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Accidental formatted external drive
#1
03 Feb 2013 @ 0:54
Barond14
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A little while back I was re-installing windows xp, and accidentally checked to defragment my external drive. I wanted to know if there were any programs I could try that might be able to recover some of the files. Lot fo video edits, and design files I'd like to try and get back. Thanks.
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#3
03 Feb 2013 @ 11:57
ddp
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http://www.z-a-recovery.com/download.htm
http://www.snapfiles.com/Freeware/system/fwdatarecovery.html
http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/collec...oads/files.html
http://www.easeus.com/
http://www.ntfs.com/products.htm
http://www.pcinspector.de/download.asp?language=1#file_recovery
http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk
http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/PhotoRec
#4
04 Feb 2013 @ 19:48
Barond14
Junior Member
These programs look good but my computer wont recognize my hard drive. When I plug it in it beeps liek its connected liek things normally do on xp. But it wont show up under my computer. First time I plugged in it in a long time it went through the found new hardware procedure and said ready to use, but still didnt show up. Its connected now and the light is lit up green but nothing.
#6
05 Feb 2013 @ 0:33
Barond14
Junior Member
Can you explain to me what that means, or how to do that?
#7
05 Feb 2013 @ 11:44
ddp
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take the drive out of current drive enclosure as might be bad & either get new enclosure or direct connect to motherboard as secondary drive.
#9
05 Feb 2013 @ 22:29
ddp
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nope. probably 2 screws holding 1 end with the usb & power connectors in it onto enclosure, take those 2 screws out, pull that end out & drive should pull out.
#10
06 Feb 2013 @ 2:17
Barond14
Junior Member
Originally posted by ddp:Then just try and directly connect it from there...once the casing is off? Just like I would normally do, just with the casing off of the actual drive?
nope. probably 2 screws holding 1 end with the usb & power connectors in it onto enclosure, take those 2 screws out, pull that end out & drive should pull out.
#11
06 Feb 2013 @ 5:30
attar
AfterDawn Addict
Google the name of the drive, e.g 'HP remove case' WD, Lacie etc, for a YouTube video.
Some are simple and obvious, others are put together by Kung Fu masters.
That's how I got the drives out of my Lacie and HP cases.
Some are simple and obvious, others are put together by Kung Fu masters.
That's how I got the drives out of my Lacie and HP cases.
This message has been edited since its posting. Latest edit was made on 06 Feb 2013 @ 5:32
#13
09 Feb 2013 @ 16:19
Before you go pulling things apart
If it has had its volume wiped it may not show in my computer.
Go to administrative tools and check the disk management section to see if the disk exists but just has not been formatted / volume created.
If it shows up then just create a new partition that should solve the problem without ripping things apart.
If it has had its volume wiped it may not show in my computer.
Go to administrative tools and check the disk management section to see if the disk exists but just has not been formatted / volume created.
If it shows up then just create a new partition that should solve the problem without ripping things apart.
