external HDD is not accessible

[Imtiaz Ali_1]

Hello Toms
I faced a problem with my external hdd, it has very important files. I plugged it in my usb port of playstation 4, but it was not recognized. Now, I tried to use it on my laptop and it was not accessible. At first it was not recognized. Then I followed many workarounds found in the web to find the drive. But then I could not access the drive even if it has all the files. It is a Toshiba 1TB. When i pug it in the led light is always blinking blue and I can feel the disk inside rotating. Please help.

 

[RealBeast]

If the external drive was an NTFS formatted drive it probably got corrupted by the playstation, which does not read NTFS and needs exFAT.

First, I am sure that you are now aware that it is *never* a good idea to have your important files only on a USB drive. If you are very luck you may be able to recover the drive using something like Recuva.