My dog did it in. Fell over and screeched to a... (by 3 users)
I have some data on this drive I would love to get back--particularly pictures, but commercial quotes to retrieve it run from $500 to $3000! Anybody know of someone less expensive?
Comment by exon33, posted on Jan 02, 2008
Buyers Beware!!!! I should have my head examined for purchasing this idiotic drive for a backup. It is designed to be knocked over, standing vertially upright, and as I said, my dog knocked it over, and it screeched to a halt. Bu-bye data. I am most annoyed that I was not informed that if it fell over, everything could be permanently lost. Cheap, yeah, but an online backup like Mozy charges $4.95/mo for unlimited data storage,and it is there if your house and computer burn down.
Anyone have the skills to tinker with recovery? My pockets are not deep enough for a professional.
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Comment by jamslam, posted on May 17, 2008
Dropped it from a 1 foot hieight. Blue light comes on blinks 2-3 times hear the computer USB recognizing the device but icon of drive not seen in my computer. Is there any way to get this working
Comment by ziggy21, posted on Feb 02, 2008
I had a nearly identical experience. It was not my dog who knocked over the drive but one of my children. Thereafter the drive wouldn't budge. I had heard about placing the drive in the freezer and after it has been in there a few hours, reconnect and try again. To my amazement, I was actually able to retrieve some data but all of my .jpg files are as yet inaccessible and I get a message that the drive needs to be reformatted. Of course if I do that my thousands of photos are gone forever.
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