Is/are there any free software programs I can run to retrieve the files ( pictures, mP3s, documents, etc. ) trapped on a Western Digital My Passport 2TB portable hard drive? It is connected to my iMac 21.5" running Yosemite X 10.10.5
iMac, iOS 10, OS X Yosemite 10.10.5
Free? No. None. They all have you over a barrel and charge accordingly.
File Salvage - you can download a free trial and it will scan the disk for you and tell you with might be recoverable. Actual recovery will require that you purchase the app. There may be many files with the same or similar names. Always recover the largest file size.
There are other such apps. Search on Macupdate or the App Store
What is the status of the drive? Is it visible in Finder? Can you access it at all? Are you getting an error message of some kind?
If the drive is physically dead, no data recovery software is going to do anything for you, regardless of the price.
Hey KiltedTim!
Thanks for responding!!
The Western Digital 2TB portable hard drive icon is now finally showing back up on my desktop. I can open the drive to get visibility of the folders I created...BUT...there are VERY few actual documents/files/etc. that I can open. I have a HUGE amount of sheet music , original mP3s and pictures on the drive that I would like to access if at all possible.
Thanks for getting back to me Terence.
I need a safe, effective free data recovery program
