Harddrive not showing folders
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Dec 9, 2014 at 07:31 AM
Dec 9, 2014 at 07:31 AM
Hey doktapyoka. Usually the fix for this error is the chkdsk command.
1. Connect the hard drive to the computer.
2. Open up CMD - > Click on the Start button and type cmd in the Search field (for Win 7).
3. Right-click on the Command Prompt and click on Run as Administrator.
4. Type "chkdsk E: /f /r". (without the quotations)
Please note that E: is the letter of the drive you wish to check, which from what I see in your post is E.
The /f stand for fix, which fixes file system errors and the /r stand for recover, which tries to recover bad sectors. There might be a slight chance that it may make some of your data irretrievable if it's on a bad sector, but then again it's probably already corrupted if this is the case.
Either way, this is the best solution for this error. If you gain access to your drive after that, I'd recommend that you backup your important files immediately and then download the manufacturer's diagnostic tool to test the drive with it.
Hope that helps.
Boogieman_WD
1. Connect the hard drive to the computer.
2. Open up CMD - > Click on the Start button and type cmd in the Search field (for Win 7).
3. Right-click on the Command Prompt and click on Run as Administrator.
4. Type "chkdsk E: /f /r". (without the quotations)
Please note that E: is the letter of the drive you wish to check, which from what I see in your post is E.
The /f stand for fix, which fixes file system errors and the /r stand for recover, which tries to recover bad sectors. There might be a slight chance that it may make some of your data irretrievable if it's on a bad sector, but then again it's probably already corrupted if this is the case.
Either way, this is the best solution for this error. If you gain access to your drive after that, I'd recommend that you backup your important files immediately and then download the manufacturer's diagnostic tool to test the drive with it.
Hope that helps.
Boogieman_WD
Dec 11, 2014 at 02:22 PM
Dec 12, 2014 at 10:30 AM
Or better yet, try to access the drive with a Linux Live CD/USB to recover the data, but I'm not sure it will work at this point. Your most reliable option for data recovery remains a professional solution such as a data recovery company.
I'd have suggested to download the manufacturer's diagnostic tool to test the drive and see what's the situation, but it looks like the drive might be damaged pretty bad and this could complicate the situation further.
Good luck. I hope you're able to retrieve the important data you have on the drive.