Problems with a hdd i see only .dat files

[danutz1991]

Hi, I have a problem with an old hdd it seems that it show's only .dat files and all the folders are dirXXXX , anyone has any idea how can i recover my data from it, and also when i plug it takes like 40 sec to connect and there are some wired sounds inside until connects. thank you

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this is what's inside of the each folder

these are the dir folders

this is the hdd

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[labtech]

How do you think it got like that? And what should have the file structure been like?

[abolibibelot]

What kind of partition is this ? Was this drive used inside a computer, or inside a standalone video recorder ?
What do those .dat files look like if you open them with an hexadecimal editor ? (HxD is a good free one.)
Did you check the SMART informations, in an effort to untangle the wiredness ?

[Amarbir[CDR-Labs]]

Hi, I have a problem with an old hdd it seems that it show's only .dat files and all the folders are dirXXXX , anyone has any idea how can i recover my data from it, and also when i plug it takes like 40 sec to connect and there are some wired sounds inside until connects. thank you

Sir ,
is this hdd in a cctv ?