TestDisk doesn't find drive
Posted: 17 Mar 2012, 11:57
Hi,
just downloaded TestDisk because my 1TB WD Elements doesn't show up anymore.
I copied two big folders the other day, and during the copy process it gave i/o errors. Cancelled the copy and unplugged the hard drive, and since then it doesn't read anymore.
It shows in the device manager, but not in 'my computer'.
The first time i plugged it back in, Windows7 told me the disk needed formatting, so i cancelled and unplugged it. Since then it doesn't show up anymore at all (except for in the device manager).
In the Mac the hard drive shows not as a drive, but as an empty folder, when i plug it in. Can't run Disk Utility on it, it's greyed out there (and it was read-only for Mac since it must have been NTFS formatted).
Downloaded TestDisk and ran it with the WD plugged in, but no results - TestDisk just displays 'Please wait...' and nothing is happening or showing. Any ideas?
just downloaded TestDisk because my 1TB WD Elements doesn't show up anymore.
I copied two big folders the other day, and during the copy process it gave i/o errors. Cancelled the copy and unplugged the hard drive, and since then it doesn't read anymore.
It shows in the device manager, but not in 'my computer'.
The first time i plugged it back in, Windows7 told me the disk needed formatting, so i cancelled and unplugged it. Since then it doesn't show up anymore at all (except for in the device manager).
In the Mac the hard drive shows not as a drive, but as an empty folder, when i plug it in. Can't run Disk Utility on it, it's greyed out there (and it was read-only for Mac since it must have been NTFS formatted).
Downloaded TestDisk and ran it with the WD plugged in, but no results - TestDisk just displays 'Please wait...' and nothing is happening or showing. Any ideas?