I need some techie help with an external harddrive - GoFuckYourself.com

MandyBlake · 02-23-2007, 10:33 PM

I was moving my laptop for a cam show and my external harddrive got unplugged. i plugged it back in and did my cam show.
i just went to do some work with some files on the external harddrive and when i dbl clicked on the E: drive it said, this harddrive has not been formatted. would you like to format it now? This has never happened before.
WTF?@?@?@?
Am I screwed?
How can I view all my files on there again?
HELP!!!!
Thank you very much!!!

Jace · 02-23-2007, 10:37 PM

that is something I could not begin to tell you unless I was there

not sure why it would do that though, try plugging it into another computer and see what it says

MandyBlake · 02-23-2007, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Jace

that is something I could not begin to tell you unless I was there

not sure why it would do that though, try plugging it into another computer and see what it says

i plugged it into tony's comp and it says the same thing.
this is going to suck.

Spunky · 02-23-2007, 10:39 PM

Say N and exit ;)

MandyBlake · 02-23-2007, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Spunky

Say N and exit ;)

lol i say no but then i can't see it lol

MandyBlake · 02-23-2007, 10:53 PM

bump for some more help

Spunky · 02-23-2007, 10:55 PM

Asking you a prompt."n" and enter?

VIPimp · 02-23-2007, 10:55 PM

Dam that sucks... what brand is it?

sandman! · 02-23-2007, 10:58 PM

probably can all be recovered go find your local computer geek and ask him to help you too much work to try to explain it on a message board.

MandyBlake · 02-23-2007, 10:58 PM

well we found something that's seeing the files....so i'll keep you all posted

fallenmuffin · 02-23-2007, 10:59 PM

Windows Live Help says it needs to formatted :/

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Under XP, go to Control Panel, Administrative Tools/Disk Management. You should see the drive listed as unformatted/unallocated space. Format the drive. It will show up in My Computer once there is a formatted partition there.

That's gotta suck.

MandyBlake · 02-23-2007, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by fallenmuffin

Windows Live Help says it needs to formatted :/

That's gotta suck.

well hopefully i can recover it. tony is trying right now.
everyone keep your fingers crossed for me.

MandyBlake · 02-24-2007, 08:39 PM

ok here's the update.
my hard drive crashed and died. i have set up a paypal account for sympathy donations. lol
i call it the shitty ass external fund.
i am in the process of downloading things onto my new external harddrive.
wish me luck!!!

aico · 02-24-2007, 08:42 PM

did you try to take it out of the case and plugging it in inside your comp? the case may have gone bad but the HD may still be good.

MandyBlake · 02-24-2007, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by aico

did you try to take it out of the case and plugging it in inside your comp? the case may have gone bad but the HD may still be good.

its dead

tony286 · 02-24-2007, 08:49 PM

funeral services for the drive will be announced lol

Jim_Gunn · 02-24-2007, 11:45 PM

The bridge inside the external case might be messed up and make it seem like the drive is dead but did you try to connect the hdd internally? The hdd and your data might still be fine if you connect it to your pc as if it were an internal drive. That has worked for me before.

Jace · 02-25-2007, 12:00 AM

I had a drive die thursday of last week

are we both having some shared karma debt or something?

mine had 22 out of 30 encoded and watermarked scenes on it for a new paysite

MandyBlake · 02-25-2007, 02:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Jace

I had a drive die thursday of last week

are we both having some shared karma debt or something?

mine had 22 out of 30 encoded and watermarked scenes on it for a new paysite

yeah probably. i've been bad lately.

ouch that sucks.
mine had everything on it. that's the easiest way to say it.

sexykat · 02-25-2007, 02:31 AM

It is recoverable, my brother did mine through DOS, you just need comp geek who knows all this stuff. Usually what happens is that the internal drivers get corrupt but the information is still on there. It will not show in My Computer because the drivers and internal software is got corrupt, but you can go the DOS route and recover the files.

And yes you can try taking the drive out of the casing and try running it as if it was a internal drive. Most probably, it will work.

02-23-2007, 10:33 PM	#1
MandyBlake The one and only! Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 17,761	I need some techie help with an external harddrive I was moving my laptop for a cam show and my external harddrive got unplugged. i plugged it back in and did my cam show. i just went to do some work with some files on the external harddrive and when i dbl clicked on the E: drive it said, this harddrive has not been formatted. would you like to format it now? This has never happened before. WTF?@?@?@? Am I screwed? How can I view all my files on there again? HELP!!!! Thank you very much!!! __________________ Mandy's Playhouse Her First Fat Girl If you're interested in promoting my sites, ICQ me! 178411921

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Jace FBOP Class Of 2013 Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: bumfuck, ky Posts: 35,562	that is something I could not begin to tell you unless I was there not sure why it would do that though, try plugging it into another computer and see what it says

02-23-2007, 10:55 PM	#8
VIPimp Marina WILL have my babies! Industry Role: Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 9,234	Dam that sucks... what brand is it?

02-24-2007, 08:39 PM	#13
MandyBlake The one and only! Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 17,761	ok here's the update. my hard drive crashed and died. i have set up a paypal account for sympathy donations. lol i call it the shitty ass external fund. i am in the process of downloading things onto my new external harddrive. wish me luck!!! __________________ Mandy's Playhouse Her First Fat Girl If you're interested in promoting my sites, ICQ me! 178411921

02-24-2007, 08:42 PM	#14
aico Moo Moo Cow Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Washington State Posts: 14,748	did you try to take it out of the case and plugging it in inside your comp? the case may have gone bad but the HD may still be good.

02-24-2007, 08:49 PM	#16
tony286 lurker Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: atlanta Posts: 57,021	funeral services for the drive will be announced lol

02-24-2007, 11:45 PM	#17
Jim_Gunn Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Where The Teens Are Posts: 5,702	The bridge inside the external case might be messed up and make it seem like the drive is dead but did you try to connect the hdd internally? The hdd and your data might still be fine if you connect it to your pc as if it were an internal drive. That has worked for me before.

02-25-2007, 12:00 AM	#18
Jace FBOP Class Of 2013 Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: bumfuck, ky Posts: 35,562	I had a drive die thursday of last week are we both having some shared karma debt or something? mine had 22 out of 30 encoded and watermarked scenes on it for a new paysite

02-25-2007, 02:31 AM	#20
sexykat Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Seattle: The Land of the Rain Posts: 1,017	It is recoverable, my brother did mine through DOS, you just need comp geek who knows all this stuff. Usually what happens is that the internal drivers get corrupt but the information is still on there. It will not show in My Computer because the drivers and internal software is got corrupt, but you can go the DOS route and recover the files. And yes you can try taking the drive out of the casing and try running it as if it was a internal drive. Most probably, it will work. __________________ Need hot and fresh exclusive content? Hit me up ICQ: 444-719-471