How long for Analysis and what are read errors?
Posted: 04 Apr 2012, 05:15
Hi
Thanks for creating this utility and making it available for download.
I have a 2Tb USB HDD that windows no longer recognises (tried in a range of WinXP machines both installed internally (SCSI) and in USB enclosure without success. Always same outcome. The drive appears (with serial number) in Computer Management/System Tools/Device Manager/Disk Drives but does not appear in Computer Management/Storage/Disk Management.
I have downloaded and am running TestDisk. It has recognised my external USB hard drive with correct size which looks promising. However, when I get to window "Should TestDisk search for...Vista...." the keyboard does not work so I can not write the required Y or N (up until this screen keyboard works fine). I have rebooted and retried several times using different keyboards (both USB and non USB). Any suggestions?
The screen has now changed on the machine that I am running testdisk on. Currently showing:
Analyse cylinder 122 / 30399 : 00%
Read error at 121 / 1 / 1
After watching it for a while I noticed that every Analyse cylinder number produces a corresponding read error on the next line.
Shall I just leave it running for a few days?
Mark
Thanks for creating this utility and making it available for download.
I have a 2Tb USB HDD that windows no longer recognises (tried in a range of WinXP machines both installed internally (SCSI) and in USB enclosure without success. Always same outcome. The drive appears (with serial number) in Computer Management/System Tools/Device Manager/Disk Drives but does not appear in Computer Management/Storage/Disk Management.
I have downloaded and am running TestDisk. It has recognised my external USB hard drive with correct size which looks promising. However, when I get to window "Should TestDisk search for...Vista...." the keyboard does not work so I can not write the required Y or N (up until this screen keyboard works fine). I have rebooted and retried several times using different keyboards (both USB and non USB). Any suggestions?
The screen has now changed on the machine that I am running testdisk on. Currently showing:
Analyse cylinder 122 / 30399 : 00%
Read error at 121 / 1 / 1
After watching it for a while I noticed that every Analyse cylinder number produces a corresponding read error on the next line.
Shall I just leave it running for a few days?
Mark