I’m not sure how this happened, but I went to plug in my external WD My Book hard drive and it only showed like 32 GB and it is a 1 TB. I was able to detect that there is lost and raw files and the hard drive has partitioned itself. How, when, why? That is what I would like to know, but there is a large amount of files on the lost/raw files that I can preview that I need. Is there a free data recovery software/company out there that would be able to help me?
Currently, WD does not have a data recovery software.
Online you should be able to find a data recovery software like a free trial that might show you your files.
FILERECOVERY is one such program, designed to recover on hard drives. It is available for both Windows and Mac OS’s. It does have a free evaluation, so you can install and scan the drive to see if the data you want to recover is recoverable.
It’s strange that your drive partitioned itself on its own and there is no specific technique defined to find the cause of this issue. But yes you can recover your data from RAW format drive by using a free data recovery software presented by Stellar. This tools allows to recover data at free upto 1GB limit but beyond this you need to pay for the software upgraded version.
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Your WD My Book hard drive may have partition damage or other problems if it seems like it has less capacity than it should. This might be caused by several things, including unexpected power outages, file system issues, or physical damage. To recover the lost files from the damaged partitions, you might want to try using data recovery professional software. Make sure you don’t write any more data to the damaged hard drive to prevent more data loss.
Stellar is capable for sure. 
The existence of raw and missing files suggests that there may be partitioning problems or data corruption. Even if it’s unknown how or why this occurred, it’s critical to discover a way to restore your crucial information. Numerous widely used free data recovery programs, such Undelete, Recuva, and Stellar, may be able to assist you in getting your lost data back. As an alternative, several data recovery businesses provide data recovery services.
None of the solutions have addressed the actual problem. A typical misadventure that gives rise to such a scenario is when someone uses an external drive to install Windows.
https://www.reddit.com/r/datarecoverysoftware/wiki/index/esd_usb_guide/
These are the tools that data recovery professionals use:
https://www.hddoracle.com/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=3208
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Stop using the disk right away to avoid overwriting any data before attempting to retrieve your lost data. Next, download and install any reliable professional data recovery software. Connect the WD My Book drive to your computer and use the data recovery software to search for missing files. Once the scan is finished, preview and restore the necessary files to a new place on your computer.
Please refrain from using the hard drive until data recovery is completed, as further usage may result in data being overwritten. In fact, there are many free data recovery software options available on the market. However, you need to pay attention to the difference between free trials and free versions. Some data recovery software only offers a free limit of 500MB. After that, you’ll need to pay for the software out of your own pocket。
Recuva and Testdisk are both unlimited free data recovery software.However, their user interfaces are a bit outdated and don’t offer advanced features. If you’re looking for a user-friendly and powerful tool, Tenorshare 4DDiG can be an ideal choice.
Free data recovery software 2024:
- Tenorshare 4DDiG(2GB limit)
- Disk Drill(500MB limit)
- DMDE Free Edition(4000 files limited)
- Recuva(Unlimited)
- Testdisk&PhotoRec(Unlimited)
Tenorshare is a second tier tool. There are far better tools for less money.
DMDE’s free version has no size limit. That means you can recover 4000 files of any size from any one folder per click. Tenorshare, on the other hand, will only recover 2GB in total. Moreover, Tenorshare’s use of the word, “free”, is arguably misleading. It’s only after repeated enticements with “free data recovery software” that we are told about the 2GB limit.
https://4ddig.tenorshare.com/free-data-recovery.html
Software used by DR pros:
https://www.hddoracle.com/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=3208
I’ve found a new software that apparently was only released last few month ago, called BLR data recovery tool. Having already gotten a zillion awards, $100 version promises to not only recover all photos of any format, but to repair corrupted files also recover raw files. In addition, the corporation expressly specifies that if the buyer is dissatisfied with the purchase, it will issue a full refund within 30 days.
I tested it’s standard free trial version, and it immediately searched my D drive, retrieving every deleted photo. However, without purchasing the application, I was unable to enter them into a new folder on my data backup disk. That makes sense; after all, developing the program must have cost a lot of money. There appear to be only two small wrinkles that I can see.
