I have this WD external drive which is 500gb, I was backing some files on it and I did not safely remove it (just pulled the USB cable out after removing which I normally do.. flame me already I know)
The next day, I was going to transfer some files, plugged it in, clicked on it via My Computer and whenever I do it just freezes the whole of Windows Explorer and takes forever to respond before resetting as if I just plugged it in.
Now I cannot access the files
How do I fix this shit now /g/
>>59432332
install gentoo
you need to swap the usb port, good luck it is annoying as fuck
>>59432537
>be this guy
>spam /g/ with this shit
kys
>>59432539
Ugh, fucking gay
>>59432799
boot into linux and you can run a variety of tools that will fix it. I have the same one and it got corrupted when I unplugged it too soon. Fixed it without losing any data.
should listen to>>59432537
instaII gentoo n00b
>>59433046
>>59433164
You niggers better not be trolling
>>59432332
Have you still got the box? Send it back and tell them your're too fucking stupid to use it.
>>59434857
>being this fucking stupid
oh wait you're asking an anonymous image board for help, nvm install gentoo then kys yourself after realizing how much time you've wasted being a dumbass shitposting faggot.
>>59432332
chkdsk that shit.
>>59434911
>>59435054
Wew lads
I did not ask for your lame ass insults sandniggers
>>59435076
Roger that anon
>>59435271
read the fucking sticky you illiterate faggot sack of shit.
>>59432332
Burn a Linux Live CD, boot it, try to fix it with it.
>>59436378
Yeah, that'll give OP something to occupy his time while he gets over his loss.
>>59436378
I'd just like to interject for a moment. What you're referring to as Linux, is in fact, GNU/Linux, or as I've recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Linux. Linux is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning GNU system made useful by the GNU corelibs, shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS as defined by POSIX.
Many computer users run a modified version of the GNU system every day, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of GNU which is widely used today is often called "Linux", and many of its users are not aware that it is basically the GNU system, developed by the GNU Project.
There really is a Linux, and these people are using it, but it is just a part of the system they use. Linux is the kernel: the program in the system that allocates the machine's resources to the other programs that you run. The kernel is an essential part of an operating system, but useless by itself; it can only function in the context of a complete operating system. Linux is normally used in combination with the GNU operating system: the whole system is basically GNU with Linux added, or GNU/Linux. All the so-called "Linux" distributions are really distributions of GNU/Linux.
Delete System32
then Install Gentoo m8
>>59432332
Store your shit in the cloud my nigga
>>59432332
Reformat it
eject before you pull out a USB device nigger
>>59435076
This is the obvious answer and fixed the problem when I had the same issue as OP
>>59432537
>be this guy
>spam not knowing /g/'s oldest bait
wew, lad.