Not a few users need external hard disks to support their work. Users with high mobility will be greatly helped because of the flexibility of the external hard disk. Or in other words you can take it everywhere.However, various problems often occur in the use of computer hardware. Starting from bad sectors on internal hard disks to slow external hard disks and disrupting computer performance in supporting the user's work.Well, in this article we will discuss the issues surrounding the external hard disk and how to fix it. Curious? Let's write the article below!
The hard disk changes to RAW
Maybe you have experienced a problem where the hard disk that you connect to your computer or your laptop changes to the RAW format. RAW is a file system which means that a hard drive is still 0 bytes or has not been messed up and is still raw.
Look, when you connect the hard drive to the computer you will find a warning that says "You need to format the disk in drive (drive name): before you can use it" . This means that there is a command to format your hard drive if you want to use it. And of course by formatting the drive, you will lose all the data in it.When the system hard disk file changes to RAW, the hard disk cannot be accessed at all. If you see it in the properties drive then you will find 0 bytes on the used space and 0 bytes in free space. Usually this happens to external hard disks. So when an external hard disk is connected to a computer it becomes illegible and the data inside is not accessible.The file system that is supposed to be NTFS or stands for New Technology File System which is one type of file system with better performance than its predecessor FAT32. This file system type is superior in terms of data access and does not have limitations in data formats.So, when your hard disk system file becomes RAW, whereas it should be NTFS then your hard disk will not be accessible or in other words have a problem.
Changes to this file system can be caused by the operating system used (generally Windows) which cannot read the drive (external hard disk) in the form of RAW. Therefore, when the hard disk is connected, the computer cannot read and verify all data in the external hard disk. In many cases, Windows will give a command to format the hard disk. This problem usually occurs because:
- How to disconnect partisi (Hard disk) with an incorrect computer
- Power is cut off suddenly
- Another common problem with computers
The thing we can do to avoid this problem on our hard disk is by doing the following:
- Always use the "safely remove hardware" facility to disconnect the hard disk with the computer
- It is important to replace the USB cable with a new one if it has started to show signs of physical damage or unreadable signs
- Do not unplug the USB driver suddenly because there will be a power problem that makes the device damaged
Surely you don't want to lose all data, right? Especially if the data in it is work data or other important data. Then how to solve this RAW file system problem? The explanation below can help you solve the problem.
How to repair a RAW hard disk to NTFS
To restore the hard disk function on a computer like before without having to do formatting in this case it can be done by changing the system file to NTFS again. There are several ways to deal with it, either without or using software. But in some cases the second stage is needed to restore hard disk functionality.The first way is to use CMD (Command Prompt). The steps are :
- Make sure the problematic hard disk is connected to the computer
- Press Windows key + R on the keyboard simultaneously
- Then type 'cmd' and press enter on the keyboard
- To enter the CMD page can also be done by searching for programs on the start menu.
- Once in the CMD window, type chkdsk / r / f K: then press Enter on the keyboard. (K is the name of the Drive. Adjust it to the name of the drive on your computer
- Wait until the running process is complete. Usually this process takes quite a long time. In accordance with the size of the drive also the number of files in it.
That's how to repair raw hard disks without using additional software. Only need to use CMD which is definitely already on the computer. Another step to repair the RAW hard disk is to use software.
Software that can be used to fix this RAW hard disk problem is Power Data Recovery. Similar to M3 Raw Drive software, this software can help solve hard disk problems that cannot be accessed but by backing up lost data.So, using this software, you can do the backup process on a drive that is not accessible as usual. Curious? Here are the steps:
- Make sure your computer has installed Power Data Recovery software that you can download freely on the Internet.
- Run the application
- After the application opens, select the "Advanced Recovery" Tool.
- Select the Drive that you want to backup (Your hard disk has a problem)
- Then select the "Scan" button
- Wait until the scanning process is complete
- After the scanning process is complete, all your data will return. Select all the data you want to save, then backup or move it to a drive that has no problem.
- After that, change the RAW system hard disk file to NTFS by using CMD and then move back the backup data to your hard disk that can be reused
Although it tends to be more complicated because you have to do a backup process and change the file system separately but by using the Power Data Recovery software your data will be safer.That is a complete explanation of the hard disk problem that has changed to RAW and how to overcome it. Hopefully this article is useful and can help the problems you experience.
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