HELP !! (hard drive)

[Ahmed]

Hi,

I have WD hard drive that the Mac can't write on it, I tried to re-format it so I can do write in Mac however I forgot to back-up so I interrupted the erasing so quickly but now when I plug the Hard drive to any computer it can't read it.

This is the utility log, it may help anyone experienced with this:

2012-08-26 02:38:37 -0500: Disk Utility started.

2012-08-26 02:40:23 -0500: Preparing to erase : “AHMED”
2012-08-26 02:40:23 -0500: Partition Scheme: Master Boot Record
2012-08-26 02:40:23 -0500: 1 volume will be created
2012-08-26 02:40:23 -0500: Name : “AHMED”
2012-08-26 02:40:23 -0500: Size : 1 TB
2012-08-26 02:40:23 -0500: File system : MS-DOS (FAT)

2012-08-26 02:40:25 -0500: Unmounting disk
2012-08-26 02:40:31 -0500: Creating the partition map
2012-08-26 02:40:31 -0500: Disk Erase failed with the error:

POSIX reports: The operation couldn’t be completed. Device not configured
2012-08-26 02:40:31 -0500: Erase complete.
2012-08-26 02:40:31 -0500:

 

[Cory Cooper]

Hello and welcome.

-Is there a specific reason your are using a PC formatting scheme - Master Boot Record with MS-DOS FAT file system?
-Do you have all the files you need off of the WD?
-Are you going to use this HD with the Mac only?
-Have you tried the partition option instead of erase?

C

 

[Kaveman]

I'd say the data is now unrecoverable. You need to be able to mount the drive to get at the data.

 

[Ahmed]

-Is there a specific reason your are using a PC formatting scheme - Master Boot Record with MS-DOS FAT file system?

My Macbook can't read my external hard drive, i was using mac fuse. however the trial period has expired so I decided to format the whole external drive instead of buying macfuse.

-Do you have all the files you need off of the WD?
No, I didn't backup I need the files =(

-Are you going to use this HD with the Mac only?
No i will use it with both Mac and microsoft but I will do anything to get my files even if I won't be able to use it on Microsoft.

-Have you tried the partition option instead of erase?
No i didn't, I was going to erase and re-format the whole drive.

I have pulled out the drive after 3 or 4 seconds of the erasing command, I think most of the files still there, but I don't know how to get them back as no computer can read the drive !!