Seagate FreeAgent 1TB now RAW files ystem

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  1. goke
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    Seagate FreeAgent1TB now RAW (works fine w/MAC OS)


    UPDATE.........Been using the drive for 2 years, figured the reason why it's no longer working on my windows 7 pc is because i been using it on my gf's Mac(my hdd is write only)
    Since the hdd is no longer recognized by my windows pc
    I may have to purchase another external just to back up my files using my gf's mac then re-format my free agent 1tb to a more windows/mac friendly format

    any other suggestions



    it's suppose to be about 80% full
    also not recognized on TestDisk

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  3. TVeblen
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    This is usually a file system problem. All of your files are still there, but the file system has lost track of them.

    You can use a program like the free Partition Wizard which has a function to rebuild the MBR. This is assuming the disk is a MBR disk and not a GPT system - do you know?

    I also recommend trying to recover the files using a program like the free Recuva before starting anything. There is always a chance of something destructive happening unintentionally when playing with the file system.

    The first thing I would try is to change the drive letter (in Disk Management) to G: . A: and B: are reserved for legacy floppy disk drives. That is a pretty safe procedure.
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  4. goke
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    Thank you, will try those possible solutions as soon as I can.
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  6. patio
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    This is normally caused by un-plugging the HDD too many times without using safely remove hardware...so get into the habit of doing that.
    Best of Luck getting your data back.
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  7. goke
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    MiniTool Partition Wizard Home Ed.
    grayed out options for drive...

    26 hours later analyzing on testdisk
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  8. TVeblen
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    The options in Partition Wizard will be greyed out until you click on a drive to highlight it.

    Is it that the drive is not recognized at all in PW?
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  10. goke
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    windows has been having trouble recognizing the drive connected(although Safely Remove hardware/media mentions 'Safely Remove FreeAgent Drive'
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  11. jumanji
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    Hi goke,

    The thread Recover a flash drive turned RAW – Partition Wizard and TestDisk. should help you in using TestDisk or Partition Wizard for partition recovery.

    Follow the steps carefully.

    I would advise that you go with Partition Wizard first.

    EDIT: Run Partition Wizard and put out a screenshot as to how your 1TB drive looks in it.
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  12. goke
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  13. goke
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    i have over 700 gigs of music(FLAC format).....would i need another 1 TB drive to recover my files with the help of TestDisk?
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