WD MyBook Duo is one of the best external storage devices to store huge amounts of documents, videos and images. However, even the most reliable hard drive can’t avoid data loss. When data loss happens on WD MyBook Duo, there should be a cost-effective solution to recover critical files from the WD MyBook Duo. In this article, we will talk about how to recover lost data from WD MyBook Duo with DIY data recovery software.
There are many reasons can result in data loss on WD MyBook Duo, such as:
- Delete files on WD MyBook Duo, can’t find them in recycle bin.
- Format the WD MyBook Duo external hard drive without backup.
- Can’t open the WD MyBook Duo or the computer could not recognize the WD MyBook Duo.
- Files are lost due to power failure, virus infection, file system crash, etc.
DIY data recovery software is the best way to restore lost files from WD MyBook Duo portable hard drive. Do Your Data Recovery is an award-winning data recovery software. It can help you completely and easily recover deleted or lost data from WD MyBook Duo external hard drive or desktop hard drive. To recover lost files from WD MyBook Duo, just download this powerful data recovery software and install it on your Windows computer or Mac computer.
Three steps to recover lost data from WD MyBook Duo
Don’t install Do Your Data Recovery on the WD MyBook Duo where you lose your data. Just install it on your computer hard drive, then run it on your computer. Follow the steps below, you can recover deleted, lost or inaccessible data from WD MyBook Duo external hard drive.
Step 1. Connect the WD MyBook Duo to your computer.
Connect WD MyBook Duo external hard drive to your computer via USB cable, Do Your Data Recovery will automatically recognize it and list it on the main interface.
Step 2. Select the WD MyBook Duo and scan it.
Click to select the WD MyBook Duo to start data recovery. Click on Scan button, Do Your Data Recovery will quickly scan the WD MyBook Duo, find lost files.
Step 3. Preview and recover lost files once the scan is completed.
Once the scanning process gets finished, you can see all recoverable files. With built-in preview mode, you can preview all recoverable files. Then selected the wanted files and save them to a safe location.
Do Your Data Recovery is able to find deleted, lost and inaccessible files on WD MyBook Duo, once the scan is completed, just save the recoverable files to a safe hard drive. Please don’t save new data to the WD MyBook Duo device before you get all lost files back. If the quick scan can’t find all lost files, just try advanced recovery mode, this mode is able to deeply scan the WD MyBook Duo external hard drive and find every recoverable file.
How to fix logical errors on WD MyBook Duo?
Format is the best way to fix logical errors on WD MyBook Duo hard drive. Just try Windows-format feature or Mac Disk Utility to format the WD MyBook Duo hard drive. You also can try a third-party software - DoYourData Super Eraser to help you format a WD MyBook Duo hard drive on Windows or Mac.
Wipe entire WD MyBook Duo before you sell it
Once you determine to sell an old WD MyBook Duo external hard drive, you’d better permanently wipe all data on it to prevent potential data recovery. At this time, you need special data erasure software - such as DoYourData Super Eraser.
Download, install DoYourData Super Eraser on your computer. It shows all hard drives. Choose mode ‘Wipe Hard Drive’. This mode will help you securely and permanently wipe all data on a hard drive. Just choose the WD MyBook Duo external hard drive, and wipe it. All data on the WD MyBook Duo external hard drive will be permanently erased.
Once the process gets finished, all data on the WD MyBook Duo external hard drive has gone forever, can’t be recovered by any data recovery software. Then you can sell or donate your WD MyBook Duo without any worry.
Written & Updated by Nancy
Nancy works as a tech columnist at DoYourData. She is familiar with macOS and Windows OS and writes computer solution, data recovery, disk clone, data erasure articles for DoYourData. She is a big fan of Mac products and is fond of testing utilities software (such as cleaner, recovery, eraser, NTFS for Mac, video editor, etc) on Mac.