sapperindi Posted October 4, 2020 Report Share Posted October 4, 2020 Hi, today I just found that one of my WD 4T hard drive cannot be recognized by computer. I tried all I can do including different cable, different laptop etc. It doesn't seem to be physical issue as once I power it on I can hear the disk running, Can anyone recommend a data recovery software good to fix file system or file table or partition damage? Appreciate any inputs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traderbeauty Posted October 4, 2020 Report Share Posted October 4, 2020 You can find them all on pirate's bay https://7datarecovery.com/best-recovery-apps/ https://www.techradar.com/best/best-data-recovery-software Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sapperindi Posted October 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2020 Thanks much for your prompt response, Tradebeauty! Will try them tomorrow...meanwhile, would you have any suggestion to go first? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traderbeauty Posted October 4, 2020 Report Share Posted October 4, 2020 i used in the past EASE US and another one that i dont see in the list. Best is to try few of them- just be careful and make sure they dont format your disk before fixing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadfly Posted October 4, 2020 Report Share Posted October 4, 2020 If it can't be recognized, the issue is more likely with your computer rather than the hard drive. So plug it into another pc and see what happens. And you may want to check with WD customer support. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insaneike Posted October 4, 2020 Report Share Posted October 4, 2020 Connecting the drive to another pc and then looking to recover data can increase the odds to recover data. If it's not possible to remove the drive then another way to poke around would be by using a live Linux booting over a USB pen drive and use data recovery tools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredUrble Posted October 4, 2020 Report Share Posted October 4, 2020 If you are not able to resolve this yourself trying another PC, etc., here is a list of third party services that can recover data from a HDD: https://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/best-data-recovery-services/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sapperindi Posted October 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2020 Thanks all for your help! I tried last weekend and didn't have luck...will try linux booting once I have a chance to set up the vm... been super busy in October. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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