hard disk failure

[pranav mehta]

hey guys this is pranav.....so i m having a problem with my hard drive functionality
all of a sudden yesterday ...when i connected my external drive .something this popped up....

saying that OS X cant repair the disk ....warning me to backup the data...so ihv backed up my data..bt just for educational purposes i wanted to no what caused this prob...nd in order to resolve it i hv posted this thread....n ihv nt even restored my hard disk.....so now i can only read nd nt write or make changes...so is there any command that can be used to sort out this messs......i hope to get some good solutions ....thnxx

 

[Gav2k]

Yep format the drive. This usually occurs when disks aren't ejected correctly

 

[pranav mehta]

perhaps this must be the bst sol.....or what should i say ....hv already format it ...thnxx..ya in my case it can be the reason ..as in a hurry i just pluck it out .....

 

[Gav2k]

Should never just pull it out. Always always eject first.

 

[pranav mehta]

ya got it ......thnxxx

 

[chipchen]

DiskWarrior. It's a much heftier utility than Apple Disk Utility. It should also allow you to back it up before it repairs the errors.