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idjut

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From: Oslo

Registered: 2006-05-15

Posts: 177

Failing external hard drive

My external hard drive fell on the floor and after that it worked ok for some time, until i opened a folder on which thunat just started hanging. Now the computer doesn't recognize the drive anymore when I turn it off/on (nothing comes up in dmesg). The node doesn't appear in /dev so I can't fsck it either..

1. Any ideas how to fix it?

2. If gone, can I retrieve the data somehow?

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dwidmann

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From: Gordonsville, Virginia, US

Registered: 2009-05-27

Posts: 60

Re: Failing external hard drive

If you can somehow manage to mount it (maybe try the freezer trick?), I recommend evacuating anything important off of it with ddrescue.

At any rate, time for a new hard drive.

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stopstop

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From: Belgium

Registered: 2011-02-22

Posts: 13

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Re: Failing external hard drive

First thing I would do is remove the disk from the casing, and use the sata(or ide)-connector to mount it.

Maybe it`s the sata2usb hardware that`s broke.