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Will I have access to data on partitions of internal HDD if I insert it in external drive case?
I am forced to change hard drive in my notebook. I use windows 8.1 Pro 64 bit.
If I insert this internal HDD into external drive case(USB) will I be able to see the content of the drive the way I see ...
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Install Ubuntu on hard disk externally
I want to install ubuntu on my other laptop.The Laptop wont allow me to boot from CD and i cant change the boot order. I dont have access to BIOS Settings (I am locked out of BIOS). I have an external ...
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Can I use Microsoft SyncToy to auto-backup my drives without me taking action?
Can I use Microsoft SyncToy to backup my drives without me taking action? I want to to back up often, like every 30 minutes.
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Can't move files over 4 GB to my NTFS external HDD
Whenever I try to move a file over 4 GB from my SSD to my external HDD, it says that the file is too large for my drive. I've heard multiple people say that I need to format my HDD to NTFS. The ...
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Set Default Windows Installer Disk [duplicate]
I was wondering if it was possible to set the default disk to be used my MSIs, E.G. Install to D:\Program Files by default rather than C:\Program Files, and, if it is possible, how to do so.
Thanks!
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External HDD not detected
I have Seagate Expansion Portable Drive Model: SRD00F1 which is out of warranty unfortunately. There were problems in it which I was trying to fix.
From these Problems that have been trying to fix ...
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Dropped an EHD and corrupted it, now what? [closed]
I dropped a Seagate 3 tb EHD about a foot or so and now it's corrupted. Sometimes the drive shows up and sometimes it doesn't. When it does I can sometimes access the files briefly but then it seems ...
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How to automatically sync external drive to cloud storage? [closed]
Im looking for a cloud storage service that will allow me to store my computer files (Macbook) as well as everything in my external hard drive. I prefer for the files to be adding automatically ...
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Is it possible to tweak a hard disk drive’s firmware? A hard drive from a satellite decoder cannot be mounted on a PC
Is it possible to install/replace a hard disk drive’s firmware with a customized firmware that makes the hard disk drive be read by certain devices only?
I have a hard drive that reads on a satellite ...
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Did I successfully destroy my portable hard drive? [duplicate]
My 3.0 portable HD was corrupted, I've got personal data on it and I wanted to prevent any randoms from accessing it. I am not very tool-savvy, so I just broke the circuit board, and repeatably bashed ...
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How long do External HDD lasts? [closed]
I am planning on buying a 1TB Seagate External Hard Drive(non-SSD), but I am concerned about the life expectancy of the drive. How long do they last? Are they worth buying?
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Why is deleting a file faster than copying?
Why it takes more time, say 10 minutes when copying a file
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It takes very less time when deleting the same file, it would take 10-20 seconds.
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Why is my WD HDD making a curious sound?
I've tried to access an 3.0TB Hard-Drive from Western Digital (Model WD30EZRX).
The hard drive is not being shown by the operating system and it creates the following (repeating) sound:
https://...
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How to make hard disk space virtually unlimited? [closed]
We work with video editing. We produce about 30TB of raw footage every year and we are getting crazy. In fact, we keep buying hard drives and putting new projects into different hard drives every time....
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Repair BAD Sectors or Buy a new HDD? [closed]
I have a Seagate internal hard disk drive. I recently opened up my laptop [Dell Inspiron N5010] [Warranty has expired], cleaned it and it worked normally after waking up from hibernation. However, ...
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