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All About Harddisk Thread V4
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life09
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 May 6 2012, 02:42 PM
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guys i need help...let me put this short..i got a hard disk,yesterday i decide to put a password on it..so as it was encrypting 28% my laptop battery run out,so laptop turned off..when i onn back my laptop and try to open my hard disk it requires me to put password so i did...but when i do that(when i click the button "unlock") it froze(not responding)..how do i fix it??help pls,got alots of important files in there.tq in advance
This post has been edited by life09: May 6 2012, 02:43 PM
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life09
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May 6 2012, 03:55 PM
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QUOTE(prasys @ May 6 2012, 03:50 PM) What software did you use to encrypt it ? what software?sorry im a bit noob when it comes to thse things..i didnt use any software..at my computer(my hd)i right click it and click"set password"..i think bitlock if im not mistaken
Added on May 6, 2012, 4:05 pmQUOTE(prasys @ May 6 2012, 03:50 PM) What software did you use to encrypt it ? here's some details: 1)Using Windows 7. 2)WD passport. 3)Using my laptop(compaq cq40)while doing these password setup. 4)Laptop turned off when its encrypting(28%) This post has been edited by life09: May 6 2012, 04:05 PM |
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life09
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May 6 2012, 09:18 PM
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QUOTE(prasys @ May 6 2012, 09:06 PM) Sadly its gone , probably its partially corrupted. Its not a good idea for you to encrypt something while on battery source. gone?!?!not that i want to encrypt..its a must procedure bfore i can setup my password..  This post has been edited by life09: May 6 2012, 09:28 PM |
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life09
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May 6 2012, 11:17 PM
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QUOTE(prasys @ May 6 2012, 11:07 PM) If you setup a password , its encrypting the data. Simple , now while its doing that , you decided to interrupt. It couldn't complete , now your drive can't be said encrypted nor fully decrypted. It has resulted in an unstable state yeah i know my fault..not that i want to interrupt..i went down for awhile for some work thinking just a while,just realised that my battery can last only 30mins,as i was going back to my room to plug in AC it turned off>_<...so no hope? ..is there a way if i go to any pc work shop and get it repaired? |
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life09
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May 6 2012, 11:28 PM
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QUOTE(prasys @ May 6 2012, 11:23 PM) Not sure , you sure you have used BitLocker and not other things The problem now is that even if we can recover the data probably its gibberish. However there are few recovery softwares you could try , you may able to recover data which are not encrypted yet. I am not sure of the chances because I have not attempted to recover files from an encrypted hard disk Anyway the lesson is don't encrypt your hard disks , if you want to protect your files and stuff , consider encrypting the folder or just the files alone. Its way safer compared to doing this way yeah bitlocker..gibberish?meaning that my files are messed up?i dont mind as long i can access my hard disk..someone recommend to try this seagate recover thingy..this https://services.seagate.com/diysoftware.aspx but i dont know wether its working or not..its scaning.Like i said,its a must procedure to encrypt if i want to set up a password,not that i want to encrypt it.So what do you recommend me to do now?Damn theres tons of stuff inside my hd ...btw i just realised i said hard disk..its my external hard disk actually This post has been edited by life09: May 6 2012, 11:32 PM |
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life09
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May 6 2012, 11:38 PM
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QUOTE(prasys @ May 6 2012, 11:32 PM) Gibberish in sense the file does not make sense , its lost its identity. Its encrypted. You can't understand. Try with that recovery software and wait , if the disk is large it will take time. Just leave it overnight and pray it recovers something. Always remember , when you want to protect or use bitlocker. Do a bit of research what it does and do not attempt such tasks on battery power. yeah bad bad mistake  ...only 28% encrypted..so i dont mind if it lost its identity or what so ever as long i can get to access my external hard disk ..if i bring it to any pc repair centre,do you think they able to repair it?
Added on May 6, 2012, 11:42 pmbtw,this seagate file covery..just wondering,when it completes scaning..what happen thn? This post has been edited by life09: May 6 2012, 11:42 PM |
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