Summary: Did you delete your data accidently from LaCie external hard drive on Mac?
Today, we discuss how to recover files from LaCie external drive and also explain the causes & preventive measures to avoid data loss.
Also, we strongly recommended having Stellar Data Recovery Professional for Mac, a popular software for LaCie external hard drive recovery.
The LaCie external hard drive is a fabulous choice for a storage drive for Mac. The ample space it provides is best for accumulating tons of photos, videos, and movies safely. However, like all data storage devices, the LaCie external hard drive is also prone to data loss, device not mounting, and other issues associated with an external hard drive.
Causes of Data Loss in LaCie External Hard Drive
View and configure important operating settings on your LaCie drive. Configure energy-saving mode. View Support Information. Ideal for Mac users to back up personal data to a safe location and retrieve it easily. Download icons for some of your favorite LaCie external hard drives. Newer Seagate and LaCie branded external drives come preformatted with the exFAT file system, which allows it to be used on both Mac and Windows without reformatting the drive.
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External hard drives are extremely prone to corruption and several hard drives fail each day globally. The LaCie external hard disk is a mechanical device with intricate parts and thus can fail. Some of the reasons that lead to hard drive corruption and data loss are:
- Partition map corruption
- Damaged directory structure
- Accidental file deletion
- Wrong disk formatting
- Abrupt ejection
- Loss of logical partition(s)
Recovery of Files from LaCie on Mac
Safety of the data should be the priority while choosing a data recovery software. Stellar Data Recovery Professional for Mac is a highly reliable and intuitive data recovery software. It is compatible with LaCie external hard drive and macOS Big Sur, Catalina, Mojave (APFS); the software runs smoothly on all Macs and can recover data not just from LaCie but hundreds of other external hard drive brands. If you are using LaCie for the Time Machine backup and happen to delete the backup, this software will recover it for you. This data recovery software even recovers from encrypted, formatted, and badly corrupted hard drive. Follow the steps mentioned below to retrieve data from LaCie external hard drive:
Step i: Download, Install & Run Stellar Data Recovery Professional for Mac
Step ii: When at the interface, select Recover Everything, Or Customize Your Scan and click Next. Note: Customizing the scan will make the scanning process and recovery faster.
Step iii: Select the LaCie external hard drive from the Select Location interface and click Scan.›Note: The interface has a Deep Scan feature that allows you to conduct a thorough scan of the drive. Toggle-on this option in situations when the LaCie external hard drive is formatted or corrupt. The time taken by the Deep Scan depends on the size and condition of the LaCie hard drive.
Step iv: You can toggle-on the preview option at the right corner of the interface to view files during the scan.
Step v: Click ‘OK’ when the scan completed successfully. Double-click a file to preview before recovery.
Step vi: Select all the data to recover and click the Recover button.
Step vii: Choose another location to save the file and click Save.
Note: Choose a destination other than the LaCie external hard drive. Also, you need to register the software before saving the data.
Prevention of Data Loss in LaCie External Hard Drive
Data is rapidly becoming the most valuable asset whether it is a photo, document, video, etc. Therefore, you must consciously take preventive measures to protect the LaCie external hard drive and the data contained therein. Below are the measures to protect data from corruption:
- Avoid disconnecting the drive abruptly
- Keep the drive clean and dust-free
- Don’t connect the LaCie external hard drive to an unreliable Mac
- Use a surge protector
- Don’t keep liquids close to the drive
- Keep a data recovery software
Conclusion
The blog informs you on how to recover your lost data from the LaCie external hard drive using a macOS. It highlights the causes of data loss and the preventive measures you need to adapt to prevent future data loss.
We have also introduced Stellar Data Recovery Professional for Mac software that will be the perfect companion for Mac external hard drive data recovery.
Noticeably, the software is compatible with APFS, HFS, HFS+, FAT, ex-FAT, and NTFS formatted external hard drives. Besides Lacie, the software supports a variety of external hard drive brands such as WD, Toshiba, Seagate, etc.
USB-Kabel anschließen
Überprüfen Sie vor dem Anschluss des LaCie Mobile Drive den USB-Anschluss an Ihrem Computer. Wählen Sie dann das geeignete Kabel zum Anschluss des Geräts aus.
Benutzen Sie das USB 3.1-Kabel (USB-C), wenn Ihr Computer mit einem USB-C-Anschluss ausgestattet ist.
Benutzen Sie das Kabel USB-C-auf-USB-Typ-A (USB 3.0/USB 2.0), wenn Ihr Computer nicht über einen USB-C-Anschluss verfügt.
LaCie Mobile Drive einrichten
Die Einrichtung ermöglicht Folgendes:
| LaCie Mobile Drive registrieren | Optimale Nutzung Ihres Laufwerks durch einfachen Zugriff auf Informationen und Support. |
| Toolkit installieren | Spiegelordner, Sicherungspläne (nur Windows) und mehr managen. |
Beginnen Sie hier
Öffnen Sie das LaCie Mobile Drive über einen Dateimanager wie Datei-Explorer oder Finder und starten Sie Hier beginnen Win oder Hier beginnen Mac.
Gerät registrieren
Geben Sie Ihre Informationen ein und klicken Sie auf Registrieren.
Toolkit herunterladen
Klicken Sie auf die Schaltfläche Download.
Toolkit installieren
Öffnen Sie Ihren Downloadordner mit einem Dateimanager wie Finder oder Datei-Explorer.
| Weitere Informationen über Toolkit |
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Toolkit stellt nützliche Tools für folgende Zwecke bereit:
Näheres zu den Funktionen des Toolkits erfahren Sie im Toolkit-Handbuch. |
Speicherformat
Das LaCie Mobile Drive ist bereits in exFAT formatiert und dadurch mit Windows- und Mac-Computern kompatibel. Wenn Sie die Festplatte nur mit einem Computertypen nutzen, können Sie den Kopiervorgang von Dateien optimieren, indem Sie die Festplatte im nativen Dateisystem Ihres Betriebssystems formatieren. Optimieren Sie die Festplatte mit einer der folgenden Methoden:
- Optimieren Sie das Dateiformat mit Toolkit. Nähere Informationen erhalten Sie im Toolkit-Handbuch.
- Formatieren Sie die Festplatte manuell. Weitere Informationen erhalten Sie unter Optionales Formatieren und Partitionieren.
Trennen der Festplatte vom Computer
Lacie External Hard Drive Manual
Um eine Dateisystembeschädigung zu vermeiden, müssen Sie die Volumes des LaCie Mobile Drive trennen, bevor Sie das Schnittstellenkabel entfernen. Weitere Informationen erhalten Sie unter Sicheres Trennen des LaCie Mobile Drive von Ihrem Computer.