I dropped my TrekStor DataStation maxi g.u - 3.5" External Hard Drive 1TB & USB 2.0 on the floor. When I turn it on the light illuminates however when I plug it into my computer it doesn't even register I have plugged it in
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Mechanical damage. Last possibility to retrieve the data on it: open the case, extract the hard disk, put it in a desktop and try to access it in there. If even this fails then it's dead, junk it.