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I'll be brief,

I'm trying to mount my HDD, /dev/sdb, which is connected via an enclosure but every time I try do so I get an error message mount: /dev/sdb: can't read superblock

I'm new to Ubuntu so please inform me what further details you need,

thnx

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Test this:

Connect your Hdd.

Open a terminal,

Press Ctrl+Alt+T

Run it:

sudo -i
fdisk -l

Suppose that fdisk reports that the partition hdd is /dev/sdb1, continue running:

fsck -y /dev/sdb1
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Hello, it didn't detect the HDD. it detected /dev/sda1 on which ubuntu is running instead. – SaeedAwadX Oct 24 '14 at 7:16
    
The drive is likely a goner. Start searching for answers regarding data recovery if you have needed data on the drive. – Elder Geek Mar 16 '15 at 23:31
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I realise this is an old thread but I will add this just in case it helps someone. I have also had similar problems with and external disk in the past which I think were linked to usb power problems. I got the person I was helping to try the disk in a powered usb hub and this made it visible and mountable. Try that before throwing the disk away as it may be the problem.

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I had the same issue and solved it with testdisk. Using this info http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/Advanced_FAT_Repair

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