Help recovering data from corrupteUSB Maxtor OneTouch Mini 4

[aschaef]

When plugging in the USB Maxtor OneTouch 4 Mini into a Windows XP box the autoplay window comes up and it scans all of the files. Once that completes the drive shows up as the e:\ however when you try to access the drive it says the drive is not formatted would you like to format to continue. The drive has data on it which I need to recover. I also tried going to the command line and selecting the e:\ from the command prompt and when you try to change to that drive letter you get the error "Data error (cyclic redundancy check)." I downloaded the SeaTools and ran a short and long drive self test both of which passed, however all of the other tests said they were unavailable. Is there anything else I can try or any other software I can use to recover the data on this drive?

Thanks,
Andrew

[harddrivespecialist]

Find a local shop that does data recovery. This type of error will be inexpensive to fix.

[Zorb]

Could be a Windows problem, try it on another computer first (and another OS, Mac or Linux) if you have access, if you get everything off, reformat it, test it completely.

[aschaef]

I'm going to try mounting it with knoppix and see if that works. Thanks for the suggestion.

[aschaef]

A reboot initiated chkdsk and looks like it solved the problem. Thanks for the help / suggestions.

[Zorb]

Chkdsk can cause problems. Don't trust it. Since it ran itself, you can't put the sh!t back in the donkey, but it's generally best not to do it voluntarily.

[aschaef]

Yeah, when I saw it come up I held my breath, but luckily it didn't erase everything. Thanks again.