300 gig full of data now "unallocated" after PC unplugged?
I had a 300 gig ext maxtor hd usb'd to my PC, approx 85-90% full of data.
During a burning process (using Nero) of data from the drive my PC got unplugged, I rebooted to find the maxtor wasn't listed in my computer or windows explorer.
I went through to computer management where the drive shows, but it states unallocated and calls for formatting?
What I really need to find out is if there's any chance the data may still be on there, saved, accessed or retrieved...
Is it possible that the PC being unplugged has wiped ALL 270 gig worth?
Is it worth stripping the sealed maxtor to plug in internally?
I have tried the hd on another PC and get the samw unallocated message from computer management... drivin me nuts.
Any help, suggestions greatly apprciated, as you can guess I'm gutted, its a lot of data to loose!
Just to note, the drive sounds fine when it starts up?
Anyhow, cheers
420uk