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by mojo

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Hi Guys

My external hard drive and my flash drive don't want to open up, they telling me that they need to be formated and i have important info stored on then i can't format them, any ideas on what i need to do.

Your assistance will be highly appreciated

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by older mycroft

Safe Removal when you disconnect them from your computer?

Your symptoms are what would happen if the USB plugs are removed without first clicking on the removal icon in the system tray. The partitions on these devices may be damaged now and that makes data retrieval all but impossible.

Have you been closing these drives before removing them?

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