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Windows can not find filesystem on External HD

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by naxnxtzoyzjv

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I have an Apricorn External Enclosure (http://www.buy.com/prod/apricorn-ez...1/10356358.html)

I'm running Windows XP Pro SP2, Latest updates
I have WD 160 GB and Segate 250 GB

Both of these drives have data currently on them, from a previous external enclosure, however when I stick them in the new external (Set to Master), the drive doesn't show up in My Computer, but does in Disk Management. Within Disk Management it sees the drive as 100% Free Space, which is incorrect.

It reports that the drive does not contain a file system (it should be NTFS) and it reports that the status is Healthy. I am at a loss why this is happening. Please help me.

I can not access any of my data, I know that these drives are fine, I have hooked them up on my main system.

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by gyuksel

I have the exact problem. Everything was working fine until last night. I have a Dell laptop running Vista. I plugged it in, and tansfered some files on to the WD 120GB hard drive. When I went over to my 2003 Server, it detected the HD in disk manager, but says there is 100% space available, which is not the case.

When I plug it back into my Vista laptop, it works fine.

Can it be as simple as a bad USB cable or did Vista do something to the drive.

** I don't have BitLocker or EFS active in my Vista install **

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