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Question

WD 500GB External Hard Disk

May 3, 2011 6:49PM PDT

Hi, can you help me retrieving my files from my external hard disk? happens to be that whenever i open it, the system runs slowly although im using windows 7. Alert message said that the "file is corrupted and unreadable" Thanks guys.

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Need data recovered most likely
May 5, 2011 3:37AM PDT

Sounds as if the drive is developing bad sectors based on the slowness you describe. You could attempt to recover your data using recovery software such as r-studio or recover it all, but you run the risk of causing further damage the longer you try. For a safer bet, try a data recovery company like www.dtidata.com

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Step 1. Get the files you want off that drive.
May 8, 2011 2:25PM PDT