You must format the disk in Drive F

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I’ve been having issues where it disconnects on its own for a year or so now, and now its saying format. I know the drive’s SMART status is ok, as I’ve tested it with Data Lifeguard Diagnostic AND Dell PC Support. 

I need to know: is it the USB-to-mini cord? or do I have to replace the drive? I am a poor student who cannot afford professional data recovery, and would need either a really techie friend or a miracle to help.

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Hi, if the hard drive passed the Data Lifeguard Diagnostic test, then only the information is damaged or corrupted. If you need to recover your files, you can use a data recovery program like recuva or testdisk and then format the hard drive.

http://www.piriform.com/recuva

http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk