Need to recover files from WD drive that was attached to IMAC when it shut down from Kernal panic. Files were there, some files remain. The files that remain are the ones on the drive before I downloaded the Mac fix. I saw the files after I did the fix creating one partition and then added 50 gigs plus. Unfortunately, when the IMAC went into kernal panic, the external drive went off too before I could properly shut down, Oddly the files remain that were on the drive before the fix. I sure would like to know if the files added after the fix are recoverable now.

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Hello,

Sounds like you have a failing enclosure, are you still under warranty?

If you're under warranty and have other copies of all your files, simply visit the western digital website and file a warranty claim. They are very good about replacing any drives that fail.

If you do have files you'll need recovered then you do have a cheap solution to try before commiting to more expensive solutions. It will void your warranty but frankly the warranty is useless if you need your files.

Take your drive to a PC shop and ask the technicians to test the hard drive in a new enclosure. If you're lucky it's just a failure in the enclosure and you should be back in business for less than $50. If this fails to work and you're located in North or South America contact www.armor-it.com if you live outside the Americas, contact me by replying to this page and I will direct you to an apropriate facility nearer to you.

Crankstart

These two articles recover WD Mac and restore Trash Mac may worth for a glance. But the first thing you need to take care is do not put more items to your WD drive where those stuff originally located. Best regards.

Well, if you erase the wrong files, you'll sure get a kernel panic.
To power down your PowerBook when there is a kernel panic on the screen (or any frozen state) you have to hold the power button for 10-15 seconds until the Mac shuts off. Then you can restart it.
If you deleted too many of the wrong files, it may not restart to your satisfaction. :-(

My kernal panics we RAM related, if possible, make sure they are seated properly. The ? means it can't find a bootable start up drive. If you have another mac, join it by firewire and start up the new mac, holding down the letter "T" key. then see if you can start up from that disk (now in "Target mode" using System Prefferences -> Start up disk. Then run Disk Repair from Utilities -> Disk Utility. This might help. Otherwise it might be a logic board problem.

Hello,

To reset nvram,
Press "cmd alt O F" at startup
Then enter:
reset_nvram (press enter)
reset_all (press enter)

A kernel panic can come from a lot of things (peripherals, corrupted file, or damaged hard drive or memory). The best is to check in the log file what caused the kernel panic, or to proceed step by step, checking one thing after the other, until the problem is resolved.

dear,dont take tention,if data is deleted accidently i can recover total data your using some software.
so first you try
1-remove some data from Hard disk
2-may be virus occured or attach with files.
yes you can easily recover the delete files.