It was working one moment, then suddenly a specific folder in it wouldn't load (first time I've ever had a problem with an external within 3 externals in the last 5 years), so I backed out, tried other folders, they opened just fine, tried the problem folder again, wouldn't load, same issue again. So then I closed out the explorer window, tried disconnected and reconnecting the device and it just won't get detected at all, even if I plug it into my other desktop PC. The Windows 10 sound effect plays that it knows a device was just plugged in, and the LED on the HDD lights up. It was working perfectly fine for the year or so that I've owned it until now.
Things of note:
-The two other HDDs are much older and smaller variants of Seagate HDDs (1 TB and 2 TB respectively) and are still working perfectly fine.
-I've tried swapping out the USB connector cords between them to rule out the cord as an issue. The cord from the problem device works fine on the other externals etc
Are there any troubleshooting methods I can use to recover the data or better yet, get it working again?
Thanks for reading everyone.
Things of note:
-The two other HDDs are much older and smaller variants of Seagate HDDs (1 TB and 2 TB respectively) and are still working perfectly fine.
-I've tried swapping out the USB connector cords between them to rule out the cord as an issue. The cord from the problem device works fine on the other externals etc
Are there any troubleshooting methods I can use to recover the data or better yet, get it working again?
Thanks for reading everyone.
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