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<blockquote data-quote="SeaKelp" data-source="post: 1093658" data-attributes="member: 113684">The easiest and safest first step to me for situations like this has always been to boot from a live Linux DVD and see if the drive shows.&nbsp; If it does you will most likely be able to retrieve some/all of the data from it at that point if the drive isn&#039;t completely trashed.Ubuntu is well documented so there is plenty of info out there on how to do this.&nbsp; I have recovered a lot of critical data this way without any problems and it is easy to do.&nbsp; It doesn&#039;t matter if the drive in question is internally mounted or an external usb.I assume this link is okay to post here:[URL unfurl=&quot;true&quot;]https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/try-ubuntu-before-you-install#1-getting-started[/URL]Linux may seem intimidating if you&#039;re not familiar with it but if you can type and c/p this will be straightforward.&nbsp; If you want to try it and need further help feel free to lmk here.&nbsp; Estimated time to know if this will work would probably be in the area of 10 minutes once you have a live DVD ready.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SeaKelp, post: 1093658, member: 113684"] The easiest and safest first step to me for situations like this has always been to boot from a live Linux DVD and see if the drive shows. If it does you will most likely be able to retrieve some/all of the data from it at that point if the drive isn't completely trashed. Ubuntu is well documented so there is plenty of info out there on how to do this. I have recovered a lot of critical data this way without any problems and it is easy to do. It doesn't matter if the drive in question is internally mounted or an external usb. I assume this link is okay to post here: [URL unfurl="true"]https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/try-ubuntu-before-you-install#1-getting-started[/URL] Linux may seem intimidating if you're not familiar with it but if you can type and c/p this will be straightforward. If you want to try it and need further help feel free to lmk here. Estimated time to know if this will work would probably be in the area of 10 minutes once you have a live DVD ready. [/QUOTE]

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