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How to fix this HDD disk?

Hi guys, Got a problem,Got a 16TB HDD.  Connected to a PC with USB docking station. It was working surprisingly well.So now, i clicked to safely unmount it, icon on windows bar, and i took the disk from the docking station.I bought myself a new LSI SAS3081E-S SAS controller,  with another PC i connected it, and it works. Wanted to check, if it sees HDDs as big as 16TB.  Added this freshly unmounted HDD. And windows starting, it is win7, clean with manually installed updates SP1 and such, almost all updates installed. Its a spare PC, excellent for service and diagnostics.So windows is staring, and it want to check the new HDD for errors i let it. It was working like 36-40+ hours and fixing many errors in indexes.picture 1I guess i should turn off the dock station, and not just take out a HDD when dock station was still On, and attached to PC.The problem is the chkdsk seems to stop after 2 from 3 part. and don't go any further. Computer is freezed. i can only restart it.I ran it 2-3 more times to full scan, and it supposedly found some few more errors like showed above,  so at last full run, it founds none, and just checks and stops at:picture 2I have a HIREN's 15.2 bootable usb stick, so was trying to repair it with it BUT TestDisk says it cant help me, says MFT is wrong or faild.  And can't even see files under "|List|"   and can't rebuild MBR, because it says its ok.  And HDAT2 another program on a hiren's stick, sees something with MBR, but no option to fix it.picture 3Also HDAT2 scanned all disk for bad sectors and all is green OK. Just the disk files are not recognizable under windows, when i skip the chdsk scanning.Sooo i would like to ask some experience, what do You advice me, what to do to bring the disk to usability asap? I tried many tools more on that hirens 15.2 but none seems to fix it aaah.

Hi guys, Got a problem,Got a 16TB HDD.  Connected to a PC with USB docking station. It was working surprisingly well.So now, i clicked to safely unmount it, icon on windows bar, and i took the disk from the docking station.I bought myself a new LSI SAS3081E-S SAS controller,  with another PC i connected it, and it works. Wanted to check, if it sees HDDs as big as 16TB.  Added this freshly unmounted HDD. And windows starting, it is win7, clean with manually installed updates SP1 and such, almost all updates installed. Its a spare PC, excellent for service and diagnostics.So windows is staring, and it want to check the new HDD for errors i let it. It was working like 36-40+ hours and fixing many errors in indexes.picture 1I guess i should turn off the dock station, and not just take out a HDD when dock station was still On, and attached to PC.The problem is the chkdsk seems to stop after 2 from 3 part. and don't go any further. Computer is freezed. i can only restart it.I ran it 2-3 more times to full scan, and it supposedly found some few more errors like showed above,  so at last full run, it founds none, and just checks and stops at:picture 2I have a HIREN's 15.2 bootable usb stick, so was trying to repair it with it BUT TestDisk says it cant help me, says MFT is wrong or faild.  And can't even see files under "|List|"   and can't rebuild MBR, because it says its ok.  And HDAT2 another program on a hiren's stick, sees something with MBR, but no option to fix it.picture 3Also HDAT2 scanned all disk for bad sectors and all is green OK. Just the disk files are not recognizable under windows, when i skip the chdsk scanning.Sooo i would like to ask some experience, what do You advice me, what to do to bring the disk to usability asap? I tried many tools more on that hirens 15.2 but none seems to fix it aaah.


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To fix the HDD disk, you can try the following steps: First, make sure the USB docking station is turned off before you remove the HDD. Restart your computer and try running the chkdsk command again to scan for errors on the HDD. Open the command prompt as an administrator and type: chkdsk /r If chkdsk doesn't complete or freezes again, you can try using a different disk repair tool. One option you can try is EaseUS Partition Master. Download and install it on your spare PC, then connect the HDD to that PC and use the software to repair the disk. If EaseUS Partition Master doesn't work, you can also try using a data recovery software like EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard to retrieve your important files from the HDD before attempting any further repairs. If all else fails, you may need to consider formatting the HDD as a last resort. This will erase all data on the disk, so only do this if you have already made a backup of your important files. Remember to always handle your HDD with care and make regular backups of your important data to prevent future data loss.

To fix the HDD disk, you can try the following steps: First, make sure the USB docking station is turned off before you remove the HDD. Restart your computer and try running the chkdsk command again to scan for errors on the HDD. Open the command prompt as an administrator and type: chkdsk /r If chkdsk doesn't complete or freezes again, you can try using a different disk repair tool. One option you can try is EaseUS Partition Master. Download and install it on your spare PC, then connect the HDD to that PC and use the software to repair the disk. If EaseUS Partition Master doesn't work, you can also try using a data recovery software like EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard to retrieve your important files from the HDD before attempting any further repairs. If all else fails, you may need to consider formatting the HDD as a last resort. This will erase all data on the disk, so only do this if you have already made a backup of your important files. Remember to always handle your HDD with care and make regular backups of your important data to prevent future data loss.


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From experience, I absolutely do not use disk checking during computer startup - ever since I can remember, I have almost always had problems with such disks.

Have you checked if the disk works on that first computer? I infer that you have, since you said: "Only the files on the disk are not recognized in the Windows system when I skip the chdsk scan." The question is, what kind of files are they, are they necessary, and can they be recovered using testdisk, for example?

If you manage to recover them, or if they are not that important, you can clean the disk and rebuild the partition structure from scratch. Maybe that will help.

From experience, I absolutely do not use disk checking during computer startup - ever since I can remember, I have almost always had problems with such disks.

Have you checked if the disk works on that first computer? I infer that you have, since you said: "Only the files on the disk are not recognized in the Windows system when I skip the chdsk scan." The question is, what kind of files are they, are they necessary, and can they be recovered using testdisk, for example?

If you manage to recover them, or if they are not that important, you can clean the disk and rebuild the partition structure from scratch. Maybe that will help.

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gbksiazczak
I believe this is an issue with access - for a user unfamiliar with a new computer. In administrator mode, access needs to be set for this defined user.
I believe this is an issue with access - for a user unfamiliar with a new computer. In administrator mode, access needs to be set for this defined user.

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Asdefix
It looks like you have a problem with the partition on your hard drive. Try this. Use an MBR repair tool (Master Boot Record). You can use a disk management program like EaseUS Partition Master to do this. Run the program and find the option to repair the MBR on your disk. Check if the partition is active. If the partition does not have an active flag set, it may cause system startup problems. Use the EaseUS Partition Master program to check and set the flag for the partition. Check the hard disk for physical damage. You can use a tool like HDAT2 to scan the disk for errors. If errors are detected, it may be necessary to replace the disk. If the above steps do not help, consider using other disk repair tools such as TestDisk or Parted Magic. These tools offer more advanced partition repair functions.
It looks like you have a problem with the partition on your hard drive. Try this. Use an MBR repair tool (Master Boot Record). You can use a disk management program like EaseUS Partition Master to do this. Run the program and find the option to repair the MBR on your disk. Check if the partition is active. If the partition does not have an active flag set, it may cause system startup problems. Use the EaseUS Partition Master program to check and set the flag for the partition. Check the hard disk for physical damage. You can use a tool like HDAT2 to scan the disk for errors. If errors are detected, it may be necessary to replace the disk. If the above steps do not help, consider using other disk repair tools such as TestDisk or Parted Magic. These tools offer more advanced partition repair functions.

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