Can I trust a WD Elements portable hard drive that lost its partition tables due to a possible shock?
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I have a WD Elements 500GB portable usb drive that was formatted with NTFS but used mainly for my primary backup on a CENTOS 7 machine.
The drive stopped responding, although showing, after a house move. It was not dropped or anything; just unplugged and packed [loosely] in a box with other bits and pieces.
I then put it through chkdisk on a Windows 7 machine which found loads of errors [unfortuantely I did not make a note of them..] and then said it is O.K. However, the files were nowhere to be seen.
I then recovered the files via a data recovery program, so no problem there.
The drive seems to work normally now. I have also put it through GSmart Control and no errors there as well.
Now, my question is this: would you trust this drive anymore? Shall I relegate this to a secondary back up drive or just ditch/not use it for back ups?
[I have not re-formatted it as yet...]
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I have a WD Elements 500GB portable usb drive that was formatted with NTFS but used mainly for my primary backup on a CENTOS 7 machine.
The drive stopped responding, although showing, after a house move. It was not dropped or anything; just unplugged and packed [loosely] in a box with other bits and pieces.
I then put it through chkdisk on a Windows 7 machine which found loads of errors [unfortuantely I did not make a note of them..] and then said it is O.K. However, the files were nowhere to be seen.
I then recovered the files via a data recovery program, so no problem there.
The drive seems to work normally now. I have also put it through GSmart Control and no errors there as well.
Now, my question is this: would you trust this drive anymore? Shall I relegate this to a secondary back up drive or just ditch/not use it for back ups?
[I have not re-formatted it as yet...]
backup external-hard-drive hard-drive-failure
asked Nov 25 at 17:18
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Was the USB lead connected while it was in transit? I'm wondering if the solder connections on the drive's USB socket could have been strained to the point of unreliability.
– Andrew Morton
Nov 25 at 18:05
Yes, the cable was connected. [thank you. I've learned something new today.] I replaced this cable with another one to see if the problem was with these leads due to its quality. Sometimes they get oxidized and become less effective. Anyway, it was not the cable problem.
– Adrian
Nov 26 at 0:10
What I meant was the socket on the drive which the cable plugs in to, not the cable itself.
– Andrew Morton
Nov 26 at 8:43
Sorry, understood. [got distracted because sometimes the cable is not reliable as well...]
– Adrian
Nov 27 at 13:53
I have now removed the drive from its casing and could not find any hairline cracks under a magnifier around the usb connector. However, it seems to me that the the usb male is not being very snug in the connector on one hand, and also the little usb board is a bit wobbly when connected to the actual drive. I should have checked this before trying to get the drive back via chkdisk. It's a bit too late now. What next, please?
– Adrian
Nov 27 at 14:01
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I have a WD Elements 500GB portable usb drive that was formatted with NTFS but used mainly for my primary backup on a CENTOS 7 machine.
The drive stopped responding, although showing, after a house move. It was not dropped or anything; just unplugged and packed [loosely] in a box with other bits and pieces.
I then put it through chkdisk on a Windows 7 machine which found loads of errors [unfortuantely I did not make a note of them..] and then said it is O.K. However, the files were nowhere to be seen.
I then recovered the files via a data recovery program, so no problem there.
The drive seems to work normally now. I have also put it through GSmart Control and no errors there as well.
Now, my question is this: would you trust this drive anymore? Shall I relegate this to a secondary back up drive or just ditch/not use it for back ups?
[I have not re-formatted it as yet...]
backup external-hard-drive hard-drive-failure
asked Nov 25 at 17:18
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I have a WD Elements 500GB portable usb drive that was formatted with NTFS but used mainly for my primary backup on a CENTOS 7 machine.
The drive stopped responding, although showing, after a house move. It was not dropped or anything; just unplugged and packed [loosely] in a box with other bits and pieces.
I then put it through chkdisk on a Windows 7 machine which found loads of errors [unfortuantely I did not make a note of them..] and then said it is O.K. However, the files were nowhere to be seen.
I then recovered the files via a data recovery program, so no problem there.
The drive seems to work normally now. I have also put it through GSmart Control and no errors there as well.
Now, my question is this: would you trust this drive anymore? Shall I relegate this to a secondary back up drive or just ditch/not use it for back ups?
[I have not re-formatted it as yet...]
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Was the USB lead connected while it was in transit? I'm wondering if the solder connections on the drive's USB socket could have been strained to the point of unreliability.
– Andrew Morton
Nov 25 at 18:05
Yes, the cable was connected. [thank you. I've learned something new today.] I replaced this cable with another one to see if the problem was with these leads due to its quality. Sometimes they get oxidized and become less effective. Anyway, it was not the cable problem.
– Adrian
Nov 26 at 0:10
What I meant was the socket on the drive which the cable plugs in to, not the cable itself.
– Andrew Morton
Nov 26 at 8:43
Sorry, understood. [got distracted because sometimes the cable is not reliable as well...]
– Adrian
Nov 27 at 13:53
I have now removed the drive from its casing and could not find any hairline cracks under a magnifier around the usb connector. However, it seems to me that the the usb male is not being very snug in the connector on one hand, and also the little usb board is a bit wobbly when connected to the actual drive. I should have checked this before trying to get the drive back via chkdisk. It's a bit too late now. What next, please?
– Adrian
Nov 27 at 14:01
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Was the USB lead connected while it was in transit? I'm wondering if the solder connections on the drive's USB socket could have been strained to the point of unreliability.
– Andrew Morton
Nov 25 at 18:05
Yes, the cable was connected. [thank you. I've learned something new today.] I replaced this cable with another one to see if the problem was with these leads due to its quality. Sometimes they get oxidized and become less effective. Anyway, it was not the cable problem.
– Adrian
Nov 26 at 0:10
What I meant was the socket on the drive which the cable plugs in to, not the cable itself.
– Andrew Morton
Nov 26 at 8:43
Sorry, understood. [got distracted because sometimes the cable is not reliable as well...]
– Adrian
Nov 27 at 13:53
I have now removed the drive from its casing and could not find any hairline cracks under a magnifier around the usb connector. However, it seems to me that the the usb male is not being very snug in the connector on one hand, and also the little usb board is a bit wobbly when connected to the actual drive. I should have checked this before trying to get the drive back via chkdisk. It's a bit too late now. What next, please?
– Adrian
Nov 27 at 14:01
Was the USB lead connected while it was in transit? I'm wondering if the solder connections on the drive's USB socket could have been strained to the point of unreliability.
– Andrew Morton
Nov 25 at 18:05
Was the USB lead connected while it was in transit? I'm wondering if the solder connections on the drive's USB socket could have been strained to the point of unreliability.
– Andrew Morton
Nov 25 at 18:05
Yes, the cable was connected. [thank you. I've learned something new today.] I replaced this cable with another one to see if the problem was with these leads due to its quality. Sometimes they get oxidized and become less effective. Anyway, it was not the cable problem.
– Adrian
Nov 26 at 0:10
Yes, the cable was connected. [thank you. I've learned something new today.] I replaced this cable with another one to see if the problem was with these leads due to its quality. Sometimes they get oxidized and become less effective. Anyway, it was not the cable problem.
– Adrian
Nov 26 at 0:10
What I meant was the socket on the drive which the cable plugs in to, not the cable itself.
– Andrew Morton
Nov 26 at 8:43
What I meant was the socket on the drive which the cable plugs in to, not the cable itself.
– Andrew Morton
Nov 26 at 8:43
Sorry, understood. [got distracted because sometimes the cable is not reliable as well...]
– Adrian
Nov 27 at 13:53
Sorry, understood. [got distracted because sometimes the cable is not reliable as well...]
– Adrian
Nov 27 at 13:53
I have now removed the drive from its casing and could not find any hairline cracks under a magnifier around the usb connector. However, it seems to me that the the usb male is not being very snug in the connector on one hand, and also the little usb board is a bit wobbly when connected to the actual drive. I should have checked this before trying to get the drive back via chkdisk. It's a bit too late now. What next, please?
– Adrian
Nov 27 at 14:01
I have now removed the drive from its casing and could not find any hairline cracks under a magnifier around the usb connector. However, it seems to me that the the usb male is not being very snug in the connector on one hand, and also the little usb board is a bit wobbly when connected to the actual drive. I should have checked this before trying to get the drive back via chkdisk. It's a bit too late now. What next, please?
– Adrian
Nov 27 at 14:01
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Was the USB lead connected while it was in transit? I'm wondering if the solder connections on the drive's USB socket could have been strained to the point of unreliability.
– Andrew Morton
Nov 25 at 18:05
Yes, the cable was connected. [thank you. I've learned something new today.] I replaced this cable with another one to see if the problem was with these leads due to its quality. Sometimes they get oxidized and become less effective. Anyway, it was not the cable problem.
– Adrian
Nov 26 at 0:10
What I meant was the socket on the drive which the cable plugs in to, not the cable itself.
– Andrew Morton
Nov 26 at 8:43
Sorry, understood. [got distracted because sometimes the cable is not reliable as well...]
– Adrian
Nov 27 at 13:53
I have now removed the drive from its casing and could not find any hairline cracks under a magnifier around the usb connector. However, it seems to me that the the usb male is not being very snug in the connector on one hand, and also the little usb board is a bit wobbly when connected to the actual drive. I should have checked this before trying to get the drive back via chkdisk. It's a bit too late now. What next, please?
– Adrian
Nov 27 at 14:01