After a fall off the desk, a MyBook Essential 500 GB external drive no longer shows up as a recognized drive under Windows Explorer. I can see it listed under ‘Devices and Printers’; however, it does not seem to spin anymore, and when I try and pull up properties it says it is unavailable.
Is there any hope of getting it working again, or of getting my data off of it?
It’s pretty doubtful without professional recovery. If you are curious about the reasons and want to learn this posts http://community.wdc.com/t5/Off-Topic-Discussions/How-Hard-Drives-Work/m-p/321343#M623 has some links to videos explaining how HDs work.
Joe
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