external hard disk which is not displaying data stored in it

[sheena bansal]

Hi All,

Sorry I got a bit late in logging in today.

I read the posts and understand that you all are putting in a lot of effort and just want to say thanks.....and that am really grateful.

Also, if you all would remember that I had written to Seagate Tech support, I finally received a response form them saying that they cannot attempt data recovery on my drive and that I should simply format it.....

I am starting with the partition find and mount now....

(just one point.....I have connected my (bad) seagate and the new one together to the laptop. Hope thats fine and is supposed to be done.)

 

[sheena bansal]

Hi sheena bansal,



It stands for Original Poster.

I hope this helps!

Thanks

 

[Paul Black]

You are more than welcome sheena bansal.

 

[sheena bansal]

Sir,

On launching the 'Partition Find and Mount' application, it displays my HD. Also, it displays 3 options for scanning.

Please suggest which one shall I run.

I found what all these scan do...[screenshot attached]

 

[jumanji]

Go from the least time-consuming to the most time consuming.

First Fast Intellectual Scan. If it shows the partitions you can mount them and check whether the files are shown and copy those.

You can skip Normal Scan. We know that the disk used the standard partitioning tool that starts the first partition at Sector 2048.

If Fast Intellectual Scan does not find the partition, go to Thorough Scan. ( It is the same with PW. If Quick Scan does not find the partitions, you are supposed to run the Full Scan which will check each and every sector for the partition data - the Volume Boot Record, also known as Partition Boot Record.)

"Seagate Tech support, I finally received a response form them saying that they cannot attempt data recovery on my drive and that I should simply format it....." That is an easy way out

Just for fun download and install the free demo version of GetDatabacksimple Data Recovery Software Products - Runtime Software Products and scan your drive. (Of course read the documentation). It can show all the files if data is recoverable. You can even preview and open the files and check their integrity. Sometimes I ask the OPs to start with this to know whether the files are there and recoverable.( Also a confidence booster to the OPs when it does.) To copy you have buy it -USD 70. ( For the data recovery efforts in these forums I only use PW and TestDisk)

 

[Vineet Garg]

Hi,

1 jumanji :
Simply Great! Awesome explanation! Thanks sir for the back to back enlightening posts!

2.I read the posts and understand that you all are putting in a lot of effort and just want to say thanks
sheena bansal: Mam, You are always welcome! ( i am doing it for my own good )

3.Just for fun download and install the free
jumanji : Sir, i don't feel partying as of now!

(((( Sir, Please excuse me, i am helpless! ): Going through your explanation, i was just thinking if ''Partition Find and Mount'' fails, we could make that ''Finish'' with partition wizard & then run it (Partition Find and Mount) to repair/find MBR,etc or just another way to repair MBR without losing the partition & data ?? ))))

Thanks & Regards. ...

 

[sheena bansal]

I have initiated the Fast scan as recommended.

Will post the results as soon as it finishes.

 

[sheena bansal]

This is the result I got. Continuing with Thorough Scan now

 

[jumanji]

OK. I am keeping my fingers crossed as always

 

[jumanji]

Hi,

........Going through your explanation, i was just thinking if ''Partition Find and Mount'' fails, we could make that ''Finish'' with partition wizard & then run it (Partition Find and Mount) to repair/find MBR,etc or just another way to repair MBR without losing the partition & data ?? ))))

Vineet Garg

OK, I do have it in my mind. Sometimes in data recovery, what you expect does not happen. What you did not expect happens. I had encountered this situation many times .

Let the OP finish the current task.

 

[sheena bansal]

Hi,

I started the scan in the morning, thinking that it would take some time and I would be unable to monitor it overnight.

So after I guess, 7 hours since i started, Current status is 61%. Hopefully its a good thing.
jumanji, yeah fingers and toes crossed .

Even my fingers are crossed.

 

[jumanji]

Keep it going and let us see

 

[sheena bansal]

Hi sir,

It has been 3 hours, and the scan has not moved from 64%

Edit: also, the hard disk is a bit hot to touch

 

[jumanji]

May be it is encountering a bad sector. You may stop the scan and allow your HDD to cool. When it has cooled, run Partition Recovery Wizard again. In the partitions found window click on the square on the partition starting @ sector 2048 as before ( as in your post #42.) Check that the preview map at the bottom of that Window also shows as before. Then click on Finish. That should take you to the main screen. Click on the Apply button on the top Menubar. Report what happens.

Tomorrow we will start TestDisk and try to recover the files.

Note: when not in use, safely remove the drive and keep it at rest.

 

[sheena bansal]

Ok sir, just posting the current screen of 'Partition find and mount' before I stop the scan.

 

[sheena bansal]

Following the steps mentioned:

 

[sheena bansal]

I have not clicked 'Yes' yet

 

[sheena bansal]

jumanji Sir. Shall I click on 'yes'. coz it says that the partition will be deleted.

 

[jumanji]

Click Yes. No problem. And then Finish >Apply.

( PW says that the other partition starting at LBA 0 - which is of course an anamoly and which shouldn't be there - will get deleted. Let the wrong partition data get deleted. We don't mind )

 

[sheena bansal]

I clicked on yes. It automatically redirected to home screen. On click of 'Apply' this is what i get