Seagate 13032 in win7 opens incorrectly


  1. Posts : 4
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #1

    Seagate 13032 in win7 opens incorrectly


    Hi, the issue goes like this:
    I've connected my Seagate HDD (FAT32) to my laptop via USB, Windows lets me access the HDD, but all i get is a list of .DRV files.
    What should i do?
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  2. Posts : 7,351
    Windows 7 HP 64
       #2

    Where did you get the HDD? Why is it formatted as FAT32?
    As your files are from 1993 it seems that this is a HDD from a very old computer. In this case I would just do a default format.
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  3. Posts : 4
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
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       #3

    This is the HDD from my very first PC :). I've found it, and decided to dump data from it, i don't get, why it says 1993, it should be 1999, around that date. If I format it, the data would be lost, right? I would like to retrieve it, is there a way to do so?
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  4. Posts : 7,351
    Windows 7 HP 64
       #4

    As you have access to the drive you can copy to any other drive.
    *.Drv files are driver files. As they are very old I would say that they are useless.
    I would also say that a 20 year old drive is also useless.
    It's up to you, but I would discard it.
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  5. Posts : 4
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
    Thread Starter
       #5

    The problem is that i don't see any other files, except these ones (drv, scr), but drive info shows, that it is almost full, so is there a way to get my old files? Not these drv scr and others?
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  6. Posts : 7,055
    Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit
       #6

    OK, let us see whether there are any recoverable files at all.

    Download, install and run the free trial version of GetDadaBack - Oops - GetDataBack Simple and scan your FAT 32 drive. Check whether it shows your files. If it shows your files, we can recover the files using some other freeware.

    https://www.runtime.org/data-recovery-software.htm Please read the documentation on that page too. It is very simple to use.
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  7. Posts : 4
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
    Thread Starter
       #7

    jumanji, yes, that's what i needed! You've made my evening. Thank you! Now i am able to see and access my files!
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  8. Posts : 7,055
    Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit
       #8

    What did you do? I haven't done any magic.I am just wondering what happened?
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