External HD not working after firmware update

Tech support was absolutely USELESS.

I told then  my problem was “insufficient Permissions”  and the  kept saying you need t o unlock the  drive  by using th PC firmware.

 I protested and was told " we have done ths al lthe time .Dont worry it works"

Wel it didnt  and I could see nothing on my drive at all.

 I had to spend  the best part of $1800 to have data recovery .

Totally unacceptable. If the drive ( or whatever ) is smart enough to say  you need to update  your firmware then its  ought to be able to say  in freaking big letters BACK UP FIRST  OR YOU MAY LOSE YOUR DATA.

 In my case I did  because tech suport addressed the wrong issue now everything is  being restored from   Hard Copy   and thats costing  2 weeks work  ( pay ) to have it  done …

Am I  unimpressed  you  betcha  backside I am