Transferring external hard drive into computer, not recognized
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Zohaib R Posts 2368 Registration date Sunday September 23, 2012 Status Member Last seen December 13, 2018 - Jan 27, 2013 at 11:04 PM
Zohaib R Posts 2368 Registration date Sunday September 23, 2012 Status Member Last seen December 13, 2018 - Jan 27, 2013 at 11:04 PM
Hello,
I have a WD 2 TB external hard drive that, a few months ago, lost it's USB port. It snapped right off. I bought a new casing and plugged it in only for it to not work. It showed up in my Device Manager, but the icon was opaque and un-clickable. Following the advice from a Best Buy employee, I finally tried putting it directly into my computer so I can get the data. I used some parts from my old computer.
The drive shows up in my Device Manager and it shows that the data is still there. My problem is with allocating/partitioning/assigning a letter. Everything I read online indicates that I will have to wipe it clean in order for it to be read properly and for it to be usable. I do not want to lose all 2TB of data so i am desperate. Is there any way to access the data without having to wipe it?
I am going to try to get to a repair shop tomorrow, but I figure that since I am up and in the middle of this I could see if anyone can help. Is it possible to do on my own or should I just let the pro handle it?
I have a WD 2 TB external hard drive that, a few months ago, lost it's USB port. It snapped right off. I bought a new casing and plugged it in only for it to not work. It showed up in my Device Manager, but the icon was opaque and un-clickable. Following the advice from a Best Buy employee, I finally tried putting it directly into my computer so I can get the data. I used some parts from my old computer.
The drive shows up in my Device Manager and it shows that the data is still there. My problem is with allocating/partitioning/assigning a letter. Everything I read online indicates that I will have to wipe it clean in order for it to be read properly and for it to be usable. I do not want to lose all 2TB of data so i am desperate. Is there any way to access the data without having to wipe it?
I am going to try to get to a repair shop tomorrow, but I figure that since I am up and in the middle of this I could see if anyone can help. Is it possible to do on my own or should I just let the pro handle it?
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Jan 22, 2013 at 02:26 AM
Jan 22, 2013 at 02:26 AM
Hi,
It seems the problem originally started with the snapping of the USB port on the Hard Drive. If the hard drive is detected in the Device Manager you can assign a drive letter to it without formatting it. You can try doing it to as a fix. Check the below mentioned link for details:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows?ui=en-US&rs=en-001&ad=US
Do reply with results.
It seems the problem originally started with the snapping of the USB port on the Hard Drive. If the hard drive is detected in the Device Manager you can assign a drive letter to it without formatting it. You can try doing it to as a fix. Check the below mentioned link for details:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows?ui=en-US&rs=en-001&ad=US
Do reply with results.
Jan 22, 2013 at 08:51 PM
I followed the instructions given, however here is no option to change file path or letter. Disk 0 has this option, but I know that is my OS and everything. The color of the top of the box for Disk 1 is black and it says 'unallocated'. When I right click the bigger box that shows the amount of data, the only options that I can click are Properties and Help. The other 3 are not clickable and include New Simple, Spanned and Striped Volume. When I right-click the box saying Disk 1, it gives me Initialize, Offline, Properties and Help.