Try the data recovery programs mentioned in http://forums.cnet.com/7723-7588_102-354911.html
Might work. Might not work. You only know if you try. But where is your backup?
Kees
MY WD external hard drive, after a re-start went to RAW file system, and I cannot format this drive anymore, I keep getting an error message "windows was unable to format this drive". It's a 2TB hard drive and I have about 18GB of data on it. Can anyone suggest what i can do to make this drive accessible and recover my data without having to pay over $100 to geek squad?
Thanks

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