How to fix the corrupted files

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emocorn Posts 1 Registration date Thursday August 20, 2015 Status Member Last seen August 20, 2015 - Aug 20, 2015 at 04:56 PM
KY_WD Posts 2053 Registration date Thursday October 23, 2014 Status Member Last seen February 28, 2017   - Aug 21, 2015 at 10:51 AM
I borrowed my classmate's hard drive external because I am planning to reset my laptop and I need to back up my files that's why I borrowed her HD external. When I was creating a recovery disk in my laptop to backup my files in the hard drive, her files were corrupted. :( I tried everything to fix it but I really don't know what happened. I tried to fix it on CMD I followed other's instructions, I tried also to retrieve at EaseUS but her files weren't found.

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KY_WD Posts 2053 Registration date Thursday October 23, 2014 Status Member Last seen February 28, 2017   122
Aug 21, 2015 at 10:51 AM
Hello emocorn,

Have you tried connecting the external drive to another PC to see if it gets recognized there?
I would also like to suggest you to try with different USB/power cable because the ones you've got might've got damaged. Be careful with the power cable, it must be the same voltage as your original one.
Also, you could try making a bootable USB/CD Live Linux and try to access your data through it.
Test the external drive for errors with its manufacturer's tool for S.M.A.R.T. and come back to share the results of the tests afterwards.

Hope that I helped you.
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