Question HDD lost file system, again! How to fix?

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Hi everyone. I have a 4TB Toshiba Sata internal HDD drive that im using as an external storage (with a sata to usb converter and a trusted power supply) to store my files locally. but yesterday my drive turned into an unallocated hard disk and is inaccessible .
I'm sure my data is totally recoverable, but its second time this happens to me and now I don't have enough free space on my laptop to recover this amount of data .
-is there a way to fix drive format (or volume info or whatever is currupt on file system) to access files like before (without recovering)?
-how could i prevent this? I always safe remove this device and its a healthy drive (sectors - used time- health report).
is buying an external HDD a good alternative (costs a fortune for me)?
 
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jzeds1491 said:
I always safe remove this device
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what do you mean by "safe"?

since this drive is being used as a USB external it will need to be "Ejected" via a Windows command before disconnecting.

each time you may risk the file system and/or the data itself being corrupted if this process isn't followed.
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is buying an external HDD a good alternative
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i've been using an external drive dock for many years now and have never had any issue with it.
currently has 2x 3TB Barracudas docked.

may be a better option for your situation than using a cheap cable converter.
 
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JohnBonhamsGhost said:
what do you mean by "safe"?

since this drive is being used as a USB external it will need to be "Ejected" via a Windows command before disconnecting.
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Yes. safe remove in windows notification center.
JohnBonhamsGhost said:
i've been using an external drive dock for many years now and have never had any issue with it.
currently has 2x 3TB Barracudas docked.

may be a better option for your situation than using a cheap cable converter.
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ok I'll consider an external drive soon. is there a way to fix my drive file system for now? i think it takes days to search and recover lost data and for some reasons i cant start this process right now...
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Firstly, you can capture screenshots with Windows' built-in Snipping Tool.

Secondly, the partition metadata in LBA 1 has been corrupted. It reflects a capacity of 2 TiB rather than 4TB. This must be the result of some deliberate action. See Last Use LBA in LBA 1 and Last LBA in LBA 2.

Code: 
 LBA:1                  block: 1
 GPT Signature    "EFI PART" ("EFI PART")
 Revision          0001.0000h
 Header Size (92)  92
 Header CRC32      76A873F4h           76A873F4
 Reserved          00000000h
 Current LBA     > 1
 Backup LBA      > 4294967295
 First Use LBA     34
 Last Use LBA      4294967262
 Disk GUID         AAA43CEE-C4B0-4266-B6E2-B25BBE9082E5
 Start Entry LBA > 2
 Entries Number    128
 Entry Size (128)  128
 Entries CRC32     3CE62C4Ah          3CE62C4A

Code: 
 LBA:2                  block: 2
 Partition Entry
 Type GUID         EBD0A0A2-B9E5-4433-87C0-68B6B72699C7
 Uniq. GUID        EA0C5E10-A5AB-01D9-082F-06F5D5D2EC00
 First LBA       > 34
 Last LBA        > 7814032001
 Attributes        0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
 Label             Basic data partition............
 Partition Entry
 Type GUID         00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
 Uniq. GUID        00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
 First LBA       > 0
 Last LBA        > 0
 Attributes        0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
 Label             ................................
 Partition Entry
 Type GUID         00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
 Uniq. GUID        00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
 First LBA       > 0
 Last LBA        > 0
 Attributes        0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
 Label             ................................
 Partition Entry
 Type GUID         00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
 Uniq. GUID        00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
 First LBA       > 0
 Last LBA        > 0
 Attributes        0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
 Label             ................................

You should be able to repair this corruption as follows:

Highlight the first line (Disk 2 ...) in your Partitions tab.​
Tick the Advanced checkbox.​
Click GPT off.​
Click GPT On.​
Disk -> Apply Changes.​

Safely remove and reinsert your USB drive so that Windows can reexamine the file system.
 
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fzabkar said:
Firstly, you can capture screenshots with Windows' built-in Snipping Tool.

Secondly, the partition metadata in LBA 1 has been corrupted. It reflects a capacity of 2 TiB rather than 4TB. This must be the result of some deliberate action. See Last Use LBA in LBA 1 and Last LBA in LBA 2.

Code: 
 LBA:1                  block: 1
 GPT Signature    "EFI PART" ("EFI PART")
 Revision          0001.0000h
 Header Size (92)  92
 Header CRC32      76A873F4h           76A873F4
 Reserved          00000000h
 Current LBA     > 1
 Backup LBA      > 4294967295
 First Use LBA     34
 Last Use LBA      4294967262
 Disk GUID         AAA43CEE-C4B0-4266-B6E2-B25BBE9082E5
 Start Entry LBA > 2
 Entries Number    128
 Entry Size (128)  128
 Entries CRC32     3CE62C4Ah          3CE62C4A

Code: 
 LBA:2                  block: 2
 Partition Entry
 Type GUID         EBD0A0A2-B9E5-4433-87C0-68B6B72699C7
 Uniq. GUID        EA0C5E10-A5AB-01D9-082F-06F5D5D2EC00
 First LBA       > 34
 Last LBA        > 7814032001
 Attributes        0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
 Label             Basic data partition............
 Partition Entry
 Type GUID         00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
 Uniq. GUID        00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
 First LBA       > 0
 Last LBA        > 0
 Attributes        0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
 Label             ................................
 Partition Entry
 Type GUID         00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
 Uniq. GUID        00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
 First LBA       > 0
 Last LBA        > 0
 Attributes        0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
 Label             ................................
 Partition Entry
 Type GUID         00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
 Uniq. GUID        00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
 First LBA       > 0
 Last LBA        > 0
 Attributes        0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
 Label             ................................

You should be able to repair this corruption as follows:

Highlight the first line (Disk 2 ...) in your Partitions tab.​
Tick the Advanced checkbox.​
Click GPT off.​
Click GPT On.​
Disk -> Apply Changes.​

Safely remove and reinsert your USB drive so that Windows can reexamine the file system.
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Oh my! It did work again, all my data is back. You saved the day man thanksssssss yesss
 
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