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External Hard Drive - I Lost Everything

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~Imagirealm:iconImagirealm: May 11, 2008, 1:28:30 PM
It started earlier today with an error message Windows gave me when I tried to save a JPG image file to a personal folder on my external hard drive. It said, "Windows - Delayed Write Failed" and then it indicated that the issue was with the external hard drive. I scheduled scandisc and restarted the computer. Scandisc ran and nothing turned up. It seemed fine. But then the message kept turning up when I tried to view a file on my external. The file thumbs loaded but very slowly. I used the Safely Remove Hardware option and unplugged my external when it was safe to do so. I waited a moment and plugged it back in to find that all the files have been erased. Gone. All of it. Used Space: 00.0, Free Space: 00.00, Capacity: 00.00. I know there is nothing I can do to get my files back. I just want to know what made the whole thing happen so it does not ever happen again.

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`Navagon:iconNavagon: May 11, 2008, 2:02:00 PM
Yeah, mine went exactly the same way. I used mine as a backup drive so that hit me pretty hard. I sent it back and then sold the replacement on Amazon when it (eventually) arrived.

As to file recovery, it's likely that most of the files were being mangled while you remained focussed on the one. You could try finding a file recovery program with a 30 day trial. I don't know if that would do any good though.

I never improperly disconnected it or even moved it around. It just died like so very many do.

It wasn't a WD Elements by any chance, was it?
~Imagirealm:iconImagirealm: May 11, 2008, 2:13:00 PM
Well, as I said, I'm not looking to recover the lost files. I'm pretty sure they are unrecoverable. I'm looking to make sure whatever happened never happens again. BTW, I like your avatar. It kind'a looks like the Route of Ages from Andromeda.

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-DJ Wysocki
`Navagon:iconNavagon: May 11, 2008, 2:25:48 PM
If you want to minimise the chances of it happening again, then get an internal drive instead.

Like I said, I sold the replacement and recovered most of what I spent on it. That covered the cost of the internal.

Given the failure rate of external drives compared to the longevity of internal drives it's about the best course of action.
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