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Insanely slow USB harddisks on Linux in 2019
We use a simple backup system at work: Every day we connect an external USB harddisk to our Ubuntu Linux server, which then calls a backup script (cronjob) at night to perform all the backup.
Next day ...
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How to reach the maximum bandwidth on many USB drives?
I have many (~60 at now) external USB drives which I need to occasionally, but regularly, connect to one Linux workstation because I need to run a sanity check program on data saved on them.
I don't ...
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Why do some SATA to USB adapters list a maximum supported drive size?
Many SATA to USB adapters list a maximum supported size such as 4TB, 10TB, etc. Why?
For example, this adapter lists a 4TB max whereas this other popular adapter lists 12TB as the max supported.
Here ...
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Volume label on 2TB Seagate Backup Plus Slim external hard drive does not appear in Windows Explorer (but is visible in Disk Management)
I've been experiencing some weird things with my Seagate drives. I think this happened when I tried to "vaccinate" the drives with Panda Free Anti-Virus. My WD 2TB and my internal hard drives worked ...
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Skipping unreadable files from damaged USB harddisk (Windows)
I have a USB connected harddisk of which many (1000s) files can not be read. The problem is, these files seem randomly distributed over the drive, and it takes a very long time (over an hour) before ...
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Linux not recognizing seagate usb drive
I have a new 4TB Seagate Expansion drive. I have tried this in both the USB3.0 and USB2.0 ports and get similar results.
dmesg shows the drive getting noticed:
[ 235.370616] usb 9-2: new ...
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Are there multiHDD bays that offer multiple usb or esata connections? Is it even possible?
RAID can be used for multiple HDDs that are connected by separate connections. Theoritically, the same should apply to HDD bays. Are there any or is it possible, with them being connected to one usb ...
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Ubuntu unable to detect external USB hard drive
I tried mounting external usb hard drive.But it does'nt detect.
Here is dmesg log:
[ 3025.963395] usb 2-1.2: USB disconnect, address 3
[ 3194.935661] usb 2-1.2: new high speed USB device using ...
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WD My Passport external disk no longer detected
I have an old WD My Passport 2 TB USB 3 external hard disc. It has worked fine for 10 years, but for the past week, it doesn't even show up in Disk Management on Windows or Disk Utility on Mac, not ...
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USB 3.0 hard drive in usb 3 port only recognized as usb 2
Today, I bought a Sabrent CP-4PTU USB 3.0 PCI Express Controller. I installed the latest software from the website, and after a reboot, I plugged in a USB 3.0 hard drive into the controller, and the ...
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My external hard drive not detected from my Windows pc despite can be detected from my Samsung tablet
I have an external hard drive Seagate model: SRD0NF1 size 1TB and it is not being detected on my Windows PC.
The PC specs:
Windows 10 Home
64bit
ASUS rog GL752VW
When I say its not detected, it means ...
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Do (if yes, then why) some SATA to USB adapters have maximum supported drive size (except for 2^32 sectors limitation = 2TiB for 512b sector size)?
During web search I've found some SATA to USB adapters have limit of 2 TiB for 512 bytes sectors due to 32 bits limit on sector count.
Still I recall many other max sizes quoted, e.g. in that ...
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After hibernation, USB SSD shows under "remove safely" but not in file explorer - until reboot
Usage scenario:
Arrive at work, wake PC from hibernate-to-disk, plug in my WD Elements USB SSD.
See it's not shown in file explorer nor disk management, but it does show up in the systray USB icon ...
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Cannot safely remove device
Am unable to safely remove my hard disk even after ensuring that all the running programs are closed. Am fearing it may damage my disk. How best can I go about it?
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Hard drive not detected after replacing board
I have a 4TB WD “Elements” (WD Blue inside of the casing) Model: WD40NMZW-11GX681 portable drive that I use for my Xbox One. The drive has stopped working. When I plug it in nothing happens, it doesn’...
