Slave Hard disk was working fine, then cannot access it, message said drive not formatted. How can I retrieve

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Answer 1

You probably can't. If it says it's not formatted, the file table is wiped out.

Answer 2

Begin with the usual computer mantra, of mashing the reset button, then wait and see if that solved the problem.

If yes, vote for me sing my praises etc, If no, continue you have several choices.

1./ A free data recovery tool, e.g. Easy Recovery Pro, download from CNet, or some other reliable source, Use this tool for a raw data recovery, (all other settings will probably fail due to "no recognisable file on disc"), Unfortunately, all the file names will be lost as will some files.

2./ For the Average user, try downloading NTFS 4 dos, booting with that then using that unrestricted access to copy files across to your primary Hard drive.

3./ Advanced User, Use Linux to force the slave to open and copy across the files.

4./ Take it down to a repair shop, who will probably just do option 1./ but charge you for it.

5./ If all else fails, send the drive to me, and I'll fix it at work for the price of return P&P.

Answer 3

The Main Boot Record, on the second drive may be damaged.