Using the clone it may be possible to repair the partition table or master boot record (MBR) in order to read the file system's data structure and retrieve stored data. If the drive has failed logically, there are a number of reasons for that. Logical recovery of files, partition, MBR and filesystem structures After the drive has been cloned to a new drive, it is suitable to attempt the retrieval of lost data. In these cases, data recovery software are used to recover/restore the data files. Sometimes, data present in the physical drives (Internal/External Hard disk, Pen Drive, etc.) gets lost, deleted and formatted due to circumstances like virus attack, accidental deletion or accidental use of SHIFT+DELETE. Various colloquialisms exist for this process, such as 'wipe and reload', 'nuke and pave', 'reimage', etc. Rather than fixing an installation suffering from malfunction or security compromise, it may be necessary to simply reformat everything and start from scratch. Reformatting often carries the implication that the operating system and all other software will be reinstalled after the format is complete. This is a fast operation, and is sometimes referred to as quick formatting. High-level formatting is the process of setting up an empty file system on a disk partition or logical volume and, for PCs, installing a boot sector. Click on Erase to go ahead and format your My Passport drive. And select GUID Partition Map for the Scheme. Choose Mac OS Extended (Journaled) where the screen asks for the format. Put in a name for your WD My Passport drive. And enter the settings to format it ready for Time Machine. Disk formatting is the process of preparing a data storage device such as a hard disk drive, solid-state drive, floppy disk or USB flash drive for initial use. You can give your WD My Passport drive a name.
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