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 Couldn't access encrypted USB drive, Drive acting weird.

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TSnles
post Feb 25 2021, 10:13 PM, updated 5y ago

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Hi guys, not sure is there similar problem before, I try searching but seems like none.

I have this encrypted sandisk extreme usb drive that I kept my documents.

The last time I access it was like last year, couldn't recall the actual date.

When I insert the drive, it prompt me to insert password as usual, when I insert the password, the window shakes, telling me I enter the wrong password I guess? But I pretty much 100% sure that's the correct password.

Weird thing is, there's not only 1 folder in the drive, when I try open the other non encrypted folder with finder, finder just show the spining loading icon forever.

If I open disk utility and plug in the drive, my disk utility will went unresponsive, showing the color spinning icon.

I tried accessing in windows with HFS, it shows both the encrypted and the non encrypted folder. I can't access the encrypted folder though.

Is it possible my drive is dead?
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post Mar 2 2021, 03:26 PM

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Fire up some drive diagnostic software and see what's the health of the disk. It is either a bad disk or corrupted encryption.

 

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