external hdd isn't detected

Mahdi_16

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when i plug my external hdd I hear the windows notification sound that it is pluged , but it doesn't show up though i can see it in disc management , I tried updating the driver then restarting the pc but nothing happens .
i hope you guys can help me solve this problem and thanks in advance (please don't tell me to format it because i got over 450gb of importent data on it) .
 

DR_Luke

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If your data is important, it is probably best to seek professional data recovery assistance before the drive degrades to the point of not being recoverable. A few labs I recommend are:

Recovery Force
Data Medics
Data Savers
PC Image
Data Busters

Now, assuming that important does not mean worth a few hundred bucks for the professionals and you are willing to risk losing it all, let's see if I can give you some assistance.

1. What is the model of hard drive?
2. Did you try a different USB cable?
3. Did you try connecting to a different computer?