External can't reformat even after partition.
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xpcman Posts 19530 Registration date Wednesday October 8, 2008 Status Contributor Last seen June 15, 2019 - Feb 25, 2014 at 04:05 PM
xpcman Posts 19530 Registration date Wednesday October 8, 2008 Status Contributor Last seen June 15, 2019 - Feb 25, 2014 at 04:05 PM
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Feb 25, 2014 at 04:05 PM
Feb 25, 2014 at 04:05 PM
My best guess is that it's broken. Some times you can pry open the case and replace the hard drive with a new working one. That will save some of you investment in the external drive. But, the data is probably lost forever.
Remember, external drives are for backup not primary storage.
Remember, external drives are for backup not primary storage.