Can't open external HDD

How to use TestDisk to recover lost partition
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Fox678
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Joined: 05 Nov 2020, 07:20

Can't open external HDD

#1 Post by Fox678 »

Hello,

I have an enternal HDD (500 GB), but I can't read it anymore. It seems to have happened because I copied several files until it was full, and deleting old files to free space.

Normally I would have to format the disk, but I don't want to loose my files.

TestDisk lists all files, so they are not lost (PHEW!). What should I do next?

I have read somewhere to do a quick format on the disk, then trying to undelete the files. Is that the correct approach?

Thanks a lot. ;)
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recuperation
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Location: Hannover, Deutschland (Germany, Allemagne)

Re: Can't open external HDD

#2 Post by recuperation »

Fox678 wrote: 05 Nov 2020, 07:39 TestDisk lists all files,
They same screen offers you a function to copy files and folders.
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