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However, it is quite simple to get access back to your Toshiba external hard disk data. Here, I will show you how you can do this. For this, first you need any professional data recovery software. Storage Products Labels HDD model numbers are indicated in the label like the label photos below. Begins with 'AL'. Customers must also refer to and comply with the latest versions of all relevant TOSHIBA information and the instructions for the application that Product will be used with or for. Site Map; Weibo QR Description.
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Although Toshiba external hard drives are pre-formatted and ready for use right out of the box, there are instances where formatting a portable or desktop hard drive is necessary. For small businesses, a Toshiba external hard drive can be useful in several different professions to create backups of content such as business files, databases, images and presentations. They also can be used to transfer content from one computer to another. When you format a Toshiba hard drive, you make it compatible with your computer to transfer content.
1.Connect your Toshiba external hard drive to the computer using the USB cable.
2.Click the Windows 'Start' button and click the 'Control Panel.' Click 'System and Security, select 'Administrative Tools' and click 'Computer Management.'
3.Enter your administrator password if Windows asks for it. Click the 'Disk Management' option in the Storage section.
4.Right-click your external drive and click 'Format.' Click 'OK' and click 'OK' again to format the drive with the default settings.
Tips
- By default, Toshiba external hard drives are ready for use right out of the box and do not require formatting. You should only format your drive if Windows doesn't recognize it. (see Reference 2)
- You can also reformat your Toshiba external hard drive as a personal preference if you want to erase saved content completely.
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Kefa Olang has been writing articles online since April 2009. He has been published in the 'Celebration of Young Poets' and has an associate degree in communication and media arts from Dutchess Community College, and a bachelor's degree in broadcasting and mass communication from the State University of New York, Oswego.
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