Windows 10: Hard drive is corrupted and unreadable what to do? Please Help!

I will bow out of this one since I only buy docking stations and bare drives as external drives.

No, I don't recommend getting a WD green drive for an internal drive as they are 5400 rpm. I only buy 7200 rpm drives for my internal drives.

I recommend using "external" drives for backups, not using internal drives for backups. Also recommend buying 3TB minimum as a backup drive. I like 5400 rpm drives for backups since they run cooler and there's no need for speed when doing backups.

 

@mck

No problem mck. You did mention this before.

I might of have been confused or misread your post back earlier in this thread. I thought you meant 5400 for any type HDD whether internal or external.

Also, you mentioned that you buy the WD Greens because they were on sale. I guess I assumed you thought they were ok.

Also, you said "My backup drives are the 1" thick hard drives so they fit in the docking station nicely. (The thin hard drives will also fit but I prefer the 1" thick ones.)" I know that dockings stations only fit internal HDD'S AND SSD'S and that told me you use internals with a dockings station for backups. The post was on page 4. If you can clarify because I am now confused. I am purchasing these things tomorrow. Thank you mck!

 

I buy 7200 rpm drives to be mounted internally inside of my PCs since they are used for my daily activities and I want/need speed. I buy 5400 rpm drives for external drives since I only use external drives for data storage like movies, photos and backups.

While I am editing photos or videos, they are on my internal 7200rpm drive. When editing is done, they are stored on external 5400 rpm drives. 5400 rpm drives are plenty fast enough to play any video. All of my movies are stored on external 5400 rpm drives.

I didn't buy WD green drives "because" they were on sale. I bought them because they run cool in my external docking stations that do not have fan cooling.

Seems the terminology and the useage of terms like external and internal drives are the confusing factor.

When I said "external" drives, I meant drives that are used externally either in enclosures or in docking stations. This allows easy disconnection to store the drives in a safe. For "internal" drives I meant drives that are mounted internally in a PC and not meant for removal.

I understand your confusion since manufacturers like Seagate refer to their "bare" drives as "internal" drives. That is such a WRONG way to describe their bare drives since "bare" drives can be used internally in a computer (not meant for removal), or externally in docking stations or in USB enclosures. Check the Western Digital hard drive descriptions. WD does not refer to their "bare" drives as internal drives.

Bottom line is that my recommendations are all for "bare" hard drives only. If to be mounted internally inside of a PC, then 7200 rpm. If to be inserted into an external docking station, then 5400 rpm. As I said before, I won't buy hard dives that come in enclosures anymore for reasons previously stated. Your mileage may vary.

 

Thank you mck you have cleared things up. It was the lingo that got me. I appreciate you doing that. Looks like everything is a go and I will decide on the final products tomorrow or by Cyber Monday. Thank you again. If there is anything else I will post. Happy Thanksgiving to you!

 

Hello Everyone,

I just wanted to give a final update and say thank you to all of you who helped me on this thread. I really do appreciate it.

I have now reformatted my drives & transferred my recovered data to them. Everything is working great. I did learn a lesson and I will apply what I learned here so I won't lose my data in the future.

I will be holding off temporarily on any purchases for extra backup gear, but will be buying one of those docking stations and bare drive for image backups etc. in the near future. I will be using my extra older 2tb external drives for a temporary solution.

I wish everyone a Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year!
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