VeraCrypt encrypted external USB drive no longer shows partitions

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    rktechnical Registered Member

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    I made the mistake of setting up full disk encryption on my external USB hard drive. It was working fine that way for a year until this past week when the partition no longer shows up. It's a normal drive encryption (no hidden containers). I can still type in the VeraCrypt password, and mount the drive, but I can't access it.

    Here are screenshots:

    Harddisk 1 no longer shows any partitions:
    http://i.imgur.com/BRL0z8i.png

    I can still mount it in VeraCrypt by entering the correct password:
    http://i.imgur.com/dKEGxcU.png

    Once mounted, I get this error:
    http://i.imgur.com/QLgVTmk.png

    Then I get this error:
    http://i.imgur.com/wU65PUf.png

    Windows 10 Disk Management shows disk 1 as Not initialized and unallocated
    http://i.imgur.com/HhMLZRH.png

    Any suggestions? I am no expert and have no idea where to start. I do NOT have any recovery files or backups. My fault. Lesson learned. How can I access this disk again without too much trouble?
     
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    $100 reward if someone can solve this.

    I think I made matters worse. I went to Diskpart and typed "Create partition primary offset=1024" -- Now it has a Partition1 which cannot be mounted at all in Veracrypt.
     
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    Anyone can help me solve this? I would offer a $200 reward if someone can solve it.
     
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    Problem solved. Close thread.
     
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