Drive is listed but RStudio "scan" grayed out
Posted: Wed Dec 11, 2013 11:06 am
I have a USB external hard drive from which I'm trying to recover some files. Hard drive is not making any unusual sounds. I'm on Windows 7.
When plugged in (power plug and USB), the hard drive does appear in the device manager, but I can't map it because the device manager says it needs initialized. I did not initialize it.
When I open RStudio, the drive is listed but RStudio "scan" is grayed out. Really, most of RStudio menu items are grayed out for this drive. It's as if RStudio sees the drive, but will not allow me to do anything with it.
Any input as to my options?
Is there a way for RStudio to access the drive – am I missing something?
Should I initialize and hope for the best, knowing I risk losing the data?
Should I give up and see professional assistance?
Thank you in advance.
When plugged in (power plug and USB), the hard drive does appear in the device manager, but I can't map it because the device manager says it needs initialized. I did not initialize it.
When I open RStudio, the drive is listed but RStudio "scan" is grayed out. Really, most of RStudio menu items are grayed out for this drive. It's as if RStudio sees the drive, but will not allow me to do anything with it.
Any input as to my options?
Is there a way for RStudio to access the drive – am I missing something?
Should I initialize and hope for the best, knowing I risk losing the data?
Should I give up and see professional assistance?
Thank you in advance.