The smartdisk 250gb external hard drive is dead
The light is on, but it is not working. I would like to recover the files that are on it. Need help!!! Thanks in advanced,
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You could always remove the drive and hook it up to another computer .
That would confirm if it is either the enclosure or the drive.
If another computer can read the drive directly then your files are safe.
If not then chances are you have lost them.
Just because the power light is on does not always mean it is the disk.
Try remove this disk drive itself from the enclosure and connect it directly to a suitable computer on the INSIDE to see if you can access the drive.
This is usually a simple procedure and is almost self explanatory in nature