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I've let it run overnight and nothing really changed. The speed is really lousy:

ubuntu@ubuntu:/media/WDImage$ sudo ddrescue -n /dev/sdd wd.img sdd.log
GNU ddrescue 1.23
Press Ctrl-C to interrupt
ipos: 966524 kB, non-trimmed: 233472 B, current rate: 8192 B/s
opos: 966524 kB, non-scraped: 0 B ...

So I got Ubuntu live on USB and attempted to create an image from the faulty external HDD. I am creating the .img file on my second internal storage which is freshly formatted 1TB Toshiba HDD.
I kept the ddrescue running for a while and the remaining time grew up to 700+ days. Now is around 1000 ...

Log below:

smartctl 7.1 2019-12-30 r5022 [x86_64-w64-mingw32-w10-1909] (sf-7.1-1)
Copyright (C) 2002-19, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, www.smartmontools.org

=== START OF INFORMATION SECTION ===
Model Family: Western Digital Elements / My Passport (USB, AF)
Device Model: WDC WD10TMVW-11ZSMS5 ...

I realized I did a mistake when running the smartmontools, I specified the disk incorrectly. I tried to run it again but now, for some reason the external HDD started to behave wierdly. When I plug it in, it takes quite some time for it to appear in "This PC", also when I try to right click the ...

Try renaming the log-extension into txt.


Please attach a logfile from smartmontools or simply post it here.

Use the command

smartctl -a /dev/sdX > C:\mylog.txt

to redirect the output of smartmontools into the file mylog.txt on your C-drive.
Replace X by the disc drive letter in question.
Use ...

recuperation wrote: 28 Sep 2020, 20:53 I can't see your pictures. Please upload them using the attachment tab below on the bottom of the page.

Hello, I was able to upload only 3 attachments. I fixed the URL links for rest of the screenshots in the original post.

Hello everyone, I'd like to ask for help/guidance as I need to recover my data from the external WD 1TB HDD. The issue occurred after I unplugged the USB cable from the PC while uploading some files to the HDD. Below are some screenshots of my initial trouble-shooting. After running TestDisk quick ...