20 Most Recent Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 320 GB USB 20 Hard Drive Questions & Answers

Sounds like Microsofts nuts user file access system. Try connecting to a non-windows machine i.e Linux - if you see the files, that's your problem.

Which computer system, PC or Mac? Which version of the Operating System software?

on what? PC, MAC<lap? netbook, TV? what?what OS? windows 95 or , W8?external drive.did you read the manual with said drive, it has troubleshooting tipsas does the online manual. PDFare you using the USB3 upgrade kit or wirewire?(try plugging it into all uSB 2 ports) 1 by one.does (if windoz) go ding dong when you plug it in?if not , the USB is not working. try another cable.if yes, does the drive show up, when you click the usb task bar icon,?yes, good.no bad, fix that first.yes, try Disk manament in Windoz. see it as DISK 2?yes, goodno , bad.if yes, does it have a drive letter, yes, goodno, then give it one.

Figure out whether you need a hardware or software fix.

Look for grinding sounds from your drive or humming that starts or stops.

These are signs that the actuator arm and discs are no longer in alignment and your drive is timing out.

If it seems as though nothing is wrong with your hard drive, it's probably time for a software fix.

Run one of the many software fixes, if you think the problem is related to software.

These programs feature on-screen directions, making it easy for you to progress through them.

If this works, you don't need to fix a physical problem.

Remove the many tiny screws that holds the drive together.

Eventually, you'll get to the innards of your drive.

Be very careful not to bend or force a piece to go where it doesn't want to.

Determine if you've set things straight.

Look to see whether anything was loose inside your external hard drive.

If you have recently dropped it or traveled with it, it is possible that something came loose.

Also check that all the arms and platters are straight and do not appear bent in any way.

If they are bent, straighten them with your hands or pliers.

Put everything back together and check that everything in your external hard drive is working properly.

Try using the external hard drive on another computer.

click start control panel administrative tools computer management device manager scroll down universal serial bus controllers you could see a yellow question / exclamation mark? ! or a red X

you will need to update/reinstall drivers right click to reinstall drivers

if you can see your usb but its not working ports(com&lpt)right click update driver

sometimes the wires inside the cable will be damaged due to bending or stretching or placing heavy equipment upon the cable

just replace the cable of the hard disk, when you plugged the external disk drive you got that windows could recognize the USB device change the cable everything should work fine again

if you can see your usb drive but its not working

ports (com&lpt) right click update driver if this fails to fix the problem

check the USB leads that attach to the motherboard usually red white green black make sure they are securely seated and have no dust build up on them dust will cause static and a lot of unforeseen problems to a computer and its parts

if it still cant be detected or If the hard drive that has failed is the same one that you are trying to recover from might the reason that you are getting this error.

This could be an issue where the part of the hard drive you are trying to access is corrupt and not accessible which would explain the reason that it would let you access the other partition.

Now I have seen cases where Malware can break the link of a Hard Drive.

So let's try a couple of steps.

Let's go back in to "Disk Management"

Lets right click on the partition that you are not able to access and select "Change Drive Letter and Paths"

Now try selecting a new Drive Letter.

This will restore the path if it has been broken.

There are also Data Recovery programs that might be very helpful to recover your important information.

Downloads to Recover Your Files and Save Your Bacon and 10 Best Free Hard Drive Utilities.

Some addition links found on Googlehttp://www.datarecoveryreview.net/

http://www.easeus.com/resource/hard-disk-data-recovery.htm

or if its a usb external drive you might need a usb 3 card installed on your computer your computer might not have enough usb output power

USB 3 card will provide more power when needed to the device to gain maximum throughput and conserve power when the device is connected but is idling

http://blog.premiumusb.com/2010/09/usb-2-0-vs-usb-3-0/

these can be purchased on Ebay cheap and easy to install

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/PCI-e-PCI-Express-USB3-0-Card-new-NEC-720200AF1-chipset-/330608109325?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4cf9c7670d

for roughly $9 or $10free postage

hope this helps

It varies depending on the operating system. You can create a Linux mint DVD and boot that without installing. It will take a moment as it is reading the OS from the DVD then see if you can see it, if so it is OK, if not something is bad or set wrong in the USB hardware system.

You don't need a service centre. Take the drive out the caddy and plug it into a working computer using a SATA to USB cable. If the drive is functional then you'll be able to read it. If the drive is dead then you'll need to get another drive.

you should contact the seagate website and ask for advice, or the retailer you acquired it from

I don't know of any reason this can happen. May be your antivirus corrupted the flash download. remove and download again.

No problem . Just partition the hard drive , and use part a for computer one and part B for computer two.

assuming that "wont start up" means that the drive letter is not visible thru windows explorer/my computer, which is already installed and booted from an internal hard drive... the seagate drives, often, require a patch to work with some windows installs- especially if it is larger than 3 terabytes, and occasionally, if larger than 1 terabyte. if this is the case, the patch is most easily obtained by emailing customer service. if this is not the case, please provide more specifics as to your computer, your version of windows, and exactly what it is not doing when you say 'not starting"

Hard drives are easily damaged when dropped and cannot be repaired.You need a new hard drive.There are companies that can recover data from faulty hard drived BUT it will cost you an arm and a leg for their services..

You can try installing the drive into a new enclosure as long as the internal circuitry of the free agent did not alter the formatting of the hard drive. IE in a buffalo external drive the internal circuitry creates a linux partition on the hard drive that cannot be read by windows directly.

If your disk is not working with Windows 8.1 (connect it, and watch to see if there is bubble at the bottom right of your screen which says 'found new hardware', and 'searching for divers' then 'your new hardware is installed and ready to use': this will only happen the first time you connect your HDD to your computer and possibly only if you are connected to the internet).. If your HDD isn't recognised by your computer, specifically by your computer's USB system, contact Seagate support over the problem. 25.April.20-14Other I

This unit is dead. You cannot recover from this amount of water immersion.

other computers with same o/s or older o/s?

enable hiden files and folder and system files if it is a external hard diskor 1 go to command prompt2 type the drive letter example X:3 you get X :\>4 type the command attrib -R -A -S -H /S /D5 WAIT UNTIL YOU GET X:\> 6 IT WILL SHOW ALL YOUR FILES INCLUDE SYSTEM FILES