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Cannot initialize external hard drive (cyclic redundancy check)
My external hard drive is no longer detected by my computer. I can see it under the Disk Management, but it is Unallocated and Unknown. It also says "Not Initialized". I've read some of the suggestions in other threads and I have tried the MiniTool Partition Wizard, but it does not seem to work for me. The drive is identified as a "Bad Disk".
I lost hope of retrieving my files, so I decided to initialize the external hard drive even though I knew there was big chance I would no longer be able to retrieve my files. I just wanted to be able to use the external drive again at the very least. However, when I tried to initialize the disk, a Data Error appeared - cyclic redundancy check.
Now, I don't know what to do.. I am totally clueless at this point. I have little knowledge about these things, but people here explain things very well. Appreciate all the help I can get. I just want to be able to use the external drive again.
Thank you in advance!!!