如果您收到一条消息，您会遇到问题，您需要先格式化驱动器中的磁盘，然后才能^{(You need to format the disk in drive before you can use it)}在 Windows 11/10 PC 上使用它，同时使用外部硬盘驱动器、USB、内存^(Memory)或SD 卡^{(SD Card)}，因为您可能有重要的该磁盘上的数据 - 但Windows 10/8/7将不允许您使用该磁盘并访问数据，直到您对其进行格式化。

在对话框中，您将看到两个选项。格式化磁盘^{(Format disk)}并取消^(Cancel)。如果数据不重要并且您可以负担得起没有它，选择格式化^(Format)磁盘将是最简单和最好的选择。如果没有，那么让我们看看你能做什么。

您需要先格式化驱动器中的磁盘，然后才能使用它

发生这种情况的原因是驱动器可能有故障。如果您在不使用安全移除硬件^{(Safely Remove Hardware)}选项的情况下移除外部驱动器，也可能会发生这种情况。您可能认为使用恢复软件可以帮助您，但它不会因为分区本身变得无法访问，并且您的计算机将无法识别驱动器 - 除非您对其进行格式化。

您可以重新启动计算机并尝试使用不同的USB 端口^{(USB Port)}，看看它是否有效。否则使用像TestDisk这样的分区恢复软件会有所帮助。这些工具有助于恢复丢失的分区并使非启动磁盘再次可启动。

准备好新的空白GPT格式硬盘，然后使用Testdisk将数据复制到新磁盘。完成此操作后，您可以使用GPT而不是MBR格式化旧驱动器，然后将数据复制回来。

使用分区恢复软件恢复分区后，您甚至可能不需要数据恢复软件，因为您可能能够启动和访问您的文件。但是，如果您确实需要，这里列出了一些免费的数据恢复软件^{(free data recovery software)}来帮助您恢复文件。

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You need to format the disk in drive before you can use it

You have a problem if you receive a message, You need to format the disk in drive before you can use it on your Windows 11/10 PC, while using the external hard drive, USB, Memory or SD Card, as you may have important data on that disk – but Windows 10/8/7 will not let you use the disk and access the data, till you format it.

In the dialog box, you will see two options. Format disk and Cancel. If the data is not important and you can afford to do without it, selecting Format disk would be the easiest and best option. If not, then let us see what you can do.

You need to format the disk in drive before you can use it

The reason this happens is that the drive may be faulty. This could also happen if you remove the external drive without using the Safely Remove Hardware option. You may think that using recovery software can help you, but it will not as the partition itself has become inaccessible, and your computer will not recognize the drive – unless you format it.

You could restart your computer and try using a different USB Port and see if it work. Else using a partition recovery software like TestDisk can help. These tools help recover lost partitions and make non-booting disks, bootable again.

Keep a new blank GPT-formatted hard disk ready and then use Testdisk to copy your data to the new disk. After you have done this, you may format the old drive using GPT instead of MBR, and then copy your data back.

Once you have recovered your partition using partition recovery software, you might not even need data recovery software, as you might be able to boot and access your files. But if you do feel the need, here is a list of some free data recovery software to help you recover files.

If you have any other ideas on how to deal with this problem, please do share in the comments section below.

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