So I had a Virus that hid all my internal hard drives files so I used a few programs to scan for virus's and then I restarted my PC. Now my 2nd hard drive is GONE and nothing is showing on the computer. on disk management, this shows up: Disk 1 Unknown, not initialised. Please help never had this before. Thank you all.
Had a virus that hid my internal hard drive files, now it has disappeared
- Thread starter Moski_
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Well, it would be nice to attach the drive with different cables. Don't just re-plug them.
If the issue persists and the drive is not picked up by software tools, then I believe there might be something physically wrong with the drive. I believe you can try several data recovery and testing tools.
If none of those help, then you may need to contact a data recovery company in order to retrieve the data.
Cheers,
D_Know_WD
If the issue persists and the drive is not picked up by software tools, then I believe there might be something physically wrong with the drive. I believe you can try several data recovery and testing tools.
If none of those help, then you may need to contact a data recovery company in order to retrieve the data.
Cheers,
D_Know_WD
D_Know_WD
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- Jul 30, 2014
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Hi there Moski_,
Is your system clean now?
Even though you had some virus related issue, there's a chance that the drive is failing.
Initialization could be data destructive. This is why, you can try to recovery your data first. Just use some data recovery tool. There are many threads on that in the community.
If you manage to do that, you can do some testing: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/282651-32-best-diagnostic-testing-utility
If this does not work, you can attach the drive with different cables to another SATA port, so you can rule out a connection related cause for the issue. I believe you can even attach the drive to another system.
Let us know how this goes,
D_Know_WD
Is your system clean now?
Even though you had some virus related issue, there's a chance that the drive is failing.
Initialization could be data destructive. This is why, you can try to recovery your data first. Just use some data recovery tool. There are many threads on that in the community.
If you manage to do that, you can do some testing: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/282651-32-best-diagnostic-testing-utility
If this does not work, you can attach the drive with different cables to another SATA port, so you can rule out a connection related cause for the issue. I believe you can even attach the drive to another system.
Let us know how this goes,
D_Know_WD
PhilipBooth
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Hiding a file after affecting from virus is one of the common thing. Virus affecting hard drive may remove all your data and re installation may remove all the documents. It's better to use data recovery software or hire data recovery professional to retrieve the data before doing anything. You can also use some command prompt to see whether you are able to see your hiding files or not.
D_Know_WD :
Hi there Moski_,
Is your system clean now?
Even though you had some virus related issue, there's a chance that the drive is failing.
Initialization could be data destructive. This is why, you can try to recovery your data first. Just use some data recovery tool. There are many threads on that in the community.
If you manage to do that, you can do some testing: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/282651-32-best-diagnostic-testing-utility
If this does not work, you can attach the drive with different cables to another SATA port, so you can rule out a connection related cause for the issue. I believe you can even attach the drive to another system.
Let us know how this goes,
D_Know_WD
Is your system clean now?
Even though you had some virus related issue, there's a chance that the drive is failing.
Initialization could be data destructive. This is why, you can try to recovery your data first. Just use some data recovery tool. There are many threads on that in the community.
If you manage to do that, you can do some testing: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/282651-32-best-diagnostic-testing-utility
If this does not work, you can attach the drive with different cables to another SATA port, so you can rule out a connection related cause for the issue. I believe you can even attach the drive to another system.
Let us know how this goes,
D_Know_WD
Thanks so much for the reply, I have tried to use data recovery, but that's the problem because the hard drive isn't detected at all. I will try and re-plug the SATA cables, wish me luck thank you.
D_Know_WD
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Well, it would be nice to attach the drive with different cables. Don't just re-plug them.
If the issue persists and the drive is not picked up by software tools, then I believe there might be something physically wrong with the drive. I believe you can try several data recovery and testing tools.
If none of those help, then you may need to contact a data recovery company in order to retrieve the data.
Cheers,
D_Know_WD
If the issue persists and the drive is not picked up by software tools, then I believe there might be something physically wrong with the drive. I believe you can try several data recovery and testing tools.
If none of those help, then you may need to contact a data recovery company in order to retrieve the data.
Cheers,
D_Know_WD
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