Does it work if I try to recover data from my WD Passport External Drive which is not accessible?
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Your question is too brief and too vague as you can see by replies. Be specific so we can provide a specific answer,
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Depends on what makes the drive not accessible. If the drive is not accessible (not booting up) because of bad Windows files, then perhaps you can access other files that may be alright... If the drive has internal hardware or sector damage then probably not...
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That depends on the kind of failure you have on your external drive. If the drive has died, then nothing to do. If the drive works, then you should be able to recover. I rather do that connecting the drive to a PC directly.
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Need more information ... do the USB ports on the card work with hardware other than your WD Passport?
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I have not recovered any deleted files from this device as of now. But it should be similar to recovering data from a regular flash drive. There are various software that can help you with this. But i would read reviews on internet before using anyone of them
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Drive is about to fail. Try to recover data and send in to Seagate for a new drive.
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I have deleted large files from my "Passport" and then opened the drive to be sure that all files were deleted. I had no problem with this procedure. When you, "tried to delete", your large file, did you have any problems?
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I'm not 100% sure, because I don't have your exact drive, but based on the three WD Passport drives I have, it should fit perfectly!
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This depends entirely on your host system (Linux?) or the filesystem on the drive. Any modern Linux kernel will have USB support available. I have used these devices many times with Linux to do data recovery on windows filesystems.
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I don't know about WD. It works with a SeaGate external desktop HD that I use for my Time Machine backup.
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I purchased the external drive and had nothing but problems. I took the hard disk out the enclosure installed in a desktop computer and it works fine.
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WD comes with Windows backup software. It's somewhat rudimentary but it works.
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If your drive has an mSATA, then it's OK. You can also get a SATA to USB adapter to get the data out.
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There is a "reset password" menu item. When I clicked on it, it said that the drive would be erased and reformatted. So it looks like you would need to back up the data and restore it after resetting the password.
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That's interesting. I just kept mine in a box, but that was fortunate because when the new drive failed they were able to retrieve my data (again) from my original drive. I would think a computer place that does repairs could help you.Sounds like a great idea, good luck.
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This is just an adaptor, it will work for USB 2.0 or 3 devices, however make sure the device you want to plug the WD passport into, is able to power the passport. Basically the WD passport draws it power from the PC to work. Some tablets might not be able to provide enough power to run the WD passport, only smaller usb sticks.
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This is a data cable, works like a external HD enclosure. If the HD is broken, it is not likely helpful to retrieve any data. Unless what broken is the enclosure of your external HD, not the HD.
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I can only tell you about my experience - I was in the process of transferring files to the drive. The transfer stopped about an hour in, and my system no longer recognized the drive's existence. Rebooting did not help. I also tried the drive on other computers, and they failed to recognize the drive also. The return process was fairly painless and my refund was processed very quickly.
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You need to format the drive before use. So if you have some files on it, you will lose that. Beware!!!!!