It can be a breathtaking experience to suddenly be told that your data, often irreplaceable pictures and documents, might be gone forever.Īs with many similar situations in life the appropriate response is “Don’t panic”.
So with all of that in mind, here is a revised version that hopefully addresses some of the shortomings of the post that was originally released in January of 2013.Ī common and befuddling problem with computers is the sudden and seemingly inexplicable disappearance of an external hard drive that has been functioning properly. It has been well over a year since last updating my post on ‘Recovering an external hard drive that has suddenly become RAW’ and there have been some significant changes.