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Applies to: Restore data from inaccessible, unopenable, RAW, unallocated Maxtor internal/external hard drive, avoiding data loss.
Insufficient power– Sudden power surges or outages can cause irreparable damage to electric devices. The continuous flow of insufficient power can crash or corrupt your drive.Now your Maxtor external hard drive or USB drive should be accessible to be opened and work normally. Fix 9. Repair Bad Sectors If your Maxtor external hard drive or USB shows as RAW or unallocated, move to Maxtor external hard drive recovery to restore data first.
Also, uninstalling the hard drive device will resolve any installation problems causing the hard drive not to function appropriately. 2. Uninstall generic USB controllers It’s possible that your computer might have gotten interrupted before establishing a connection to your hard drive. Restart your computer and reconnect the Maxtor external hard drive to resolve temporary glitches interfering with the connection.Early financing [ edit ] An early Maxtor hard drive (right) with a more modern laptop hard drive and coins (front) for size comparison Interestingly, unlike popular misconceptions, data recovery is quite possible without having to format your hard drive. Reset NVRAM: Restart Mac > Press: Options + Commands + P + R keys for 20 seconds > release the keys if Mac restarts. If the Maxtor hard drive shows up but is not openable or requires formatting, use reliable data recovery software to restore data first. If Maxtor external hard drive or USB is with RAW file system or becomes inaccessible, you can format it to NTFS or other formats flexibly, making the device usable again: