Western Digital Computers & Internet - Answered Questions & Fixed Issues

You can send it to TechRx, Inc. http://techrxgb.com and they can remove the write protection for $100.00 and it includes free shipping.

What OS are you using? On Win 8/8.1/8.1 update My WD my book will blink several times and take as long as 30 seconds to display all the files.

You can try this link from Western Digital. http://wdc.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3741#failed

Hello,
It seems that your WD hard drive is corrupted soyou are unable to access the stored files. But there is no need to worry sinceit is very easy to recover data from corrupted WD partition by using Western digital partition recoverysoftware. Couple of days ago, even I was stuck under similar problem I triedthis software which really helped me to retrieve all my lost data.
All the best,Linda William

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For me, the problem has now been resolved. What I was really worried about was the 18 Gb of data that I thought I had lost. I was however able to find the containing folder by going into the "Tools" menu in the Explorer window. After selecting "Folder Options" I chose the "View" tab and marked "Show hidden files and folders" and unmarked "Hide protected operating system files (recommended)". Nothing happened at first but when I came back to my drive later I found a hidden folder with all the data I lost that had some funny extension to it. Can't remember what it was but someone I spoke to thought it could be the result of an incomplete file transfer being interrupted. So it seems my problem wasn't more severe than this. However, everytime I try to use Safely Remove Hardware to disconnect my WD 500Gb it says I can't and that I should try later. So there's my new problem: how to disconnect the drive without interrupting a (non-visible) data transfer...

Try the drive on a windows machine and a Linux machine. It depends on the drive has been formatted. If ex fat or fat then it should be read on a mac ok. If NTFS or Fat 32 then a windows machine should see it.

It sounds as if the files system has become corrupt after the break in connection. You can only now connect the drive to a system running Linux or use a bootable Linux disk in your pc and see if it can recognise your 5000bev. If you can see your data the copy it to another good drive. You should now be able to use it.

The "my computer" icon has nothing to do with the WDD hard drive. You do not say what the "other detail" is. Google on how to perform a System File Check and run that . If it repairs the system files then good, if not then run a chkdsk /R". That should resolve all issues. If you have further problems then tell us what operating system you are using and try and be more specific in what the problem/s are.

You should not even try to install an operating system on an external drive. Windows looks at the "C" drive and installs programs to "C" drive. You are trying to put it on the "G" drive. You will have too many problems and wish you never had tried. Buy a larger main drive and partition it with two equal partitions. Then "Dual Boot". You will find how to do this on the internet. Just Google "Dual Booting".

Install ReclaiMe file recovery from www.reclaime.com in your computer connect the hard drive and you will see the disc the way it was before. With a few clicks you will recover your files.

Yes there is. Please note that removing the drive from your external will likely void any warranty you may have with the manufacturer. If ok with that, remove the drive from the enclosure very carefully. Then connect the internal drive directly to a SATA connector, do not use USB and see if able to access drive. If so, backup data right away. If this model is only USB connector, or if still not accessible when connected to SATA, then you will need a reputable data recovery service provider.

I made an video about entering and edit the bios: https://youtu.be/amUXkdGdcTg

I am using this software USB over Ethernet solution to make my hard drive accessible over the network. USB Network GateShare USB over Ethernet for Windows I just plug the drive into the machine and then share it with other computers in the network, be it in the office or home.

1st dismantle the hdd and change sata to usb adapter. Get cheap on ebay. Certainly, most wd makes hdd motherboard with usb straight away, but still worth to try. BUT, before all check if your pc usb is working, check with mouse or smth. If so, then try change cable. After cable try dismantle that hdd and change mentioned adapter. If none of these work, you then have a lesson, never western digital, seagate only1

AS long as the computer device drivers are up to data, the USB port should be operational and communicate with your external drive. If the external drive is connected to a USB port and you are certain the external drive is running (listen for the whirring sounds) and still no communication; the hard drive may have lost the formatting feature. Switch USB ports around and see if any signal reaches the File Explorer in Windows.

You lost the Operating System on that drive. You still can get data back if the drive is used as a Second Drive in the system or an AUX Drive in a secondary device. http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=26364&CatId=136 Example.

Plug in the drive and, on the status bar next to the data and time there will be an USB icon Click on "Safety remove hardware and eject media". Once its says its safe to remove media, unplug the hardware and plug it in again after a few minutes and it should start working again. If it still does not work you need to delete your USB driver from system setting and reinstall the driver.

check your external drive is set to slave and not master. some have a switch to change or dip pin to set. if not problem unplug external drive turn on computer and boot up, than hook up the external drive the computer will see it and set it to slave in bio s.