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    Will formatting an external hard drive destroy the data?

    Thanks for the reply, it is a Sony Vaio VGN - AR61 ZU. (circa 2008/9)
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    Will formatting an external hard drive destroy the data?

    Thanks for the reply. I have a few additional questions: Is the data corrupted already if I am being asked to format the hard drive? (the laptop suffered a power surge) Only one of the two hard drives seems to contain files, the other seems blank, is it possible that only one hard drive...
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    Will formatting an external hard drive destroy the data?

    I have a broken Sony laptop, I took out both hard drives and want to access the data on them using a USB connected enclosure/caddy. However, once connected, the hard drive is recognized, but I am being prompted to format the drive before use, won't this action destroy the contained data? Any...