Save RAW drive - Don't want data


  1. Posts : 364
    Windows 10 x64
       #1

    Save RAW drive - Don't want data


    One of my WD Green 2tb drives has become raw and can't be used.
    Windows will not complete a format of it.
    Shows up in my computer.
    Is there any way of saving this drive?
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  2. Posts : 2,799
    Linux Mint 20.1 Win10Prox64
       #2

    Open Admin command prompt, then type:
    1. diskpart
    2. list disk ======> Take note of disk # of the RAW drive
    3. select disk # ======> is the number in step 2
    4. clean
    5. exit

    Open Disk Management and initialize it, Create Simple, format.
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  3. Posts : 364
    Windows 10 x64
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Thanks for your reply, it worked up until it tried to Quick format after creating a simple drive.
    got an error message that it could not complete the format.
    I am trying a FULL format at the moment and am waiting for to either finish or report an error.
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  4. Posts : 364
    Windows 10 x64
    Thread Starter
       #4

    Solved.

    It would not format as NTFS so I deleted the Volume and it showed up as "unallocated".
    I then Quick formatted as exFAT which worked.
    I then Quick formatted as NTFS and it worked.
    I now have a healthy Drive.
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  5. Posts : 2,799
    Linux Mint 20.1 Win10Prox64
       #5

    Kodi said:
    Solved.

    It would not format as NTFS so I deleted the Volume and it showed up as "unallocated".
    I then Quick formatted as exFAT which worked.
    I then Quick formatted as NTFS and it worked.
    I now have a healthy Drive.
    I am glad it worked out. However, it's strange that you have to format with ExFAT then re-format with NTFS, May be you want to download: CrystalDiskInfo6_3_2.zip and check if there's any bad sector.
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  6. Posts : 364
    Windows 10 x64
    Thread Starter
       #6

    Ran Crystaldiskinfo and all good.
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  7. Posts : 2,799
    Linux Mint 20.1 Win10Prox64
       #7

    Great. Maybe just a glitch on the first format.
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