

When you fell down, did you drop down the external HDD also?

What data do you have on that disk?

Are you keen on recovering the data, if possible? In that case I may have to investigate further to find out the current status of the HDD step by step, one at a time..

As a first, Plug in only your Seagate Expansion external 4TB HDD and post a full screenshot of Windows Disk Management. Follow the guidelines here How to Post a Screenshot of Disk Management

After taking the screenshot , safely remove the external HDD and keep it aside - till next call

Idiot speaking, I'd best start this again. Long story over Xmas, potetially heading for medicals????. My mind is somewhere else

elbmek said:

after I looked at your link I got several 'blockages' of permission from the pc and when I over rode it, I have an 'ad' for VERY expensive hardware, thats were I left it

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then there must be something wrong with your second computer too. because there are zero ads anywhere near that link I sent you. its freeware, and safe. good luck with whatever you try

*correction: posted here, not “sent”