data recovery from 2tb seagate external hdd.

[zeishu]

hi guys,
I m here to discuss a problem with my Seagate 2 tb hdd file recovery issue...
I unplug it without safe remove last time now it shows nothing just a drive letter in my computer
window. I tried many software like disk genius, aomei, wondershare, steller, easeus. in all it detects successfully with
heavy hang issue in my laptop.
I tried to recover my files I choose disk genius over them because it shows easy recovery option. suddenly after
sometime my drive capacity reduced to 1tb. and recovery option gone I tried other software but nothing happened.
I don't want to format my drive.
no clicking sound coming from my drive although between operation light blinks and sometime goes off, it never happened
when my drive is fine...


can anyone help me throughout this....
plz

[BGman]

Don't be naive. Nobody is going to help you for free.

[erebus]

First remove the drive and connect it directly via sata. reading attempts should probably be more successful under linux than under windows os. if the file system is still readable, try syncing local rsync from one drive to another drive. if you are lucky, most of the data is still legible.

[northwind]

***IF YOUR DATA IS NOT SO IMPORTANT***
Remove drive from usb case and connect it through sata.
Boot linux and try to image your drive using HDDSuperTool to another healthy drive.
Then run UFS Explorer and recover your data.

***IF YOUR DATA IS IMPORTANT***
You need to consult a professional. Contact member Amarbir, he will help you.

[pcimage]

***IF YOUR DATA IS NOT SO IMPORTANT***
Remove drive from usb case and connect it through sata.
Boot linux and try to image your drive using HDDSuperTool to another healthy drive.
Then run UFS Explorer and recover your data.

***IF YOUR DATA IS IMPORTANT***
You need to consult a professional. Contact member Amarbir, he will help you.

+1

[fzabkar]

Boot linux and try to image your drive using HDDSuperTool ...

I think you mean HDDSuperClone (although it now includes HDDSuperTool).

[fzabkar]

I m here to discuss a problem with my Seagate 2 tb hdd file recovery issue...
I unplug it without safe remove last time now it shows nothing just a drive letter in my computer
window. I tried many software like disk genius, aomei, wondershare, steller, easeus. in all it detects successfully with
heavy hang issue in my laptop.
I tried to recover my files I choose disk genius over them because it shows easy recovery option. suddenly after
sometime my drive capacity reduced to 1tb. and recovery option gone I tried other software but nothing happened.
I don't want to format my drive.

Obtain a SMART report with a tool such as CrystalDiskInfo or GSmartControl. This will tell us the physical state of your HDD.

https://crystalmark.info/en/software/crystaldiskinfo/
https://gsmartcontrol.sourceforge.io/home/index.php/Downloads

Did you connect to the drive via SATA. If so, then I suspect that you may have a Gigabyte motherboard.

GigaByte BIOS bug results in loss of 1TB capacity:
http://www.hddoracle.com/viewtopic.php?f=59&t=150

For data recovery software (after you have cloned your drive) I recommend DMDE (US$20).

https://dmde.com/

[northwind]

Boot linux and try to image your drive using HDDSuperTool ...

I think you mean HDDSuperClone (although it now includes HDDSuperTool).

Yep, sorry my bad.

[abolibibelot]

If SMART status is good (no bad sectors or other serious issues) it may be an issue with so-called “logical” bad sector(s), a sector (or a few contiguous sectors) in an inconsistent state (because of the unprepared shutdown), which happens to belong to a crucial filesystem structure. It can make the whole drive unresponsive, as described here. I once had such an issue ; I imaged the drive using ddrescue, there was only a very small area that could not be read (53248 bytes or 104 sectors), so then I specifically overwrote that small area with a custom ddrescue command :

Code:

ddrescue -o 312881152 -s 53248 -f /dev/zero /dev/sdb /media/lubuntu/354E48E260FCFD84/dev_zero_dev_sdb.log
-o = offset
-s = size
-f = force (required to write to a physical device)

And the problem was solved – it no longer froze, the (HFS+) partition could be mounted with no hiccup.
In this case, based on the analysis by ddru_findbad (from ddr_utility), the unreadable area belonged to a file called “.journal”, which is apparently essential to the integrity of the HFS+ filesystem.


@ BGman

Don't be naive. Nobody is going to help you for free.

Well, then, what are forums like this for exactly ?