Thread: need to rescue corrupt(?) external hard drive

hi all,

know topic generates questions time, haven't yet found solution works searching i've done. external hard drive (1tb seagate freeagent goflex) is, far can tell, corrupted in manner. don't remember circumstances involved--from when fine when no longer recognized--but suffice windows involved (never had drive become unreadable under os x or linux, second time while using windows it's happened).

i've attached relevant screenshots. when connect drive, doesnt' appear in explorer. doesn't appear when connect in ubuntu (i dual boot, windows 7 , ubuntu 10.04). however, when in device manager on windows, appears, doesn't. when appear, listed "disk drive". i'm not sure on ubuntu check, i'm surprised doesn't show @ all.

oh, also, when turn on external hard drive, if not plugged usb port, can feel disk spinning , every few seconds (5 or 6 seconds), can feel grind (that's best way describe it). doesn't make noise, it's consistent spin spin spin grind, spin spin spin grind, @ 5-7 second intervals, if it's stuck in pattern of not locating file , spinning mindlessly.

else can use? i'd rather use free have pay. tried knoppix before realizing internal drives.

appreciated. want rescue data , drive functioning again. i'm upgrading computer , need up.

sounds drive majorly screwed up. there may nothing can except return have fixed. might expensive, and wipe out data.

keep data on 2 different hard drives. if 1 dies, have another. can never backup much.

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