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RAW file system and slow copying data

so my WD my Passport stop working iam pretty sure that i didnt drop it on floor or something . the file system is showing its RAW . so i run chkdsk and the problem was solved its NTFS now i can see all data there but copying is extremly slow like 1 gb takes about week . and also when i unpluge (safetly) the problem starst over again (RAW file system no files and so on)…

also i realized that the USB cable need to be in one posittion to make hdd visible for pc ( he is blicking if its not in that possition but computer didnt see it ) .

My question how can i fix this problems? i cant lost that data pease help . thank you

Welcome to the Community.

Do you have a backup of your data? Have you tried a data recovery application to extract your files after replacing the USB cable in order to discard a physical connectivity issue?

no i dont have it (stupid i know but **bleep** happens ). i am totaly sure that the problem isnt in cable or in my computer (try to change both) . and all the recovery softs i try ends with same result : not responding . so i  copying data extremly slow trought CMD XCOPY.

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