1. Get the disk out off the enclosure and see if it works in a new enclosure. If you're lucky: it works.
2. If you aren't lucky (which is the most likely situation): try the usual DIY data recovery programs from http://forums.cnet.com/7723-7588_102-354911.html. This might get your data back on your internal hard drive.
3. If you still aren't lucky: let it do by a professional data recovery company or accept the data is lost. Your choice.
PS. Why don't you have a backup copy of that data? Not making a backup means "I don't mind to lose it". So why mind now?
Kees
Hello,
Hoping someone can help here because I definitely can't afford pro data retrieval.
Have an ext. HD I sadly dropped a while back. Ever since, it's been fading. Today when I turn it on it sounds like it's spinning louder and faster than it should. The files appear for a few seconds and I can click through just a folder or two before it freezes and a message box says I 'need to format' or something very close about formatting.
Have lots of files on it. Anything I can do?
I'll gladly provide any more info that might help, and any suggestions will be tremendously appreciated. Thanks so much!

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