Problem with external hdd 500GB (3.0 USB)

Sedlis

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Hello, Could you please help me with this problem. I have got this disk over eight months. Today when I want to plug in into pc and copy something I cant. I cant get into disk, always I receive message disk need to be formate at first. But data is already on the disk. In computer management I can see this disk. In Computer I also can see this disk. But I cant get into. There is any possible way (software etc.) to get in or it is dead end ? Thank you for advice
 
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Hello Sedlis!

You could try and open the command prompt window (cmd) and type chkdsk /f h:, where "h" is the drive letter of your external HDD. "Chkdsk" is the windows program that checks the drive for errors. The f tells it to fix errors that it finds on the disk.
See if this helps!
If not, the other possibility is that your external hard drive has suddenly become RAW. This means that it is not a system recognized by Windows. Therefore it's unable to be mounted as a drive. This often happens when the records determining the filesystem type or location on the disk are damaged or corrupted. And since Windows doesn't see a filesystem in the partition of your external hard drive, it wants you to format it in order to create a filesystem...
Hello Sedlis!

You could try and open the command prompt window (cmd) and type chkdsk /f h:, where "h" is the drive letter of your external HDD. "Chkdsk" is the windows program that checks the drive for errors. The f tells it to fix errors that it finds on the disk.
See if this helps!
If not, the other possibility is that your external hard drive has suddenly become RAW. This means that it is not a system recognized by Windows. Therefore it's unable to be mounted as a drive. This often happens when the records determining the filesystem type or location on the disk are damaged or corrupted. And since Windows doesn't see a filesystem in the partition of your external hard drive, it wants you to format it in order to create a filesystem on it. But you shouldn't since you have information on it. Also, don't try and write anything on the RAW drive.
The reason this could happen is when you disconnect an external hard drive from the PC without using the "Safely Remove Hardware" option. It could also be that the external hard drive has went through some severe physical damage. To make sure this is not the case your drive mustn't make any clicking or strange noises. If it does, or you aren't sure, then better send it to a professional to fix this issue. Then in this case you'll need to eventually recover your data.

I hope any of this helps you!
Best of luck!

CK_WD
 
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