Hello, I have a problem with my hard drive; I can't access its contents even though my computer detects it... I ran WD Drive Utilities to analyze the problem, and it says that my hard drive has 0 bytes even though it contains all the photos from the last 10 years. I did some research on the topic, and I feel like everything suggests that I may never regain access to its contents... I'm still trying my luck by making this post, hoping to get a response that will allow me to recover all my files.

SMART status failure - hard drive : CCM

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jfmimi Posted messages 13734 Registration date Status Contributeur Last intervention 1 961

Hello
connect the disk
test the disk with CrystaldiskInfo
it's software that allows the user to know the status of their hard drive.
The status should be blue; otherwise, it's not a good sign.
provide the result (color and status) or post a screenshot
You also have more detailed results on the number of deteriorated sectors and the percentage of HDD/SSD defects. Hard Disk Sentinel

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fabul Posted messages 42099 Registration date Status Modérateur Last intervention 6 035

Hi,

I don't know you personally, but I got this link from another forum member, you can inform yourself:

http://diskard.fr/

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Wariokid Posted messages 55 Registration date Status Membre Last intervention

My two hard drives are blue, status "good 84%"
However, my external hard drive (the one from which I want to recover data) is not visible...

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AgentMulder Posted messages 1103 Registration date Status Membre Last intervention 167

Hello,

Is your external hard drive visible in the file explorer with an assigned letter?

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Wariokid Posted messages 55 Registration date Status Membre Last intervention

Not in the workspace...

But when I plug it in, the recognition sound activates and my hard drive is still recognized by the computer at the bottom right of the taskbar (see first photos)
It's called "My passport Ultra"

jfmimi Posted messages 13734 Registration date Status Contributeur Last intervention 1 961

external drive connected
try using Diskpart
press "Windows+X"
then press "A"
in the window that opens, type Diskpart
then type list disk
see example

provide screenshot

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Wariokid Posted messages 55 Registration date Status Membre Last intervention

Here
The "disk 3" is a memory card from my camera.

jfmimi Posted messages 13734 Registration date Status Contributeur Last intervention 1 961

Is the external drive disk 2?

Wariokid Posted messages 55 Registration date Status Membre Last intervention > jfmimi Posted messages 13734 Registration date Status Contributeur Last intervention

Yes... I'm afraid so.

jfmimi Posted messages 13734 Registration date Status Contributeur Last intervention 1 961 > Wariokid Posted messages 55 Registration date Status Membre Last intervention

I need to be sure
unplug it to see if it's really disk 2

Wariokid Posted messages 55 Registration date Status Membre Last intervention > jfmimi Posted messages 13734 Registration date Status Contributeur Last intervention

I went to work,
But I'm almost sure it's him
It aligns with the "0 byte" displayed by the WDDriveUtilities software (see first message)

jfmimi Posted messages 13734 Registration date Status Contributeur Last intervention 1 961 > Wariokid Posted messages 55 Registration date Status Membre Last intervention

disk connected
Go to "Disk Management"
Right-click on the "Start" icon at the bottom left of Windows and click on Disk Management
or
On your keyboard, press the "Windows + R" key
then in the Run window, type diskmgmt.msc and finally click OK
the Disk Management window opens
Provide a screenshot

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Wariokid Posted messages 55 Registration date Status Membre Last intervention

Here

jfmimi Posted messages 13734 Registration date Status Contributeur Last intervention 1 961

try to recover your data with " Test disk 7.2 "
TestDisk 7.2
once the download is complete, unzip the folder
Then, double-click on the " testdisk_win.exe " file to launch the disk partition recovery utility.
1- Select " Create " and press the Enter key
2- Select the disk with the partition to recover and press the Enter key
3- Select the type of partition table, by default the value is usually correct, as TestDisk performs auto-detection, then press the Enter key
4- Select " Analyse " and press the Enter key
5- Leave on " Quick Search " and press the Enter key
6- the deleted partition is highlighted in green, press the Enter key
7- select " Write " to rewrite the disk partition onto the disk and thus recover it. and press the Enter key
8- You will then be asked to confirm with " Yes " by entering the letter Y on the keyboard and hit Enter.
Restart the PC to apply the changes
PS: the " Q " key allows you to go back

Wariokid Posted messages 55 Registration date Status Membre Last intervention > jfmimi Posted messages 13734 Registration date Status Contributeur Last intervention

My external hard drive doesn't seem to be detected :/
Drive E: being my DVD drive.

jfmimi Posted messages 13734 Registration date Status Contributeur Last intervention 1 961 > Wariokid Posted messages 55 Registration date Status Membre Last intervention

So data is unrecoverable except by sending it to a specialized lab
however, we can try to recover the disk, but without the data?

Wariokid Posted messages 55 Registration date Status Membre Last intervention > jfmimi Posted messages 13734 Registration date Status Contributeur Last intervention

no, it's the data I want ahaha the disk isn't important
But do you have any idea what could have caused this?
I haven't touched the disk for at least 5 months

jfmimi Posted messages 13734 Registration date Status Contributeur Last intervention 1 961 > Wariokid Posted messages 55 Registration date Status Membre Last intervention

no idea, it can fail suddenly
the mysteries of electronics

SMART status failure - hard drive

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