So, I'm having a problem currently with my 160gb Seagate external harddrive. Apparently I must have unplugged it at the wrong moment(I forgot to "safely remove hardware," though this isn't the first time. The drive was unaffected by the previous times i unplugged it.). Now everytime I plug it in to a usb slot, windows recognizes something is plugged in and proceeds to tell me that a usb device has malfunctioned.
First of all, is there a way to get windows to recognize it?
If not, are there any other ways of getting my files without having to go to a professional?
I've been looking through the net, and I'm exploring the possibility of opening up the enclosure and detaching the harddrive. From there I was thinking I could hook it up as a slave drive and hurry and copy my files over to my main harddrive. I am not sure if this is a viable option; for all I know the drive itself could be completely dead and all my efforts could be pointless. I'm hoping someone here can help me fix my problem; I would hate to lose all the files I was storing on this drive. Thanks.
First of all, is there a way to get windows to recognize it?
If not, are there any other ways of getting my files without having to go to a professional?
I've been looking through the net, and I'm exploring the possibility of opening up the enclosure and detaching the harddrive. From there I was thinking I could hook it up as a slave drive and hurry and copy my files over to my main harddrive. I am not sure if this is a viable option; for all I know the drive itself could be completely dead and all my efforts could be pointless. I'm hoping someone here can help me fix my problem; I would hate to lose all the files I was storing on this drive. Thanks.