Thanks, I'll try this when I get home and report back.Networks said:
Data Error (Cyclic Redundancy Check)
Hi everyone,
Sorry if this error gets posted a lot but I'm really trying to figure out how to fix this. My issue is as follows:
I currently use a WD 1tb external hard drive to backup my music, movies and pictures. Tonight I tried to save a photo into the pictures folder and got the "you need to format the disk in drive G:/ before you can use it" of course I chose not to format and got the CRC error. At first I thought it was the entire drive that was doing this, but turns out I can still access my music, movies, TV shows, just not the pictures folder (the most important one)
Now I hadn't even gotten around to backing up all my photos to another external before this happened so if I lose these pictures I will be very upset.
Any explanation on why the other folders work but not this one? Could that mean the data is recoverable? If so, how do I do this? I've read a few other threads on this and I must admit a lot of the technical terms fly right over my head. Please help if you can or do you suggest I take this in to a tech shop to look at?
I ran the chkdsk on the external and now the pictures folder is gone. I've never felt more stupid and helpless in my life.
Is there anything I can do? Can I recover these pictures?
Thank you in advance.
Sorry if this error gets posted a lot but I'm really trying to figure out how to fix this. My issue is as follows:
I currently use a WD 1tb external hard drive to backup my music, movies and pictures. Tonight I tried to save a photo into the pictures folder and got the "you need to format the disk in drive G:/ before you can use it" of course I chose not to format and got the CRC error. At first I thought it was the entire drive that was doing this, but turns out I can still access my music, movies, TV shows, just not the pictures folder (the most important one)
Now I hadn't even gotten around to backing up all my photos to another external before this happened so if I lose these pictures I will be very upset.
Any explanation on why the other folders work but not this one? Could that mean the data is recoverable? If so, how do I do this? I've read a few other threads on this and I must admit a lot of the technical terms fly right over my head. Please help if you can or do you suggest I take this in to a tech shop to look at?
I ran the chkdsk on the external and now the pictures folder is gone. I've never felt more stupid and helpless in my life.
Is there anything I can do? Can I recover these pictures?
Thank you in advance.
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So it looks like its recovered some of the pictures but I need to purchase the full version, this isn't a problem but there are 7 or 8 diff versions on the site.
Scan took about 12 hours but hopefully it pays off when I purchase the software.
Scan took about 12 hours but hopefully it pays off when I purchase the software.
Perfect, thanks!Networks said:Just click on help and you can purchase from that menu the ver you currently have installed
So $80 later it was only able to recover 20 photos. I'm just going to take it to a tech shop and have them look at it, there must be photos somewhere
I got lots of errors while running the program and it didn't turn out like the example videos I watched on YouTube! It also recovered a lot of duplicate photos.Networks said:Try recuva it does a good job with photos also were you getting errors because the CRC will cause you to have major problems attempting to recover data
With the program you suggested, will that still work if I was getting the CRC?
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