External Hard Drive asking to be formatted
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Hello,
Last night we had some power shortages. My external HD was plugged in but wasn't transferring data. However, when attempting to access it this morning it tells me the drive is not formatted and I need to format it before I can use it. I still have ALOT of data on there that I need.
Is there any way I can get the data back or access the drive again without using a program? I currently have 9 hours remaining on my scan of the HD to recover data, but I don't even know how effective it will be.
Thanks in advance.
Last night we had some power shortages. My external HD was plugged in but wasn't transferring data. However, when attempting to access it this morning it tells me the drive is not formatted and I need to format it before I can use it. I still have ALOT of data on there that I need.
Is there any way I can get the data back or access the drive again without using a program? I currently have 9 hours remaining on my scan of the HD to recover data, but I don't even know how effective it will be.
Thanks in advance.
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Christopher L
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May 26, 2010 at 01:05 AM
May 26, 2010 at 01:05 AM
Don't worry, Saleemali. Try another computer to see if the same situation will happen.
Without luck? maybe your external HD got kind of currupte or crashed. You have to rely on some technical help. This post may be valuable to you
https://ccm.net/forum/affich-100555-got-problem-with-my-sandisk-cruzer-usb-4gb
Without luck? maybe your external HD got kind of currupte or crashed. You have to rely on some technical help. This post may be valuable to you
https://ccm.net/forum/affich-100555-got-problem-with-my-sandisk-cruzer-usb-4gb
HI there,
Its good you are making use off recovery tool and this process may be longer than expected and ill recommend you not to stop and let in continue.
Thanks
Its good you are making use off recovery tool and this process may be longer than expected and ill recommend you not to stop and let in continue.
Thanks
