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random external hard drive failure
Okay, i didnt think i'd be back to the forums so soon with a problem, but such is my luck!
Anyways, i have this Western Digital 1TB external hard drive that i bought [maybe] 2 years ago from overstock, refurbished. I know, stupid to buy refurbished electronics. Well, it's been working just fine, up until a few days ago. I was attempting to upload a video clip to my blog, and it was slow and froze up - i even had to close Firefox. Now, during this time, i was watching a tv show from the same drive, with no problems. I tried to upload it again, and it once again froze. Firefox didnt seem to have any issues. So, i cancelled the upload, and closed out of the folder/hard drive. Then, i go to re-open it, and it no longer comes up with My Book or the icon - only says Local Disc (H:). And if i click on that, first it tells me i need to format the disk before i can use it - no way - i know that'll wipe all my files gone. So, if i click Cancel or the red X, it tells me H:\ is not accessible. Data error (cyclic redundancy check).
This has really got me confused. I mean, i was just using it, and it randomly "crashes" without warning?? I figure the data must be there, since i was accessing it right up to the time of the problem. I figure I probly need a new hard drive, but i wanna be able to get my things off this one first. Am i just screwed??
Last edited by timeslip325; 20 Aug 2011 at 11:57. Reason: forgot to disable smileys