My external hard disk don't show up in "My Computer"
Closed
Errefae
Posts
5
Registration date
Monday December 8, 2014
Status
Member
Last seen
December 14, 2014
-
Dec 8, 2014 at 10:20 PM
Errefae Posts 5 Registration date Monday December 8, 2014 Status Member Last seen December 14, 2014 - Dec 11, 2014 at 10:29 PM
Errefae Posts 5 Registration date Monday December 8, 2014 Status Member Last seen December 14, 2014 - Dec 11, 2014 at 10:29 PM
Related:
- My external hard disk don't show up in "My Computer"
- Blackmagic disk speed test windows - Download - Diagnosis and monitoring
- Working of hard disk with diagram - Guide
- Hard disk regenerator - Download - Backup and recovery
- Floppy disk fail 40 - Guide
- Toshiba external hard drive blinking blue light - Hard Drive & SSD Forum
4 responses
Errefae
Posts
5
Registration date
Monday December 8, 2014
Status
Member
Last seen
December 14, 2014
1
Dec 10, 2014 at 10:06 PM
Dec 10, 2014 at 10:06 PM
i restored the computer to a restore point made before the installation of Acronis DD 12 & everything got back to normal!
Boogieman_WD
Posts
275
Registration date
Friday October 10, 2014
Status
Member
Last seen
October 19, 2016
37
Dec 9, 2014 at 07:53 AM
Dec 9, 2014 at 07:53 AM
Hey Errefae. This is very unfortunate indeed. You could try to access the drive with Linux Live CD/USB and backup your data if you can open it. Otherwise you could take a look at some of the solutions for data recovery from this thread here: https://www.tomshardware.com/
The 3rd option is the most reliable one (and most expensive) - data recovery company.
If you are able to retrieve your data, I'd suggest that you download the manufacturer's diagnostic tool and test the drive to see what's the situation, because it is not normal for a partition to go into RAW format all on its own.
Hope that helps.
Boogieman_WD
WD Representative
The 3rd option is the most reliable one (and most expensive) - data recovery company.
If you are able to retrieve your data, I'd suggest that you download the manufacturer's diagnostic tool and test the drive to see what's the situation, because it is not normal for a partition to go into RAW format all on its own.
Hope that helps.
Boogieman_WD
WD Representative
Errefae
Posts
5
Registration date
Monday December 8, 2014
Status
Member
Last seen
December 14, 2014
1
Dec 10, 2014 at 08:05 AM
Dec 10, 2014 at 08:05 AM
I connected the hard disk to another PC (Windows 7 32bit) and worked fine! :)
connected it again to my PC didn't appear in "My Computer"
connected it again to my PC didn't appear in "My Computer"
Boogieman_WD
Posts
275
Registration date
Friday October 10, 2014
Status
Member
Last seen
October 19, 2016
37
Dec 10, 2014 at 08:43 AM
Dec 10, 2014 at 08:43 AM
I'd suggest that first you backup your important data just in case and after that go ahead and test the drive with the manufacturer's diagnostic tool.
It's a bit odd that when connected to another computer the partition is OK and it shows as RAW format on yours. Would you please check that again and try to assign a new letter to the drive. Here's how to do that: https://support-en.wd.com/
See if that fixes the issue.
It's a bit odd that when connected to another computer the partition is OK and it shows as RAW format on yours. Would you please check that again and try to assign a new letter to the drive. Here's how to do that: https://support-en.wd.com/
See if that fixes the issue.
Dec 11, 2014 at 04:49 AM
Dec 11, 2014 at 10:29 PM