USB Hard Drive no longer appears in "My Computer" Help please


  1. twake
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    Windows 7
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    USB Hard Drive no longer appears in "My Computer" Help please


    (Sorry if this has already been answered; I'm new)

    Today at college I tried to continue my work by plugging in my USB hard drive and it simply wouldn't appear in "My Computer".
    When I tried later on that day it would appear as a "Removable Disk" but I was unable to double click it.

    The technicians at my college said that I need to format it, but when I tried to create a backup last week it was unsuccessful so it would mean losing all of my college work.
    Is there a way I can at least access the hard drive to get to the contents?

    Please help
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  3. writhziden
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    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit
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    Backup files using PartedMagic may be helpful. You will want to do the reverse of that tutorial or get a second external drive to mount to backup to. Download and burn PartedMagic first.
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