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EXTERNAL HDD can't mount or be repaired.
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<blockquote data-quote="chscag" data-source="post: 1455402" data-attributes="member: 46727"><p>No, that will only make things worse. You've already tried the big guns and they couldn't repair the drive. One other thing you can try but it's a long shot....</p><p></p><p>If you can get access to a Windows PC, attach the drive to it and run check disk from a command prompt. For example, if your external drive is drive D you would open a command prompt on the PC and type in the following:</p><p></p><p>chkdsk d: \f and then press enter. Sometimes check disk is able to repair FAT-32 drives whereas other programs can not.</p><p></p><p>If that doesn't work, your only other choice is a data recovery service. That will cost you anywhere from $500 to $1000 depending on the size of the drive and how bad it's broken.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chscag, post: 1455402, member: 46727"] No, that will only make things worse. You've already tried the big guns and they couldn't repair the drive. One other thing you can try but it's a long shot.... If you can get access to a Windows PC, attach the drive to it and run check disk from a command prompt. For example, if your external drive is drive D you would open a command prompt on the PC and type in the following: chkdsk d: \f and then press enter. Sometimes check disk is able to repair FAT-32 drives whereas other programs can not. If that doesn't work, your only other choice is a data recovery service. That will cost you anywhere from $500 to $1000 depending on the size of the drive and how bad it's broken. [/QUOTE]
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