Will it work to recover data if external hard drive was not seen in computer, not in disk management, but only found in Devices &amp; Printer.
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I don't know. I have used it to run SpinRite on a drive that a laptop wouldn't recognize when it was installed on the internal SATA port.
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Backing you your computer should be done BEFORE there is a problem. Not after. As long as the hard drive still functions you should be able to place it in the enclosure and plug it into a computer and read your data that way.
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I need to swap the print circuit board, since PC cannot detect this drive any more. I have tons of data on this drive that needs retrieval. So I placed another order again. Hope I will get exact model as I bought in Nov, 2010. The model I received last time is also WD20EARS-00MVWB0. Can someone report what's their model number now, if they bought it recently? Thank you. I will report mine once I get it on Monday.
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Yes, you should be able to remove the hard drive from the laptop, hook it up to this gadget, and then connect it to another computer through a USB port. It will show up as a drive. It worked pretty slick on my crashed computer hard drive. The only problem I had was when I tried one of the plug in options {the one that looked most familiar to me} and it didn't work. Lord knows why there are two choices, there are no directions. The second one worked perfectly.
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Yes. But not all external drives will work. I tried plugging in a 3TB drive and it did not get recognized. 1 TB one I tried worked fine.
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I have the same mac and the data rescue worked with it. You need an other hard drive to down load the information too and the up load it back to the computer. I also got help at the apple genius bar in the store here in this town.
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It is possible but depends on how much free space you have on your HD and how long ago, how often you empty your trash ; Data Rescue is well worth buying even in the worst case let's say it doesn't, don't think it's the last time you might need this. I recovered stuff from reformated camera card of my wife as well, this software is amazing -
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More information please: OS? Steps you have taken (I.e. Have you unplugged the drive and restarted the computer, etc.) also, was the drive bring accessed when improperly ejected?
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Yes. It worked for me. My hard drive was wiped and I purchased this program. There is one catch. The info was stored and named "Recovered Files" . So, you'll have to rename each item again and then delete the duplicate recovered file. Time consuming but well worth it. A good project when you're watching some random tv show.
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No the hard drive doesn't work anymore and it's less than a years time. Also wd would not rma the product for me.
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No it's a blank hard drive. You will need to format to what ever operating system u are using.
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Too bad :( You might want to try some of the utilities that can retrieve files. I used EaseUS free program to recover lost pics off of a hard drive and it worked.
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If your actual hard drive itself died, then most likely no. If its the connection inside the external hard drive case to the hard drive or the cables on the external hard drive reader then maybe. This is more for when your computer dies but the hard drive is still good, you can connect the hard drive to it and pull the data over. As well as many other things but it will only work if the hard drive you are connecting to it is still good.
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This item may help, but only if your external HD has a power supply or connection issue. This kit provides an alternative interface, but is useless to address actual problems with the drive hardware itself.
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Did you replace your hard drive. I am interested in doing the same thing. Thanks!!
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I am not a tech guy. But, my experience with this drive is simple: it does not work. It looks like it saved the files but then the files are not there.
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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