Portable drive failing

Redbill

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May 25, 2016
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My Toshiba 1 tb portable usb drive (V73600-c) has stopped working properly after an inadvertent
defrag attempt - I responded to the defragger's popup window thinking that it was asking to defrag my internal HDD (didn't realize that the usb drive was even plugged it). Now, I can't retrieve the files or use the drive. When the Toshiba drive is plugged in, I get a warning that the drive needs to be scanned and repaired , but the scan only hangs. I was thinking of reformatting, but was wondering if there is a diagnostic for these types of drives ? Any suggestions on a fix would be appreciated.