External Hard Drive Disk Recovery... Not Reading Device HELP

[fond_blonde]

So here are the results of dmesg
It isnt showing up anywhere.. please help

[ 7035.763148] usb 2-2: new SuperSpeed USB device number 3 using xhci_hcd
[ 7035.784076] usb 2-2: New USB device found, idVendor=1058, idProduct=25fc, bcdDevice=10.19
[ 7035.784090] usb 2-2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[ 7035.784094] usb 2-2: Product: easystore 25FC
[ 7035.784097] usb 2-2: Manufacturer: Western Digital
[ 7035.784099] usb 2-2: SerialNumber: 575853314139375044594159
[ 7035.786121] usb-storage 2-2:1.0: USB Mass Storage device detected
[ 7035.787181] scsi host0: usb-storage 2-2:1.0
[ 7036.819999] scsi 0:0:0:0: Direct-Access WD easystore 25FC 1019 PQ: 0 ANSI: 6
[ 7036.820454] scsi 0:0:0:1: Enclosure WD SES Device 1019 PQ: 0 ANSI: 6
[ 7036.822644] sd 0:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg0 type 0
[ 7036.822817] ses 0:0:0:1: Attached Enclosure device
[ 7036.822882] ses 0:0:0:1: Attached scsi generic sg1 type 13
[ 7036.823908] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Spinning up disk...
[ 7047.989399] ses 0:0:0:1: Failed to get diagnostic page 0x1
[ 7047.989417] ses 0:0:0:1: Failed to bind enclosure -19
[ 7049.010909] .not responding...
[ 7118.965452] usb 2-2: USB disconnect, device number 3
[ 7118.982196] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Read Capacity(10) failed: Result: hostbyte=DID_ERROR driverbyte=DRIVER_OK
[ 7118.982206] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Sense not available.
[ 7118.982214] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 0 512-byte logical blocks: (0 B/0 B)
[ 7118.982216] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 0-byte physical blocks
[ 7118.982223] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off
[ 7118.982226] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Mode Sense: 00 00 00 00
[ 7118.982231] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Asking for cache data failed
[ 7118.982237] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Assuming drive cache: write through
[ 7118.982804] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Attached SCSI disk
[ 7495.349802] usb 2-2: new SuperSpeed USB device number 4 using xhci_hcd
[ 7495.370716] usb 2-2: New USB device found, idVendor=1058, idProduct=25fc, bcdDevice=10.19
[ 7495.370729] usb 2-2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[ 7495.370733] usb 2-2: Product: easystore 25FC
[ 7495.370736] usb 2-2: Manufacturer: Western Digital
[ 7495.370739] usb 2-2: SerialNumber: 575853314139375044594159
[ 7495.371799] usb-storage 2-2:1.0: USB Mass Storage device detected
[ 7495.372150] scsi host0: usb-storage 2-2:1.0
[ 7496.398425] scsi 0:0:0:0: Direct-Access WD easystore 25FC 1019 PQ: 0 ANSI: 6
[ 7496.398835] scsi 0:0:0:1: Enclosure WD SES Device 1019 PQ: 0 ANSI: 6
[ 7496.400921] sd 0:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg0 type 0
[ 7496.400983] ses 0:0:0:1: Attached Enclosure device
[ 7496.401037] ses 0:0:0:1: Attached scsi generic sg1 type 13
[ 7496.402103] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Spinning up disk...
[ 7507.518263] ses 0:0:0:1: Failed to get diagnostic page 0x1
[ 7507.518278] ses 0:0:0:1: Failed to bind enclosure -19
[ 7508.525566] .not responding...
[ 7688.531888] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] tag#0 timing out command, waited 180s
[ 7847.682298] /dev/vga_arbiter: Can't open blockdev
[ 7855.090545] /dev/vsock: Can't open blockdev
[ 7867.609667] /dev/vboxnetctl: Can't open blockdev
[ 7868.534054] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] tag#0 timing out command, waited 180s
[ 8048.547459] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] tag#0 timing out command, waited 180s
[ 8048.547538] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Read Capacity(10) failed: Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_OK
[ 8048.547547] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Sense Key : Hardware Error [current]
[ 8048.547554] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] ASC=0x30 <<vendor>>ASCQ=0x81
[ 8048.547561] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 0 512-byte logical blocks: (0 B/0 B)
[ 8048.547564] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 0-byte physical blocks

 

[Brickwizard]

Welcome to the forums
have you checked the health of your drive/s ?
if not see

How to Check SSD/HDD health in Linux

S.M.A.R.T is a tool used to monitor the health status of SSD and HDD. It also allows you to perform on-demand tests on the drive. In this post, we wil...

www.howtoforge.com

 

[Deleted member 108694]

[ 7036.819999] scsi 0:0:0:0: Direct-Access WD easystore 25FC 1019 PQ: 0 ANSI: 6
[ 7036.820454] scsi 0:0:0:1: Enclosure WD SES Device 1019 PQ: 0 ANSI: 6
[ 7036.822644] sd 0:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg0 type 0
[ 7036.822817] ses 0:0:0:1: Attached Enclosure device
[ 7036.822882] ses 0:0:0:1: Attached scsi generic sg1 type 13
[ 7036.823908] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Spinning up disk...
[ 7047.989399] ses 0:0:0:1: Failed to get diagnostic page 0x1
[ 7047.989417] ses 0:0:0:1: Failed to bind enclosure -19
[ 7049.010909] .not responding...

The above is indicating that Linux is reading the drive - but when disk is spinning up it is indicating a failure

You can also check the file system with Gnome Disks

or you can try testdisk

How to Install TestDisk on Linux and Recover Deleted Files | DigitalOcean

Technical tutorials, Q&A, events — This is an inclusive place where developers can find or lend support and discover new ways to contribute to the community.

www.digitalocean.com

you will most likely have to try and recover the data and replace the drive