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Western Digital HDD loosing files

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  • 21-10-2013 3:01am
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    skinny90
    Registered Users Posts: 2,476 ✭✭✭


    Hi,
    I have just noticed on my western digital hardrive is loosing files,Is this common with portable HDD's
    Any suggestions for recovery software
    Cheers Vin


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    Torqay
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,835 ✭✭✭Torqay


    skinny90 wrote: »
    Hi,
    I have just noticed on my western digital hardrive is loosing files,Is this common with portable HDD's

    Absolutely not. You might want to run a surface test (HD Tune portable here).
    skinny90 wrote: »
    Any suggestions for recovery software

    Recuva.


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    skinny90
    Registered Users Posts: 2,476 ✭✭✭skinny90


    Torqay wrote: »
    Absolutely not. You might want to run a surface test (HD Tune portable here).



    Recuva.

    Hi cheers for the reply,what will I gain from the test will it fix the issue il try later and see how I get on


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    Torqay
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,835 ✭✭✭Torqay


    skinny90 wrote: »
    Hi cheers for the reply,what will I gain from the test will it fix the issue il try later and see how I get on

    There is no fixing bad sectors, you'll only learn if the drive is OK or to be dumped.

    And on big external drives, the test will take quite some time, could be an overnight job.


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    the_syco
    Registered Users Posts: 37,301 ✭✭✭✭the_syco


    skinny90 wrote: »
    I have just noticed on my western digital hardrive is loosing files
    BACKUP ANYTHING IMPORTANT. This usually happens weeks/months before the drive kneels over completely. Can happen to harddrives in general.


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