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Windows Wants To Format Hard Drive usb
Have a Western Digital 200GB external hard drive that I've been using for awhile.
Just tonight, I plugged it into my Windows Vista Machine and after about 1 minute (normally loads up in about 10-15seconds) it reports that it must be formatted in order to access.
Of course I don't want to format it, since it's my back up drive and is now my soul source for a lot of data.
I'm assuming it there is logical error on the drive - I'm currently running FileScavenger and it appears to be finding files - but before I do anything that may permanently destroy files, I'm reaching out for suggestion on my next move.
Just tonight, I plugged it into my Windows Vista Machine and after about 1 minute (normally loads up in about 10-15seconds) it reports that it must be formatted in order to access.
Of course I don't want to format it, since it's my back up drive and is now my soul source for a lot of data.
I'm assuming it there is logical error on the drive - I'm currently running FileScavenger and it appears to be finding files - but before I do anything that may permanently destroy files, I'm reaching out for suggestion on my next move.
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My particular problem didn't have an answer someone could fully answer - but the responses all set me in the right direction
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Turns out the FileScavanger, found the files and restored.
I'm assuming it was a corrupted allocation
Thank you for the responses.