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deleted file recoverey from exfat external hard disc

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gurujee
gurujee Original post #1
Apr 7, 2012 at 1:33 PM
I have a 500gb segate HD which i have formatted to exfat for compatibility with both windows and mac. I had a 6gb video file in that which i deleted 3-4months ago. I want to recover that file (i know it may not be 100% possible).

Problem is, I use EASEUS Data Recovery software and it works great with internal drive. but it fails to recognize my exfat harddisk. I googled and found out that there is no conversion process for exfat to ntfs. My doubt is-

if i move my files from extrnl HD, then quick format it to ntfs, and then use the software to recover that files,; is it advisable or is there any other methods for it.

pls help, i want that video file desperately.
meetdilip
Apr 7, 2012 at 3:53 PM
I doubt it, once you change the file system, lesser the chance of recovery. You may need to find a tool which can recover from exfat.

PS : I am no pro, wait for further comments.
S
silva3 #3
Apr 17, 2012 at 10:42 PM
Try Remo file recovery software. It can recover deleted files from FAT and NTFS formatted External hard disk drive. I hope you will find your files using its trial version. Download the free-to-try version of the software and evaluate your chances of recovery.
External Hard Drive Recovery Software - Recover Deleted Files from External HDD
F
May 21, 2012 at 2:43 PM
HI bro try to use stellar phoenix its free and power full tool.
gurujee
gurujee #5
May 21, 2012 at 7:32 PM
HI bro try to use stellar phoenix its free and power full tool.
hey thanks .... i have use stellar pheonix and remo as suggested by silva3.

remo solved my problem by 70%. the file was recovered but the first some minutes were missing.
M
Jun 7, 2012 at 11:38 AM
Data Recovery on Mac App Store, it is very helpful for recover external hard disc

Mac App Store - Data Recovery

But it just is compatible with Mac OSX 10.6.6 or later.