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External HD wants to format itself

  • 18-12-2007 7:04pm
    #1
    coldfeet
    Closed Accounts Posts: 217 ✭✭


    Hi,

    I have an Packard Bell Store and Save external harddrive that seams to have become corrupt. Its normaly connected only to my PC (OS is XP). a friend connected it to an apple, the drive connected but the usb cable was pulled out, reconnected the drive but it wouldn't come up.

    Connected it back to my PC and it's come up as a drive (harddrive N:)but not as the titled drive (Vault N:). When I try to open it it wants to formate the drive.

    I ran a CHKDSK N: /F but it come's back as a RAW drive.

    Anyone have any ideas on recovering the drive, prefer to do it myself than paying for it.


Comments

  • #2
    Shiny
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,259 ✭✭✭Shiny


    I would try putting it into the PC directly.
    I assume it is only an ATA drive.
    Worth a shot.

    In terms of recovering the drive you will need another
    drive of equal size/free space to copy the recovered
    data onto.

    Then just have a quick seach of boards for data
    recovery software as this type of topic comes up
    about once a week and free recovery programs are
    always recomended.


  • #3
    coldfeet
    Closed Accounts Posts: 217 ✭✭coldfeet


    Well I'm happy to say I've got everything resolved but it did cost me €110, the price of a new HD to put everything onto but its a hit I can take.

    Tried a few bits of software but I give a big thumbs up to PC Inspector File Recovery.


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