How
to Resolve Hard Drive Not Initialized Error& Rescue Hard Drive Files?
Hey,
experts there! My WD Black hard drive has been used several times on my Samsung
computer and always been detected as NTFS file system. And it also works well
there. However, last time, when going to read this hard drive on the same
computer, I just found it was detected as uninitialized in Disk Management.
When I followed the suggestions to initialize it there, there was also an error
popping out and told me: "The request cannot be performed due to an I/Oerror". What can I do to fix this hard drive problem? Is it sill possible
for me to access the documents inside this not initialized hard drive?
Hello, have you tried to reformat or
initialize this hard drive with important files? Get any success to repair the
hard drive and also recover hard drive data? If not, the below clues can help
you somehow.
Step1:
Go Try This WD Black Drive
on Another Computer or Laptop.
Have you got the same WD black hard drive
problem when you try to read the same drive on another computer or laptop? If
you do, your hard drive must be damaged somehow and need to be fixed quickly.
Have not tried this drive on any other computer or laptop yet? OK! Immediately
remove it out from the original computer safely and go try it on another
computer to see whether it is problem of your computer.
Please
Note: Always safely extract hard drive from
computer by clicking "Remove Hardware Safely" in case of damaging
hard drive unexpectedly.
Step2. Recover WD Hard Drive Data
with Data Recovery Software before any Initializing Process.
If you do get the same hard
drive not initialized error when you do try it on another computer, you’d
better keep this WD hard drive without any use to avoid worse troubles and run
some WD external hard drive data recovery software to recover the original
drive photos, files, songs, videos and the likes back as many a possible. Just
search and select proper drive data recovery software over the internet. And
then, download and run it on your computer to thoroughly scan this drive. And,
at last, preview and recover deleted or lost drive data back to another storage
device.
Please
Note: In case of overwriting the original data
inside this WD hard drive and cause permanent data loss, never download and
install the data recovery software on this WD black hard drive. Just find
another local partition, flash drive or storage device instead.
In case of farther data loss, also make the
drive data backups on other drives or storage devices well.
Step3.
Fix Hard Disk Problems with CHKDSK Tools
Have recover your hard drive files back
with selected WD hard drive data recovery software? OK! And then, without
worrying about the hard drive contents, you can freely set out to fix this hard
drive. In your case, you can firstly go try the CHKDSK tool like this: right
click this Black drive in "My Computer" to open
"Properties" interface and click "Tools" tab. And then,
press "Check Now" button in the "Error-checking" sector at
the top. At last, choose the desired testing options and wait till everything
is done. Of course, if the error checking tool makes no difference, also
download related drive diagnostic software to go on.
Step4.
Format or Initialize Drive
at Last
After fixing the possible hard drive
problems, you always can be easily format or initialize this hard drive to
restore its common use. Simply open the Disk Management interface, right click
the WD black drive displayed there to highlight "Format" option and
wait till the formatting process is finished.
Please Note: If you do have no enough time
to waste, when choosing the format option, you also can select "Perform a
quick format" option to quickly initialize this drive with ease.
Conclusion
The hard drive not initialized error
problem could be caused by many reasons, including RAW file system issue,
sudden drive extraction, instant power loss, power surge, hard drive damage,
virus infection and even computer problems. NO matter whether you do know the
reasons behind this hard drive problem, always stop using this drive to cause
no farther data loss and apply drive data recovery software to recover
important drive data. And then, try your best to repair hard drive. Of course,
if you do have no idea bout how to fix drive errors, you also can consult hard
drive repairing shops and ask for help there.
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