6TB WD Black HDD Security Frozen

[matabhaine]

I have removed the USB cables. The CPU is showing 96% usage when I use 7z; with the PSU equally showing very hight usage. I put a water cooler on the CPU a number of years back. Maybe I put the fan in the wrong way about. I read the advantages of putting a water cooler fan to blow or suck air; maybe it needs replaced.

[PeterOz]

Try winrar - free trial instead of 7zip

https://www.win-rar.com/start.html?&L=0

[matabhaine]

Will do.

[matabhaine]

Tried to put my USB 3 caddy into rer USB 3 slot with an external 4TB WD Blue HDD, the partion has become unreadable; is there a way to get info back?

[Rustys]

Are you just wanting to retrieve the data off the drive?

[matabhaine]

Yes.

[xrobwx71]

We need a screenshot of what you are seeing as unreadable please.

[Rustys]

Try using a live version of Linux from a USB drive. No need to install.

That should be able to read the drive where you can get your if not some of your personal data.

Linux Mint or Ubuntu are some of the easiest to use that I have seen.

https://linuxmint.com/

https://ubuntu.com/

[matabhaine]

We need a screenshot of what you are seeing as unreadable please.

[xrobwx71]

Please follow @Rustys direction above.

[matabhaine]

In the process now, thanx.

[matabhaine]

Couldn’t mount the HDD; unknown error. I’m pretty sure one of my front PC USB 2 is faulty.

[xrobwx71]

Have you tried all of the usb ports?

[matabhaine]

Yes, guess it’s gone.

[Rustys]

Have to agree the drive does sound like it is done.

@xrobwx71 have any more suggestion?