I have an external hard drive that all of a sudden will not show up on the computer, it never got banged around or anything. I have alot of files on there that I really want, but I see that most data recovery services cost around $500 to get your stuff off.
I'm wondering if theres a way to have the hard drive fixed by a computer shop of some sort, or if that would even be cheaper?
I'm just looking for a positive answer here haha.
thanks.
2007-02-07 11:41:38 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
Did you try it on another PC? Maybe it is not the drive that has the problem but maybe your USB ports or something on your PC has a problem.
2007-02-07 12:32:15 · answer #1 · answered by Aldo the Apache 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look in Device Manager for a USB port that pertains to the drive. Delete the USB port device and restart the computer with the drive attached.
Let Windows re-detect the drive.
2007-02-07 12:48:28 · answer #2 · answered by Shawn H 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋