If I were to use SeaTools' "Fix All" option, would that destroy my data?.If not, is there even anything Data Recovery specialists could do, or would that just be a waste of money?.Is there anything else a 20-yr IT veteran who knows his way around computer hardware and regedit, etc, can DIY fix this issue?.Is this combination of observations rare, or commonplace?.I watched many videos and based on my research, I think the issue is likely "bad sectors", but I'm wary about using SeaTools to fix it because maybe they are only going repair the sector without regard to keeping my data intact? I'm not so much concerned - at this point - about getting the hard drive usable as I am getting the data migrated off it. And I can't do the trick of converting the disk to GPT because I keep getting cyclic redundancy check error. And recovery software isn't seeing any data (but also isn't reporting the correct size). So, I have an external hard drive that doesn't show up in Windows Explorer at all, but does show up in Disk Management, but with the wrong size and no data, even though I know there is lots of data on there! It's a 4 TB hard disk and I have a tremendous amount of data on there, I just don't remember what. Seagate Technology LLC is not responsible for lost user data Press 'F8' key to begin Fix All selection If SeaTools repaired sectors, you can verify the status by running the Long Generic test again. SeaTools wil FAIL the drive if a repair is unsuccessful. If you select "Fix All," SeaTools will scann sequentially and repair as needed. After the test completes, at the Help menu, note the drive's serial number and view the test log file for details about any errors. For more information on this subject, see the Help file topic "Bad Sector Found." This test may take several hours to run and complete. This test has the ability to repair problem sectors that are difficult to read.
Now is a good time to make sure that you have a current backup of your important data.
Only Seagate or Maxtor drives may be repaired.
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