HELP...please, my external hard drive won't work...my files are gone

@lady1993 (27224)
Philippines
September 26, 2010 7:27am CST
I don't know why, it worked perfectly fine before.. but then I plugged it again to my computer, and when I go to the folder ..my computer then my hard drive.. nothing's there [ 0 objects].. but when I checked the properties there's still 233 MB free space- it says and other spaces were used. I've been searching the net for answers but nothing works for me. Maybe some people here know how to fix this problem. Oh, I don't know what to do.. the file's aren't hidden- they're just 'invisible' ...but they can't just be gone like that.. please help.. any computer expert out there?
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7 responses
domistel
@domistel (1)
• Nigeria
26 Sep 10
I suggest you wrap the hard drive in polythene to waterproof it and froze for two days, then dry it for 15min. try reading. I advised get your data out as soon as possible. Good luck
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nadeerclt
@nadeerclt (149)
• India
27 Sep 10
Friends,I heard about your suggestion,one question to Do you have experience in above suggestion?Please tell me
arehan
@arehan (84)
• India
28 Sep 10
This suggestion should be followed only after all other option fail to yield results. The option after this one will be ultimately to take the hard disk to data forensic labs. There your data will most definitely be recovered for around 200 dollar of fees.
tigeraunt
@tigeraunt (6326)
• Philippines
26 Sep 10
hi lady, maybe you are talking of a back up file? guess i will never be a good help here because i am very dependent on technicians ann
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anurag3786
@anurag3786 (6267)
• India
26 Sep 10
Yes sometimes these problems happen. I think you may check everything under in folder options. Because sometime file become invisible due to some virus attacks. I think you may check slowly-2 under everything in your folder options and I recommended you to check their OS related options. Yes sometimes some options are sleeted or not selected due to some virus attacks on our system. I have also faced this problem in my USB drive. But I have done this these things. And I find solution.
nadeerclt
@nadeerclt (149)
• India
27 Sep 10
Hi, I agree with you may be the problem is Virus attack.Some time you enable folder option it will automatically changed to Don't show option.
arehan
@arehan (84)
• India
28 Sep 10
first of all try the excellent software TestDisk. It is free and does what it says. Recently I was installing Ubuntu on my desktop and some faulty program deleted my active partition. I then searched on Ubuntu forums and found out that TestDisk was the ultimate solution, and so it was. You should donate them if it solves your problem, if you please.
CTHanum
@CTHanum (8234)
• Malaysia
1 Nov 10
i have got the same problem like you last week as i can't open some of the folders said to be corrupted.it really drive me crazy with so many files and data inside there.without wasting any time i am searching for data retrieving software etc but suddenly i found a site that given me some idea-they did not tell any answer for it, it just pop-up from my mind to unplug and plug in back to my laptop.and TADA....i go my data back.thank god.it really make me feel scared so much in a few hours..
lady Di
@lady1993 (27224)
• Philippines
3 Nov 10
I got so scared too when it happened..I have like 200 GB data there..but what I did was I gave my hard drive a few days rest and when I used it again it was fine.. yehey to both of us, and hope it never happens again.
kailoklok
@kailoklok (139)
• Philippines
27 Sep 10
kindly see a technician so he can repair it and your files will be save from lossing it
sayariza
@sayariza (146)
• Indonesia
27 Sep 10
if you have any laptop or PC using linux Ubuntu, fedora etc), try to see from there. If you can see contain of your HD, it means there is no physical damage on your HD, you can copy all files from there uisng your linux based pc or laptop, and then you format your HD using windows..