Actually you have chance. As long as those deleted files aren't OVERWRITTEN, you can recover them with so-called file recovery tools.
But the first thing you should do is stop using the WD drive as soon as possible. DO NOT save, edit or write more data on it.
Just like recovering the lost files on external hard disk, you can use a program to scan the partition, the location of the deleted folders. You can read this guide,
It is just important to recover deleted files that are needed.
You can try to recover a deleted file with special software that uses unique modern algorithms to recover files that other software either recovers incorrectly or is unable to detect. You can use software that can recover deleted, formatted files from PC, external hard drive, USB flash drive etc. Moreover, a program may be able to also recover lost files due to virus attack. A program may also be equipped with four critical modules:"delete recovery", "format recovery", "partition recovery" and "raw recovery" which will meet your different demands.
When you delete your data off of a hard drive such as photos or file, they are not actually deleted from the hard drive. The hard drive marks the space where those files were stored as available or free and new data can overwrite your deleted photos or files. There is a tool called Nice To Recover for MacOS which you are able to download and it will help to restore those deleted files or folders.
Data recover software can locate the actual files on the drive, if they still exist. When items are deleted, only the directory entry is deleted, not the files themselves.
One product for removing a virus from an external hard drive is Malwarebytes Antimalware. Once the virus is removed, the files should reappear.
No, when using the Norton 360 backup, files on the external HDD will not be deleted.
It is very important when you want to recover lost or deleted files that you do not use the drive with the lost files. Using the laptop or camcorder severely reduces your chance for a successful recovery. If you copied the files to the laptop, then you can most easily recover them there. If you did not, you will need to try to recover the files from the camera but unless the storage media of the camera appears to windows as a drive, it may not be something you can do.
In most cases yes. You will need too find appropriate software to recover the files though.
Well the cheapest way is to buy a adapter to connect it to another computer to transfer it other then that get it professionally done
There is no solution to recovering of permanant deleted files without software.
If you want the deleted files back from Windows hard drives, firstly you can check the Recycle Bin to see if the deleted files are stored there. If you have emptied the Recyel Bin, then you will need some data recovery tools to help you recover the deleted files from hard disks.