That's harsh, they don't fail that often. Is is possible to recover the data or is the drive a total loss?
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maycontainthunder
tree
My tech relative suggests QUOTE
Should probably take it out of the enclosure and try a direct connection to his computer if he hasn't already
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(Is programmer, architect level)
Should probably take it out of the enclosure and try a direct connection to his computer if he hasn't already
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(Is programmer, architect level)
maycontainthunder
That's a good idea @tree . External enclosures do sometimes fail. If you are lucky the drive will be unharmed.
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What kind of drive and brand was it? There are quite a few links out there regarding data recovery depending on the drive and circumstances of its failure.