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After chkdsk the disk was still not accessible and listed 0/0 bytes. After a quick format no files were present (obviously) but I was then able to recover 90% of the files with Recuva, although not the folder setup so it's quite a mess. Still, got the data I needed.

Hmm. I've tried plugging it directly into an internal SATA cable with no luck, and ESATA, but haven't tried via USB - but you're saying that would be the problem, right, not the solution? Disk was originally set up as GPT, rather then MBR, so shouldn't be having that problem, yeah? Full SMART...

The SMART quick test says the drive is fine. Ubunto can't even see the drive. :( Gonna run the long test overnight and take a stab at chkdsk tomorrow.

It's connected via E-SATA, but iirc this external case may have had trouble in the past. I'll try plugging it in internally and see if the data's accessible. Edit: Nope, same error - 'You must format this drive before you can use it.'

Hey guys, So I was dumping files onto an external (mostly video files, recorded tv/movies, some of our home picture collection, etc) and after the transfer was complete (didn't notice any problems) I noticed I was unable to open one of the folders on the drive - I was getting a message about...

My Game-installations HDD just died on me. Pretty abrupt, no clicking indicating physical failure but I can barely access the files on it and can't get into certain directories at all. Had a few of the typical Not a huge deal, the drive is still under warranty so sending off a RMA. And most...