So does that mean my files are not recoverable?

Using Testdisk 7.0 I am getting the same screen as before :confused:

After pressing Shift+p I am getting the same screen as before.

190872

Just need to go and collect my son, will be back in an hour

ok, this is the 6th, 7th and 8th screens

After geometry (changed to 4096)
190850

After Analyse
190851

After quick search
190852

Hi Jumanji

Ok, so i followed your instructions all the way up to the "Quick search"
Then, when pressing Shift+P, i get the following screen.

190846

Regards

Hi jumanji

I have now put my HDD into my pc and added an external to move the files to.

I have ran Testdisk following your instructions, and this is a screenshot of the 5th screen as requested...

Great, I will look to do this over the weekend, as I have my young son with me now for a few days :)



The 2gb drive is currently being used on my tv box to record tv series and has files on it...

Hey Adalwar
I have already taken the drive from the case. There was no soldering and it came out very easily :) :thumbsup:

Thank you for your help Jumanji, it is much appreciated. I am now starting to feel a little hopeful :)

Currently, the only other disk i have is a 2gb external, but im pretty sure the faulty 3gb...

It is an external drive, the same as this:
188988

It does have an external power supply which I guess is ok as its powering up and spinning.

Pretty sure it is not 5 years old, i'd say 3 at most.
I have tried another cable and also 2 other usb ports and its still the same. I have also tried it on my laptop.
As far as i'm aware there has...

1. Not sure, must be around 2 years. Definately out of warranty. Its a desktop type, Model No. SRD00F2.
2. I thought it was just one, but disk management is showing more as you can see on the pic...

OS Build is Windows 10 pro, version 1709, os build 16299.431 (i assume this is what you meant).
To be honest, im not sure how old it is, its gotta be around 2 yrs old. I know its definately out of...

Forgot to say, this is on a Windows 10 PC and its a Seagate Backup Plus 3tb usb drive.

This is what disk management show for the drive

188954

Hi all

For some reason, my Seagate external has suddenly became unreadable. Whenever i plug it in or try to access it, i am told it needs to be formatted, but im hoping to not lose all the files...