My hdd turned to RAW file format

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josi - Mar 1, 2016 at 09:50 AM
R2D2_WD Posts 3606 Registration date Monday September 1, 2014 Status Member Last seen February 20, 2017   - Mar 2, 2016 at 02:53 AM
Hello,
hi there sorry but my hard drive keeps telling me that it should be formated to be used again and i dont want to jeopardize my file cuz they r v important



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R2D2_WD Posts 3606 Registration date Monday September 1, 2014 Status Member Last seen February 20, 2017   155
Mar 2, 2016 at 02:53 AM
Hi Josi,

Is this an internal or an external drive? Since you have important data in the drive, I would recommend you to change the cables and ports and even test the drive on another PC. Sometimes OS different from Windows may show better results recognizing a hard drive. That is why I recommend you to boot from a Linux Live CD and try to access the drive. No installation is required. You only need to switch boot sequence, selecting the CD/DVD ROM in first place. Let me know if there is any progress.

Hope this helps

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