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I have an external hard disk that I can't access. I tried using HDDGurus low-level format on windows and it wouldn't see. I couldn't see it using diskpart
in windows. It won't appear through fdisk
on ubuntu. However, if I input lsusb
without it plugged in I get
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 8087:0a2b Intel Corp.
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0b05:1837 ASUSTek Computer, Inc.
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0bda:57fa Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
Bus 001 Device 006: ID 046d:c52b Logitech, Inc. Unifying Receiver
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 046d:c537 Logitech, Inc.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
and with it plugged in I get
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 8087:0a2b Intel Corp.
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0b05:1837 ASUSTek Computer, Inc.
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0bda:57fa Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
Bus 001 Device 006: ID 046d:c52b Logitech, Inc. Unifying Receiver
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 046d:c537 Logitech, Inc.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
so the device Bus 002 Device 006: ID 0bc2:ab28 Seagate RSS LLC
can be seen by my computer however I don't know how to go about trying to format it or change it to GPT/MBR or anything. Also, I compared ls /dev
with and without the drive plugged in and the only difference was sg1
appearing when the drive was plugged in, I have no idea what to even try doing with that bit of info though. lsblk
returns
loop0 7:0 0 14.8M 1 loop /snap/gnome-characters/254
loop1 7:1 0 140.7M 1 loop /snap/gnome-3-26-1604/82
loop2 7:2 0 35.3M 1 loop /snap/gtk-common-themes/1198
loop3 7:3 0 2.3M 1 loop /snap/gnome-calculator/180
loop4 7:4 0 14.5M 1 loop /snap/gnome-logs/37
loop5 7:5 0 13M 1 loop /snap/gnome-characters/103
loop6 7:6 0 612.9M 1 loop /snap/intellij-idea-ultimate/133
loop7 7:7 0 8M 1 loop /snap/evince/60
loop8 7:8 0 7.5M 1 loop /snap/canonical-livepatch/58
loop9 7:9 0 57M 1 loop /snap/powershell/21
loop10 7:10 0 89.3M 1 loop /snap/core/6673
loop11 7:11 0 1008K 1 loop /snap/gnome-logs/57
loop12 7:12 0 517.4M 1 loop /snap/intellij-idea-community/137
loop13 7:13 0 34.7M 1 loop /snap/gtk-common-themes/319
loop14 7:14 0 4M 1 loop /snap/gnome-calculator/406
loop15 7:15 0 4M 1 loop /snap/gnome-calculator/352
loop16 7:16 0 53.7M 1 loop /snap/core18/782
loop17 7:17 0 14.8M 1 loop /snap/gnome-characters/206
loop18 7:18 0 550.4M 1 loop /snap/intellij-idea-educational/4
loop19 7:19 0 3.7M 1 loop /snap/gnome-system-monitor/51
loop20 7:20 0 86.9M 1 loop /snap/core/4917
loop21 7:21 0 140.9M 1 loop /snap/gnome-3-26-1604/70
loop22 7:22 0 143.5M 1 loop /snap/gnome-3-28-1804/23
loop23 7:23 0 3.7M 1 loop /snap/gnome-system-monitor/70
loop24 7:24 0 202.3M 1 loop /snap/vlc/770
loop25 7:25 0 1008K 1 loop /snap/gnome-logs/61
loop26 7:26 0 3.7M 1 loop /snap/gnome-system-monitor/77
loop27 7:27 0 53.7M 1 loop /snap/core18/941
sda 8:0 0 4.6T 0 disk
sr0 11:0 1 1024M 0 rom
nvme0n1 259:0 0 238.5G 0 disk
├─nvme0n1p1 259:1 0 512M 0 part /boot/efi
├─nvme0n1p2 259:2 0 732M 0 part /boot
└─nvme0n1p3 259:3 0 237.3G 0 part
└─nvme0n1p3_crypt 253:0 0 237.3G 0 crypt
├─ubuntu--vg-root
│ 253:1 0 236.3G 0 lvm /
└─ubuntu--vg-swap_1
253:2 0 976M 0 lvm [SWAP]
Any ideas?
usb hard-drive external-hdd
|
show 2 more comments
I have an external hard disk that I can't access. I tried using HDDGurus low-level format on windows and it wouldn't see. I couldn't see it using diskpart
in windows. It won't appear through fdisk
on ubuntu. However, if I input lsusb
without it plugged in I get
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 8087:0a2b Intel Corp.
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0b05:1837 ASUSTek Computer, Inc.
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0bda:57fa Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
Bus 001 Device 006: ID 046d:c52b Logitech, Inc. Unifying Receiver
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 046d:c537 Logitech, Inc.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
and with it plugged in I get
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 8087:0a2b Intel Corp.
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0b05:1837 ASUSTek Computer, Inc.
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0bda:57fa Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
Bus 001 Device 006: ID 046d:c52b Logitech, Inc. Unifying Receiver
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 046d:c537 Logitech, Inc.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
so the device Bus 002 Device 006: ID 0bc2:ab28 Seagate RSS LLC
can be seen by my computer however I don't know how to go about trying to format it or change it to GPT/MBR or anything. Also, I compared ls /dev
with and without the drive plugged in and the only difference was sg1
appearing when the drive was plugged in, I have no idea what to even try doing with that bit of info though. lsblk
returns
loop0 7:0 0 14.8M 1 loop /snap/gnome-characters/254
loop1 7:1 0 140.7M 1 loop /snap/gnome-3-26-1604/82
loop2 7:2 0 35.3M 1 loop /snap/gtk-common-themes/1198
loop3 7:3 0 2.3M 1 loop /snap/gnome-calculator/180
loop4 7:4 0 14.5M 1 loop /snap/gnome-logs/37
loop5 7:5 0 13M 1 loop /snap/gnome-characters/103
loop6 7:6 0 612.9M 1 loop /snap/intellij-idea-ultimate/133
loop7 7:7 0 8M 1 loop /snap/evince/60
loop8 7:8 0 7.5M 1 loop /snap/canonical-livepatch/58
loop9 7:9 0 57M 1 loop /snap/powershell/21
loop10 7:10 0 89.3M 1 loop /snap/core/6673
loop11 7:11 0 1008K 1 loop /snap/gnome-logs/57
loop12 7:12 0 517.4M 1 loop /snap/intellij-idea-community/137
loop13 7:13 0 34.7M 1 loop /snap/gtk-common-themes/319
loop14 7:14 0 4M 1 loop /snap/gnome-calculator/406
loop15 7:15 0 4M 1 loop /snap/gnome-calculator/352
loop16 7:16 0 53.7M 1 loop /snap/core18/782
loop17 7:17 0 14.8M 1 loop /snap/gnome-characters/206
loop18 7:18 0 550.4M 1 loop /snap/intellij-idea-educational/4
loop19 7:19 0 3.7M 1 loop /snap/gnome-system-monitor/51
loop20 7:20 0 86.9M 1 loop /snap/core/4917
loop21 7:21 0 140.9M 1 loop /snap/gnome-3-26-1604/70
loop22 7:22 0 143.5M 1 loop /snap/gnome-3-28-1804/23
loop23 7:23 0 3.7M 1 loop /snap/gnome-system-monitor/70
loop24 7:24 0 202.3M 1 loop /snap/vlc/770
loop25 7:25 0 1008K 1 loop /snap/gnome-logs/61
loop26 7:26 0 3.7M 1 loop /snap/gnome-system-monitor/77
loop27 7:27 0 53.7M 1 loop /snap/core18/941
sda 8:0 0 4.6T 0 disk
sr0 11:0 1 1024M 0 rom
nvme0n1 259:0 0 238.5G 0 disk
├─nvme0n1p1 259:1 0 512M 0 part /boot/efi
├─nvme0n1p2 259:2 0 732M 0 part /boot
└─nvme0n1p3 259:3 0 237.3G 0 part
└─nvme0n1p3_crypt 253:0 0 237.3G 0 crypt
├─ubuntu--vg-root
│ 253:1 0 236.3G 0 lvm /
└─ubuntu--vg-swap_1
253:2 0 976M 0 lvm [SWAP]
Any ideas?
usb hard-drive external-hdd
1
Does it get detected bylsblk
?
– Jim
Apr 15 at 1:11
the return forlsblk
is too long for a comment ill add it to my post
– Pacman000
Apr 15 at 1:14
Is your external hdd showed assda
drive, and have capacity of 5TB ?sda 8:0 0 4.6T 0 disk
– Jim
Apr 15 at 1:20
That's my disk yup.
– Pacman000
Apr 15 at 1:23
Any idea about what to do now? Really glad I can at least see it, gives me hope I'll be able to revive it and won't lose my 5TB hard drive forever. I triedmount /dev/sda /mnt
but it just stalled and never completed the command.
– Pacman000
Apr 15 at 1:45
|
show 2 more comments
I have an external hard disk that I can't access. I tried using HDDGurus low-level format on windows and it wouldn't see. I couldn't see it using diskpart
in windows. It won't appear through fdisk
on ubuntu. However, if I input lsusb
without it plugged in I get
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 8087:0a2b Intel Corp.
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0b05:1837 ASUSTek Computer, Inc.
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0bda:57fa Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
Bus 001 Device 006: ID 046d:c52b Logitech, Inc. Unifying Receiver
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 046d:c537 Logitech, Inc.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
and with it plugged in I get
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 8087:0a2b Intel Corp.
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0b05:1837 ASUSTek Computer, Inc.
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0bda:57fa Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
Bus 001 Device 006: ID 046d:c52b Logitech, Inc. Unifying Receiver
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 046d:c537 Logitech, Inc.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
so the device Bus 002 Device 006: ID 0bc2:ab28 Seagate RSS LLC
can be seen by my computer however I don't know how to go about trying to format it or change it to GPT/MBR or anything. Also, I compared ls /dev
with and without the drive plugged in and the only difference was sg1
appearing when the drive was plugged in, I have no idea what to even try doing with that bit of info though. lsblk
returns
loop0 7:0 0 14.8M 1 loop /snap/gnome-characters/254
loop1 7:1 0 140.7M 1 loop /snap/gnome-3-26-1604/82
loop2 7:2 0 35.3M 1 loop /snap/gtk-common-themes/1198
loop3 7:3 0 2.3M 1 loop /snap/gnome-calculator/180
loop4 7:4 0 14.5M 1 loop /snap/gnome-logs/37
loop5 7:5 0 13M 1 loop /snap/gnome-characters/103
loop6 7:6 0 612.9M 1 loop /snap/intellij-idea-ultimate/133
loop7 7:7 0 8M 1 loop /snap/evince/60
loop8 7:8 0 7.5M 1 loop /snap/canonical-livepatch/58
loop9 7:9 0 57M 1 loop /snap/powershell/21
loop10 7:10 0 89.3M 1 loop /snap/core/6673
loop11 7:11 0 1008K 1 loop /snap/gnome-logs/57
loop12 7:12 0 517.4M 1 loop /snap/intellij-idea-community/137
loop13 7:13 0 34.7M 1 loop /snap/gtk-common-themes/319
loop14 7:14 0 4M 1 loop /snap/gnome-calculator/406
loop15 7:15 0 4M 1 loop /snap/gnome-calculator/352
loop16 7:16 0 53.7M 1 loop /snap/core18/782
loop17 7:17 0 14.8M 1 loop /snap/gnome-characters/206
loop18 7:18 0 550.4M 1 loop /snap/intellij-idea-educational/4
loop19 7:19 0 3.7M 1 loop /snap/gnome-system-monitor/51
loop20 7:20 0 86.9M 1 loop /snap/core/4917
loop21 7:21 0 140.9M 1 loop /snap/gnome-3-26-1604/70
loop22 7:22 0 143.5M 1 loop /snap/gnome-3-28-1804/23
loop23 7:23 0 3.7M 1 loop /snap/gnome-system-monitor/70
loop24 7:24 0 202.3M 1 loop /snap/vlc/770
loop25 7:25 0 1008K 1 loop /snap/gnome-logs/61
loop26 7:26 0 3.7M 1 loop /snap/gnome-system-monitor/77
loop27 7:27 0 53.7M 1 loop /snap/core18/941
sda 8:0 0 4.6T 0 disk
sr0 11:0 1 1024M 0 rom
nvme0n1 259:0 0 238.5G 0 disk
├─nvme0n1p1 259:1 0 512M 0 part /boot/efi
├─nvme0n1p2 259:2 0 732M 0 part /boot
└─nvme0n1p3 259:3 0 237.3G 0 part
└─nvme0n1p3_crypt 253:0 0 237.3G 0 crypt
├─ubuntu--vg-root
│ 253:1 0 236.3G 0 lvm /
└─ubuntu--vg-swap_1
253:2 0 976M 0 lvm [SWAP]
Any ideas?
usb hard-drive external-hdd
I have an external hard disk that I can't access. I tried using HDDGurus low-level format on windows and it wouldn't see. I couldn't see it using diskpart
in windows. It won't appear through fdisk
on ubuntu. However, if I input lsusb
without it plugged in I get
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 8087:0a2b Intel Corp.
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0b05:1837 ASUSTek Computer, Inc.
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0bda:57fa Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
Bus 001 Device 006: ID 046d:c52b Logitech, Inc. Unifying Receiver
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 046d:c537 Logitech, Inc.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
and with it plugged in I get
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 8087:0a2b Intel Corp.
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0b05:1837 ASUSTek Computer, Inc.
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0bda:57fa Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
Bus 001 Device 006: ID 046d:c52b Logitech, Inc. Unifying Receiver
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 046d:c537 Logitech, Inc.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
so the device Bus 002 Device 006: ID 0bc2:ab28 Seagate RSS LLC
can be seen by my computer however I don't know how to go about trying to format it or change it to GPT/MBR or anything. Also, I compared ls /dev
with and without the drive plugged in and the only difference was sg1
appearing when the drive was plugged in, I have no idea what to even try doing with that bit of info though. lsblk
returns
loop0 7:0 0 14.8M 1 loop /snap/gnome-characters/254
loop1 7:1 0 140.7M 1 loop /snap/gnome-3-26-1604/82
loop2 7:2 0 35.3M 1 loop /snap/gtk-common-themes/1198
loop3 7:3 0 2.3M 1 loop /snap/gnome-calculator/180
loop4 7:4 0 14.5M 1 loop /snap/gnome-logs/37
loop5 7:5 0 13M 1 loop /snap/gnome-characters/103
loop6 7:6 0 612.9M 1 loop /snap/intellij-idea-ultimate/133
loop7 7:7 0 8M 1 loop /snap/evince/60
loop8 7:8 0 7.5M 1 loop /snap/canonical-livepatch/58
loop9 7:9 0 57M 1 loop /snap/powershell/21
loop10 7:10 0 89.3M 1 loop /snap/core/6673
loop11 7:11 0 1008K 1 loop /snap/gnome-logs/57
loop12 7:12 0 517.4M 1 loop /snap/intellij-idea-community/137
loop13 7:13 0 34.7M 1 loop /snap/gtk-common-themes/319
loop14 7:14 0 4M 1 loop /snap/gnome-calculator/406
loop15 7:15 0 4M 1 loop /snap/gnome-calculator/352
loop16 7:16 0 53.7M 1 loop /snap/core18/782
loop17 7:17 0 14.8M 1 loop /snap/gnome-characters/206
loop18 7:18 0 550.4M 1 loop /snap/intellij-idea-educational/4
loop19 7:19 0 3.7M 1 loop /snap/gnome-system-monitor/51
loop20 7:20 0 86.9M 1 loop /snap/core/4917
loop21 7:21 0 140.9M 1 loop /snap/gnome-3-26-1604/70
loop22 7:22 0 143.5M 1 loop /snap/gnome-3-28-1804/23
loop23 7:23 0 3.7M 1 loop /snap/gnome-system-monitor/70
loop24 7:24 0 202.3M 1 loop /snap/vlc/770
loop25 7:25 0 1008K 1 loop /snap/gnome-logs/61
loop26 7:26 0 3.7M 1 loop /snap/gnome-system-monitor/77
loop27 7:27 0 53.7M 1 loop /snap/core18/941
sda 8:0 0 4.6T 0 disk
sr0 11:0 1 1024M 0 rom
nvme0n1 259:0 0 238.5G 0 disk
├─nvme0n1p1 259:1 0 512M 0 part /boot/efi
├─nvme0n1p2 259:2 0 732M 0 part /boot
└─nvme0n1p3 259:3 0 237.3G 0 part
└─nvme0n1p3_crypt 253:0 0 237.3G 0 crypt
├─ubuntu--vg-root
│ 253:1 0 236.3G 0 lvm /
└─ubuntu--vg-swap_1
253:2 0 976M 0 lvm [SWAP]
Any ideas?
usb hard-drive external-hdd
usb hard-drive external-hdd
edited Apr 15 at 1:17
Pacman000
asked Apr 15 at 1:01
Pacman000Pacman000
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1
Does it get detected bylsblk
?
– Jim
Apr 15 at 1:11
the return forlsblk
is too long for a comment ill add it to my post
– Pacman000
Apr 15 at 1:14
Is your external hdd showed assda
drive, and have capacity of 5TB ?sda 8:0 0 4.6T 0 disk
– Jim
Apr 15 at 1:20
That's my disk yup.
– Pacman000
Apr 15 at 1:23
Any idea about what to do now? Really glad I can at least see it, gives me hope I'll be able to revive it and won't lose my 5TB hard drive forever. I triedmount /dev/sda /mnt
but it just stalled and never completed the command.
– Pacman000
Apr 15 at 1:45
|
show 2 more comments
1
Does it get detected bylsblk
?
– Jim
Apr 15 at 1:11
the return forlsblk
is too long for a comment ill add it to my post
– Pacman000
Apr 15 at 1:14
Is your external hdd showed assda
drive, and have capacity of 5TB ?sda 8:0 0 4.6T 0 disk
– Jim
Apr 15 at 1:20
That's my disk yup.
– Pacman000
Apr 15 at 1:23
Any idea about what to do now? Really glad I can at least see it, gives me hope I'll be able to revive it and won't lose my 5TB hard drive forever. I triedmount /dev/sda /mnt
but it just stalled and never completed the command.
– Pacman000
Apr 15 at 1:45
1
1
Does it get detected by
lsblk
?– Jim
Apr 15 at 1:11
Does it get detected by
lsblk
?– Jim
Apr 15 at 1:11
the return for
lsblk
is too long for a comment ill add it to my post– Pacman000
Apr 15 at 1:14
the return for
lsblk
is too long for a comment ill add it to my post– Pacman000
Apr 15 at 1:14
Is your external hdd showed as
sda
drive, and have capacity of 5TB ? sda 8:0 0 4.6T 0 disk
– Jim
Apr 15 at 1:20
Is your external hdd showed as
sda
drive, and have capacity of 5TB ? sda 8:0 0 4.6T 0 disk
– Jim
Apr 15 at 1:20
That's my disk yup.
– Pacman000
Apr 15 at 1:23
That's my disk yup.
– Pacman000
Apr 15 at 1:23
Any idea about what to do now? Really glad I can at least see it, gives me hope I'll be able to revive it and won't lose my 5TB hard drive forever. I tried
mount /dev/sda /mnt
but it just stalled and never completed the command.– Pacman000
Apr 15 at 1:45
Any idea about what to do now? Really glad I can at least see it, gives me hope I'll be able to revive it and won't lose my 5TB hard drive forever. I tried
mount /dev/sda /mnt
but it just stalled and never completed the command.– Pacman000
Apr 15 at 1:45
|
show 2 more comments
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Does it get detected by
lsblk
?– Jim
Apr 15 at 1:11
the return for
lsblk
is too long for a comment ill add it to my post– Pacman000
Apr 15 at 1:14
Is your external hdd showed as
sda
drive, and have capacity of 5TB ?sda 8:0 0 4.6T 0 disk
– Jim
Apr 15 at 1:20
That's my disk yup.
– Pacman000
Apr 15 at 1:23
Any idea about what to do now? Really glad I can at least see it, gives me hope I'll be able to revive it and won't lose my 5TB hard drive forever. I tried
mount /dev/sda /mnt
but it just stalled and never completed the command.– Pacman000
Apr 15 at 1:45