I have an 8TB Seagate Skyhawk SATA HDD with some data. When I plug it in a windows 10 system through USB, it shows that the HDD is "GPT protective partition" in the dismgmt.msc interface. I need to read the disk in my windows 10 system and I cannot afford to lose the data.
I have tested for both types of computer - with a legacy BIOS and a UEFI BIOS, the problem is identical in both of them.
I have seen solutions using Diskpart, but that doesn't work for me.
Would highly appreciate any solution for it.
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Instead of connecting the drive externally using USB, shutdown computer and connect disk internally to the computer's motherboard using SATA cable (If disk is in an enclosure, you will have to take it out of the enclosure - caution, may void warranty). Restart the computer and likely the GPT drive in question will be fully readable and useable.
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