Thanks. I had backed up important stuff already with testdisk.
Is the Windows built in software good for attempting to fix bad sectors? Should I just format it? I want to keep using this disk, even if it is unreliable.
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- 28 May 2014, 17:25
- Forum: Filesystem repair
- Topic: Western Digital drive, recognized but not accesible
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- 17 May 2014, 22:53
- Forum: Filesystem repair
- Topic: Western Digital drive, recognized but not accesible
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Western Digital drive, recognized but not accesible
So, this is the second time this HDD has stopped working (it's out of warranty unfortunately).
It's a 500 GB Caviar Blue (WD500AAKS)
I can see my files and partition with testdisk, but it's not accesible through Windows (the disk management says the partition is RAW).
A weird thing I noticed, is ...
It's a 500 GB Caviar Blue (WD500AAKS)
I can see my files and partition with testdisk, but it's not accesible through Windows (the disk management says the partition is RAW).
A weird thing I noticed, is ...