Can't access external hard drive after plugging it in to a mac

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2010-08-26 01:20:19 UTC

Is it possible to recover the files from an external hard drive after
plugging it into a mac? Window Vista sees the drive and assigns it a
drive letter, but I can't access any of the files and it keeps telling
me to format the drive. I have files on it that I don't want to lose.

Thanks,
RJ

Gene E. Bloch

2010-08-26 04:15:59 UTC

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Post by RJ
Is it possible to recover the files from an external hard drive after
plugging it into a mac? Window Vista sees the drive and assigns it a
drive letter, but I can't access any of the files and it keeps telling
me to format the drive. I have files on it that I don't want to lose.
Thanks,
RJ

I have plugged drives into a Mac and then a PC without a problem, so
something else might be happening here.

I have plugged both FAT32 drives and NTFS drives into the Mac, which was an
Intel Mac. I have written to the FAT32 drives natively on the Mac, and to
the NTFS drives using some free software, as well as both Parallels and
VMware virtual machines.

Never a problem.

Did you try to format or otherwise manipulate the drive (other than just
writing to a FAT32 systemn)?

Try plugging the drive into another PC, just in case something is screwy on
yours.

--
Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

2010-08-26 12:59:38 UTC

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Post by Gene E. Bloch

I have plugged drives into a Mac and then a PC without a problem, so
something else might be happening here.
I have plugged both FAT32 drives and NTFS drives into the Mac, which was an
Intel Mac. I have written to the FAT32 drives natively on the Mac, and to
the NTFS drives using some free software, as well as both Parallels and
VMware virtual machines.
Never a problem.
Did you try to format or otherwise manipulate the drive (other than just
writing to a FAT32 systemn)?
Try plugging the drive into another PC, just in case something is screwy on
yours.
--
Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

Thanks for your reply. I have tried plugging the drive into a couple
different windows machines and they appear to recognize the drive, but
not the file system. I am asked if I want to format the drive. I am
going to try connecting the drive to a mac today. I can browse the
files with some recovery software and I did find some software to
recover the data, however, it only recovers the files and doesn't
maintain the folder structure. When I look at the drive properties
under disk management it says the disk is in a RAW state rather than
NTFS or FAT32. I would like to recover the files before I reformat
the drive. Do you know of any good inexpensive or free file recovery
software?

Dave-UK

2010-08-26 13:30:01 UTC

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Post by RJ

Post by Gene E. Bloch

I have plugged drives into a Mac and then a PC without a problem, so
something else might be happening here.
I have plugged both FAT32 drives and NTFS drives into the Mac, which was an
Intel Mac. I have written to the FAT32 drives natively on the Mac, and to
the NTFS drives using some free software, as well as both Parallels and
VMware virtual machines.
Never a problem.
Did you try to format or otherwise manipulate the drive (other than just
writing to a FAT32 systemn)?
Try plugging the drive into another PC, just in case something is screwy on
yours.
--
Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

Have a look at the last post on here:
http://forums.getdata.com/computer-data-recovery/239-raw-hard-drive-recovery.html

TestDisk
http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk
http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk_Step_By_Step

Mark Adams

2010-08-26 15:26:03 UTC

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Post by RJ

Post by Gene E. Bloch

I have plugged drives into a Mac and then a PC without a problem, so
something else might be happening here.
I have plugged both FAT32 drives and NTFS drives into the Mac, which was an
Intel Mac. I have written to the FAT32 drives natively on the Mac, and to
the NTFS drives using some free software, as well as both Parallels and
VMware virtual machines.
Never a problem.
Did you try to format or otherwise manipulate the drive (other than just
writing to a FAT32 systemn)?
Try plugging the drive into another PC, just in case something is screwy on
yours.
--
Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

Recuva by the people who make Ccleaner.

2010-08-26 16:02:50 UTC

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Post by Gene E. Bloch

I have plugged drives into a Mac and then a PC without a problem, so
something else might be happening here.
I have plugged both FAT32 drives and NTFS drives into the Mac, which was an
Intel Mac. I have written to the FAT32 drives natively on the Mac, and to
the NTFS drives using some free software, as well as both Parallels and
VMware virtual machines.
Never a problem.
Did you try to format or otherwise manipulate the drive (other than just
writing to a FAT32 systemn)?
Try plugging the drive into another PC, just in case something is screwy on
yours.
--
Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

More information: I plugged the hard drive into a mac and I am able
to access the files. I talked to a co-worker of mine who has the same
issue with a thumb drive.

Gene E. Bloch

2010-08-26 18:10:55 UTC

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Post by RJ

Post by Gene E. Bloch

I have plugged drives into a Mac and then a PC without a problem, so
something else might be happening here.
I have plugged both FAT32 drives and NTFS drives into the Mac, which was an
Intel Mac. I have written to the FAT32 drives natively on the Mac, and to
the NTFS drives using some free software, as well as both Parallels and
VMware virtual machines.
Never a problem.
Did you try to format or otherwise manipulate the drive (other than just
writing to a FAT32 systemn)?
Try plugging the drive into another PC, just in case something is screwy on
yours.
--
Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

More information: I plugged the hard drive into a mac and I am able
to access the files. I talked to a co-worker of mine who has the same
issue with a thumb drive.

I defer to the others about recovery software, since I haven't used any
in over 5 years.

Please do *not* do anything that writes to your hard drive until after
you have recovered your files. There is always a risk that something
further will go wrong, especially if you end up trying to recover
deleted files or files that seem to be deleted - the recovery software
must be installed on and run from a different drive, and the recovered
data must be written to a different drive. By "different drive" I mean
something other than the problem drive.

It may be possible, on a Mac, to copy the entire drive to a new drive
that you can read in Windows (i.e., FAT32).

There is also software available online that lets a Windows computer
read a Mac drive. Look here (or Google):
http://ogasawalrus.com/blog/node/208

The link is for HFS Explorer, which I have used; it's free. There are
others, not all free.

I wish you luck - it seems like a real bug in the Mac system, and not
easy to fix.

--
Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

john michle515

2010-09-23 09:40:03 UTC

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Hi !

Yes , sure you can recovers all your lost data using the Kernel for mac software that performs a quick scan of your corrupt Mac drive to locate deleted files, formatted and corrupted partitions. Kernel Macintosh Data Recovery software is a non-destructive utility that helps you to recover your precious data from deleted, formatted and corrupted mac partitions.You can find it from http://www.datarecoverymac.com

Post by RJ
Is it possible to recover the files from an external hard drive after
plugging it into a mac? Window Vista sees the drive and assigns it a
drive letter, but I cannot access any of the files and it keeps telling
me to format the drive. I have files on it that I do not want to lose.
Thanks,
RJ

Post by Gene E. Bloch
I have plugged drives into a Mac and then a PC without a problem, so
something else might be happening here.
I have plugged both FAT32 drives and NTFS drives into the Mac, which was an
Intel Mac. I have written to the FAT32 drives natively on the Mac, and to
the NTFS drives using some free software, as well as both Parallels and
VMware virtual machines.
Never a problem.
Did you try to format or otherwise manipulate the drive (other than just
writing to a FAT32 systemn)?
Try plugging the drive into another PC, just in case something is screwy on
yours.
--
Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

Post by RJ
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Thanks for your reply. I have tried plugging the drive into a couple
different windows machines and they appear to recognize the drive, but
not the file system. I am asked if I want to format the drive. I am
going to try connecting the drive to a mac today. I can browse the
files with some recovery software and I did find some software to
recover the data, however, it only recovers the files and does not
maintain the folder structure. When I look at the drive properties
under disk management it says the disk is in a RAW state rather than
NTFS or FAT32. I would like to recover the files before I reformat
the drive. Do you know of any good inexpensive or free file recovery
software?

Post by Dave-UK
http://forums.getdata.com/computer-data-recovery/239-raw-hard-drive-recovery.html
TestDisk
http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk
http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk_Step_By_Step

Post by Mark Adams
Recuva by the people who make Ccleaner.

Post by RJ
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More information: I plugged the hard drive into a mac and I am able
to access the files. I talked to a co-worker of mine who has the same
issue with a thumb drive.

I defer to the others about recovery software, since I have not used any
in over 5 years.
Please do *not* do anything that writes to your hard drive until after
you have recovered your files. There is always a risk that something
further will go wrong, especially if you end up trying to recover
deleted files or files that seem to be deleted - the recovery software
must be installed on and run from a different drive, and the recovered
data must be written to a different drive. By "different drive" I mean
something other than the problem drive.
It may be possible, on a Mac, to copy the entire drive to a new drive
that you can read in Windows (i.e., FAT32).
There is also software available online that lets a Windows computer
http://ogasawalrus.com/blog/node/208
The link is for HFS Explorer, which I have used; it is free. There are
others, not all free.
I wish you luck - it seems like a real bug in the Mac system, and not
easy to fix.
--
Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

Post by john michle515
Hi !
Yes , sure you can recovers all your lost data using the Kernel for mac software that performs a quick scan of your corrupt Mac drive to locate deleted files, formatted and corrupted partitions. Kernel Macintosh Data Recovery software is a non-destructive utility that helps you to recover your precious data from deleted, formatted and corrupted mac partitions.You can find it from http://www.datarecoverymac.com
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john michle515

2010-09-23 09:37:23 UTC

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Post by Mark Adams
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Post by RJ
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More information: I plugged the hard drive into a mac and I am able
to access the files. I talked to a co-worker of mine who has the same
issue with a thumb drive.

john michle515

2010-09-23 09:37:34 UTC

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Post by Mark Adams
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Post by RJ
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More information: I plugged the hard drive into a mac and I am able
to access the files. I talked to a co-worker of mine who has the same
issue with a thumb drive.

Post by john michle515
Hi !
Yes , sure you can recovers all your lost data using the Kernel for mac software that performs a quick scan of your corrupt Mac drive to locate deleted files, formatted and corrupted partitions. Kernel Macintosh Data Recovery software is a non-destructive utility that helps you to recover your precious data from deleted, formatted and corrupted mac partitions.You can find it from http://www.datarecoverymac.com
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2010-09-23 09:38:43 UTC

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Post by Mark Adams
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Post by RJ
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More information: I plugged the hard drive into a mac and I am able
to access the files. I talked to a co-worker of mine who has the same
issue with a thumb drive.

Post by john michle515
Hi !
Yes , sure you can recovers all your lost data using the Kernel for mac software that performs a quick scan of your corrupt Mac drive to locate deleted files, formatted and corrupted partitions. Kernel Macintosh Data Recovery software is a non-destructive utility that helps you to recover your precious data from deleted, formatted and corrupted mac partitions.You can find it from http://www.datarecoverymac.com
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s***@gmail.com

2013-01-04 21:45:07 UTC

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Hi buddy,

You have said that each time you insert the drive it asks for format.In that case you cant get your files back because there is a change in the file system of the drive which restricts access .It is better go with the format option and after that use this recovery tool for formatted hard drive recovery mac but dont reuse the drive until the data is retrieved .Provided the links below..

http://www.bestmacdatarecovery.net/formatted.html

http://www.bestmacdatarecovery.net/download/bestmacdatarecovery-mac.zip

KEVIN JOHN PANZKE

2013-01-15 03:54:28 UTC

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Post by s***@gmail.com
Hi buddy,
You have said that each time you insert the drive it asks for format.In that case you cant get your files back because there is a change in the file system of the drive which restricts access .It is better go with the format option and after that use this recovery tool for formatted hard drive recovery mac but dont reuse the drive until the data is retrieved .Provided the links below..
http://www.bestmacdatarecovery.net/formatted.html
http://www.bestmacdatarecovery.net/download/bestmacdatarecovery-mac.zip

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