Windows 10: External Hard drive No Longer Working! [urgent]

PLEASE HELP!

Okay so i have an external hard drive, western digital, almost exactly a year old. i was tagging/playing.organizing some music when things went really weird. I wasn't able to access certain files, files and folder were undeletable because they were not there according to the hard drive. I was having write permission issues with tagging, so i "took ownership" of the folder i was trying to edit. i have no idea if that is what did it or not, but after unplugging and replugging my external, it no longer shows up in explorer. I get the device disconnected/connected sound when i unplug/connect it and there are no unusual sounds coming from the device.

This device has a lot of important information on it that is only partially backed up. Pictures/Music/School Work/Documents.

i tried plugging it into my laptop running linux, but nothing at all happens.
i tried plugging it into my laptop running windows 10, it "installed" the device, but like my PC, i only get the alert sounds upon plugging and unplugging.

i am really hoping that it isnt the device's hardware that is the problem and that i somehow changed permissions and made it hidden... i know this is a longshot, but i could really use some help!

i went to look in Disk Management a second time and this time i am getting an alert.
"You must initialize a disk before Logical Disk Manager can access it"
It is "Disk 5"
and it wants me to pick MBR or GPT partition style

Chose GPT, but then it just said the device was unavailable

:)

 

How to get the data saved within External Harddrive than the Internal Drive on WIndows 10?

*Original Title: External hard drive

I have a Seagate external hard drive. How do I get data to go to this rather than to the internal drive in Windows 10? I could select other drives in XP but cannot see how to do this in Windows 10. Urgent help required.

 

External hard drive no longer recognized

I have tried what was recommended. I believe my problems extends to a "program" or 'drivers installed in 2003 to present" which have something written with in and whenever I yes to update the existing problem continues. I believe that is how 3 brand
new computers that had gotten the "parameters within the big brother computer" and no matter how many thousands of dollars I put into professionals looking to see what is wrong they haven't been able to find it. Oh except for the company who protected the
work group and home group who wants me to spend another 200.00 so they can "fix" it. I realize now after trusting those who took care of the home "business, work, and home group" that the reason my Bluetooth stopped, letters would repeat themselves, my optical
drive stated that "it was no longer available" and many other aspects which ignored any privacy, for me as well many other issues. At the present time, if I have this specific company's firewall up it knocks me offline completely and there isn't anyway
of getting online except to uncheck the box that has their software in. Mind you not only have I paid for their software to protect my computers they have given me a 24/7 number that never answers. And a supervisor at this company stated it is always manned
because it is 24/7. The company has been less than helpful. I need to be able to change every driver as well as other tools with in these 3 computers. I already had my laptop fixed by a professional. It is a almost 3 years old, used one month to get on
the web, then I couldn't stay on line, it sat for 2 3/4 years until I brought it in under warranty, but the warranty didn't cover the problems. I don't think there is a way to fix these problems as there could be problems with the server also. I just don't
know. I am thankful to the responses I have received. I would appreciate any advice others who read this can give me. Big Brother has died, thus all computers are accessible to me. Thank you.

 

It was probably an MBR disk. So I would stick with that. If Linux cannot read it, that is not good news. Usually Linux is more tolerant than Windows.

It looks more like a problem with the controller than the disk. If you can take it out and attach it to an external cable or enclosure (see below), that would be a good test.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-022-_-Product

This happens to be a USB3 enclosure, but they also come as USB2. Cables are a bit cheaper but I would recommend the enclosure since the price difference is minimal.

 

Thanks. I actually did get something very briefly with my Laptop in Windows 10. (and as i am typoing this up, i got it again)

i used a different port, it installed the device like last time, but then in Disk Manager, i have an Unknown Disk 1, 2794.49GB (which it says is also unallocated) not initialized. It is a 3tb drive so i am assuming this is the drive. Anything ic an do from here?

 

Is there any data you want to keep on the disk.

 

Yes. Definitely. I cannot stress that enough. *Sad

i am under a 2-year recovery plan with Seagate that i bought when i bought the hard drive. The fine print is pretty restricted, which is worrisome. They also offer software that can be used to recover date, but it costs money to actually recover it. Any recommendations on best course of action?

what happens if i click "Initialize" when i right click on it?

 

Since Linux did not help, you can try this one. At least it is free.
PhotoRec - Digital Picture and File Recovery

 

Thanks. i am going to contact Seagate and see what i can do about getting a replacement because until i get a new External, i have no idea where to even store the recovered data.