Urgent - Need help with External HDD issue

[Optimus Prime]

Hi LTT

 

My cat has been knocking my external HDD of my desk and just broke the data port on the external drive. I've managed to pull the drive apart to get the HDD which appears to be fine. The HDD looks fine with no cracks or burns on the PCB (discs are unknown). If I plug it into my PC will it auto wipe the data or would it be safer to buy a new external hdd enclosure.

 

Thanks

[dragoon20005]

you should be able to retrieve the data from the HDD

 

just get another enclosure

[The Cool n00B]

Windows won't usually wipe that stuff. You have to plug it in, click start > right click computer > click manage > click disk management. It should automatically tell you to initialize. That's on win 7, any ways.

[Optimus Prime]

you should be able to retrieve the data from the HDD

 

just get another enclosure

 

 

Windows won't usually wipe that stuff. You have to plug it in, click start > right click computer > click manage > click disk management. It should automatically tell you to initialize. That's on win 7, any ways.

 

Do enclosure's do anything funny with the data when they store it on the HDD. 

I run Window's 8.1 - if I initialize will it prompt me? My biggest worry is that it auto formats

[dragoon20005]

Do enclosure's do anything funny with the data when they store it on the HDD. 

I run Window's 8.1 - if I initialize will it prompt me? My biggest worry is that it auto formats

enclosure are just an interface for converting SATA to USB

 

your Windows will detect the drive and install the drivers

 

if it already NTFS format

 

it will show as another drive in computer

[x7ASSASSIN7x]

Do enclosure's do anything funny with the data when they store it on the HDD. 

I run Window's 8.1 - if I initialize will it prompt me? My biggest worry is that it auto formats

It can't auto format without asking you for permission. You should be fine

[Optimus Prime]

enclosure are just an interface for converting SATA to USB

 

your Windows will detect the drive and install the drivers

 

if it already NTFS format

 

it will show as another drive in computer

 

 

It can't auto format without asking you for permission. You should be fine

 

Thanks guys

 

I'll cross my fingers and plug it in when my computer finishes downloading dlc