- Mar 6, 2013
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So, I'm in the process of building a new computer and almost have all of the components to be able to build it (including my PSU and GPU from my current rig) but before I retire the current build I'm using, I'm trying to salvage some data from a HDD from two computers ago.
THAT computer was retired for several reasons but probably mostly because it ended up succumbing to some nasty trojans (I'm guessing), as I was very ill-informed at the time concerning anti-spyware, etc. That computer/HDD is about 10+ years old and the HDD I'm trying to salvage is a Western Digital Caviar WD1200, 120GB Enhanced IDE.
I hooked the HDD up to my current rig using the cables that were previously running to my DVD drive and booted up just fine. When I went to access the drive, it opens just fine. But in trying to open any one single file or folder within the HDD, Windows Explorer freezes up every time and I end up having to end task via Task Manager.
I have no doubt that the drive is in some way corrupted but I couldn't tell you exactly how. When I tried booting up the old computer with this HDD in it, months and months ago, some error would occur that notified me of an eminent shutdown within 1 minute or so, and I have no idea how to get around that. The eminent shutdown gump popped up after Windows XP booted up and I was at the home screen, FYI.
So, in a nutshell, I simply cannot access any file or folder on the HDD without it freezing up, despite my computer detecting it and it opening just fine. Any help/insight would be greatly appreciated. I'm really hoping I can get this troubleshot because I have a feeling there's more on that drive I'd like to save than I originally thought.
P.S. I've searched quite a lot on the ole interwebs for a solution to this but I haven't found one instance of this specific problem.
THAT computer was retired for several reasons but probably mostly because it ended up succumbing to some nasty trojans (I'm guessing), as I was very ill-informed at the time concerning anti-spyware, etc. That computer/HDD is about 10+ years old and the HDD I'm trying to salvage is a Western Digital Caviar WD1200, 120GB Enhanced IDE.
I hooked the HDD up to my current rig using the cables that were previously running to my DVD drive and booted up just fine. When I went to access the drive, it opens just fine. But in trying to open any one single file or folder within the HDD, Windows Explorer freezes up every time and I end up having to end task via Task Manager.
I have no doubt that the drive is in some way corrupted but I couldn't tell you exactly how. When I tried booting up the old computer with this HDD in it, months and months ago, some error would occur that notified me of an eminent shutdown within 1 minute or so, and I have no idea how to get around that. The eminent shutdown gump popped up after Windows XP booted up and I was at the home screen, FYI.
So, in a nutshell, I simply cannot access any file or folder on the HDD without it freezing up, despite my computer detecting it and it opening just fine. Any help/insight would be greatly appreciated. I'm really hoping I can get this troubleshot because I have a feeling there's more on that drive I'd like to save than I originally thought.
P.S. I've searched quite a lot on the ole interwebs for a solution to this but I haven't found one instance of this specific problem.
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