Unable to access data in my external drive...

faridc

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Hello,

I have a Toshiba 320GB Toshiba Canvio Basics 3.0 Portable Hard Drive in Black (HDTB103XK3AA) that worked fine until today.
I used it to store all my data (word files, music, pictures...etc).
When I tried to access it today, it got an error message saying:

"F:\ is not accessible."
"The file or directory is corrupted and unreadable"

Does it mean it's a total loss of data, or is there a chance I can recover it?

Thank you,
 
Solution
Here's what I'd do:
1. Google "hard drive recovery"
2. Click a link that looks useful.

I found your answer in the first link I clicked.

faridc

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Thank you,
I have actually found other threads with the same issue.
They suggested the use of free data recovery softwares.
I tried Recuva from Piriform.com, it worked great. I have recovered a lot of documents and pictures.