Can't access data and show not formatted hdd

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zgmfx20a Posts 3 Registration date Saturday November 13, 2010 Status Member Last seen November 15, 2010 - Nov 13, 2010 at 12:46 AM
zgmfx20a Posts 3 Registration date Saturday November 13, 2010 Status Member Last seen November 15, 2010 - Nov 15, 2010 at 09:17 PM
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 June 6, 2010 Status Moderator Last seen July 16, 2020
Nov 13, 2010 at 06:53 AM
Hello,
Right-click on your drive --> properties --> Let me know the File System. Is it RAW ?.
Good Luck.
zgmfx20a Posts 3 Registration date Saturday November 13, 2010 Status Member Last seen November 15, 2010
Nov 13, 2010 at 12:49 PM
no...in disk management it says the format is fat32 and the status is healthy...
jack4rall Posts 6428 Registration date Sunday June 6, 2010 Status Moderator Last seen July 16, 2020
Nov 13, 2010 at 03:32 PM
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 November 13, 2010 Status Member Last seen November 15, 2010
Nov 15, 2010 at 09:17 PM
cannot complete the checkdisk...when in the middle it show box windows cannot complete checkdisk