Can't access data and show not formatted hdd

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zgmfx20a Posts 3 Registration date Saturday 13 November 2010 Status Member Last seen 15 November 2010 - 13 Nov 2010 à 00:46
zgmfx20a Posts 3 Registration date Saturday 13 November 2010 Status Member Last seen 15 November 2010 - 15 Nov 2010 à 21:17
Hello,
i have 640gb external transcend storejet hdd....few days ago when i want to copy from laptop to hdd it shows message cyclic redundancy check error.then i safely remove then plug in again.then i open a folder then it show message your disk is not formatted.then i open the properties it show my current used space (379GB),but when i check the folders properties and sum the size it just 2GB++..where is the rest of my file..if possible i dont want to format,because i have many important data in that hdd...thx for ur help


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jack4rall Posts 6428 Registration date Sunday 6 June 2010 Status Moderator Last seen 16 July 2020
13 Nov 2010 à 06:53
Hello,
Right-click on your drive --> properties --> Let me know the File System. Is it RAW ?.
Good Luck.
zgmfx20a Posts 3 Registration date Saturday 13 November 2010 Status Member Last seen 15 November 2010
13 Nov 2010 à 12:49
no...in disk management it says the format is fat32 and the status is healthy...
jack4rall Posts 6428 Registration date Sunday 6 June 2010 Status Moderator Last seen 16 July 2020
13 Nov 2010 à 15:32
Hello,
Try this 1.
Right click on that drive-->properties--> Click on "Tools" tab ---> Click on "Check Now" button and select those two options---> click on "Start".
Good Luck.
zgmfx20a Posts 3 Registration date Saturday 13 November 2010 Status Member Last seen 15 November 2010
15 Nov 2010 à 21:17
cannot complete the checkdisk...when in the middle it show box windows cannot complete checkdisk