If you bought the drive it will be factory sealed and getting the drive out of it will be nigh on impossible without smashing the enclosure which might damage the drive further.I have no idea, I can try that though, do they all have a standard kind of fitting?
I'm looking one of my external drives and they're not easy to get into - what make/model is it - might be worth googling to see if there's any known issues.Thanks, I think I'm going to do that, the stuff on it is too valuable to have me hacking away at it with a kitchen knife.
Yep, I have one, I think you'll do more harm than good trying to get inside it. If it's not visible in Windows I think the suggestion of a data recovery firm is your best bet if the stuff on the drive is important.WD elements? It looks pretty solid
I can't see anything on Google/Maps for the place I used, thinking about it I think it was some kind of Computer Data centre rather than just a shop specialising in that. If the cable doesn't work might be worth trying a local PC shop see if they can do it or know someone who can.Thanks for that, I've ordered a new cable too, the internet says it could be that, comes tomorrow£6 Amazon is very useful sometimes, I will keep you posted on results.
The good news is that you've got a backup of your valuable filesThanks, I think I'm going to do that, the stuff on it is too valuable to have me hacking away at it with a kitchen knife.
The good news is that you've got a backup of your valuable files