J jimlau Distinguished Nov 26, 2011 236 0 18,680 Oct 17, 2018 #1 I have a WD Passport external drive. I can unlock it, but then the light keeps blinking and apparently cannot read anything. It's not listed in Disk Management. Tried on 2 computers with 2 USB 3 cables Is it a lost cause? Thanks.
I have a WD Passport external drive. I can unlock it, but then the light keeps blinking and apparently cannot read anything. It's not listed in Disk Management. Tried on 2 computers with 2 USB 3 cables Is it a lost cause? Thanks.
Onus Titan Jan 27, 2006 37,037 12 89,965 Oct 17, 2018 #2 How old is it? Was it dropped, soaked, or otherwise abused? Upvote 0 Downvote
seagate_surfer Admirable Mar 31, 2017 1,788 20 6,565 Oct 17, 2018 #3 jimlau, does it show up in the BIOS? Most likely it has gone South. Upvote 0 Downvote
richardvday Honorable Sep 23, 2017 185 30 10,740 Oct 17, 2018 #4 The external case may have issues, if its out of warranty or you dont care open it and install in a PC directly to see if the HDD itself is ok Upvote 0 Downvote
The external case may have issues, if its out of warranty or you dont care open it and install in a PC directly to see if the HDD itself is ok
J jimlau Distinguished Nov 26, 2011 236 0 18,680 Oct 17, 2018 #5 It is 4 years old. Did nothing obvious to it. It is now seen in Disk Management as RAW. EaseUS is finding the files. Is there free data recovery software that would work well in this case? I tried Recuva but it failed. Any idea what might be the issue? Thanks. Upvote 1 Downvote
It is 4 years old. Did nothing obvious to it. It is now seen in Disk Management as RAW. EaseUS is finding the files. Is there free data recovery software that would work well in this case? I tried Recuva but it failed. Any idea what might be the issue? Thanks.
captaincharisma Glorious Oct 13, 2004 10,963 76 45,290 Oct 17, 2018 #6 richardvday : The external case may have issues, if its out of warranty or you dont care open it and install in a PC directly to see if the HDD itself is ok that might not be possible. most WD passport drives have the USB connection integrated on the drive. Upvote 0 Downvote
richardvday : The external case may have issues, if its out of warranty or you dont care open it and install in a PC directly to see if the HDD itself is ok that might not be possible. most WD passport drives have the USB connection integrated on the drive.