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Wiped and Reformatted external hard drive says it is completely full and windows cannot access it
I had a 1TB external HDD that developed an unresponsive folder. I used the errors checking tool on the properties tool tab, and that repaired the folder. I then moved the data off to a replacement ...
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Having problems with file permission on windows 10
This problem started when I put my HDD on another computer that has my OS. Some of my programs won't open because I don't have sufficient privileges. The message said to contact the administrator of ...
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Does CHKDSK have any volume size limitations?
A colleague of mine mentioned he thinks CHKDSK, since it's so old, probably doesn't support very large target volumes. For example, if you wanted to run CHKDSK on a single, super large volume like say,...
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How to get boot from USB only when present to work on Windows machine?
I have a Windows 10 laptop that I'd like to use to boot directly to an external USB SSD (Ubuntu), but only when it is present (physically connected) at power-up. Presently, I can only boot to the SSD ...
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BIOS cannot see Kali Linux boot option after external drive containing it is unplugged
I successfully installed Kali Linux onto an external HDD and after the installation was complete I was able to boot back into it without pulling out the HDD. After that I went into Windows (which is ...
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find software driver for old external maxtor hdd for win10?
i have old hard drive, 160gb from Maxtor company 'black armor', it's old and apparently based on other answers on forums it's incompatible on win10, it's compatible in win7,8.
https://www.seagate.com/...
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External Hard disk not showing in disk mangement but show in device manager
Yesterday when I was copying over over 130gb data from my internal hdd to external hdd using my laptop, the copying stopped at 20% says that the external hdd is not found. Then I tried unplugging it ...
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Windows 10 install on USB disk
I have created system backup of Windows 10 installation using Aomei Backupper and restored it external USB drive, however i cannot boot from external drive, how can i fix it?
Perhaps problem is that ...
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When external HDD READ speed only varies dramatically with 100% active time, is this a logical or physical issue?
I have a WD Elements 8TB External Hard Drive that I purchased six months ago. During the past few weeks, it has been experiencing difficulties with its read/write speed, so I decided to investigate. (...
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Disable desktop.ini files on external drives
I've read through the solutions discussing disabling desktop.ini files globally, but I'd just like to disable the creation of desktop.ini files on my local machine. My work policy is to not allow ...
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Blue screen after connecting to additional monitors when using external USB to run windows 10 on mac
I am using an external USB hard drive to run windows 10 on my mac. Everything works fine until I connect external displays. The system just crashed and it remains a blurry blue screen even I manually ...
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Option to extend volume on windows 10 disk management greyed out for no reason
Alright, I was trying to use this external 4TB HDD as a live disk for Linux, it worked but now I have to reformat it. However Disk Management, in it's infinite wisdom, has decided to grey out the ...
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Is Windows unable to re-mount USB Attached SCSI (UAS) devices after removal, or is this just a defective drive dock?
I purchased a SABRENT EC-HD2B 2.5" & 3.5" Black SATA I/II/III USB 3.0 USB 3.0 to SATA I/II/III Dual Bay External Hard Drive Docking Station It works, but appears to be impossible to re-...
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How can I restore acces to an external hard drive that was marked as hibernated on Windows?
I used my external hard drive on a Windows 10 computer at my university to transfer some files for a conference, the files were fully transfered at least 2 hours before I left, when I unplugged the ...
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Files not deleting to Recycle bin from External Hard Drive - Windows 10
I recently realized that deleting files from my Toshiba External drive (E:), deletes permanently instead of going to the Recycle bin (I get the message to "permanently delete the files") Not ...
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How to move EVERYTHING to external drive
I plan to format my laptop although I've files on there that I don't want to lose.
My question: How can I move / copy ALL files from my laptop to an external drive?
The OS is Windows 10.
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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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Prevent external hard drive from sleeping Windows 10
I have Windows 10 Pro on MS Surface go 2.
The external HDD is connected with USB3.0 hub.
All works fine, but once the HDD is for like 10 sec inactive, it's going to sleep right away.
I haven't found ...
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Can Windows 10 OS be used on a hard drive with a MacBook
My computer knowledge is casual/everyday person. I could not understand a lot of the similar questions in this site. So, I hope there is someone who could help me.
In search of a way to play Windows ...
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External hard drive can't delete/write files on a specific PC
I can't delete/write files on/to my external hard drive on one of my PCs.
I have two PCs with Windows 10 installed. On one I can write and delete files on my EHD, but on the other I can't. I have ...
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I am trying to format my pc but my bootable ext-hdd is not working.Why?
I am right now using Kali Linux on my laptop. My ext-HDD is set to 1st priority in BIOS and USB boot is enabled. I installed my Windows 10 ISO with "Universal USB Installer" but I can't ...
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How to scan a external hard disk with RAW file system for viruses
I have a 1TB external hard disk (HD) that I lent to my friend to give me some folders. It worked normally for him.
When I got it back, I plugged it in my laptop and the laptop wouldn't read it. I ...
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Restore files USB memory WD turned into windows upgrade
I've created a windows upgrade from my WD external data disk and it has taken over all of the visible files. The WD wasn't empty and had files before I turned it into a windows upgrade.
If I check ...
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No Space on Internal Hardrive C: want to run computer through external hardrive :D
Okay so I have the newest Macbook Pro, and I made a windows partition a minute ago with I forgot how much storage but definitely not enough. Every time I want to download something it says C:/User/J1/....
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External HDD freezes computer and does not show up in Disk Management
I have a Seagate 1TB external hard drive. I was doing a full reformat of the drive the other day and unfortunately, my pc crashed while it was at 94%.
After a reboot, my pc was completely stuck and ...
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External hard drive (WD20EZAZ) shows up as SSD in Windows 10
I have a WD20EZAZ drive in a generic, usb (ssk branded) hdd dock. Windows defrag (also defraggler) thinks it's an SSD.
Things I have tried:
reformatting the drive in both windows and linux (both as ...
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chkdsk An unspecified error occured (6c6f6766696c652e 2a9)
I ran the chkdsk /f command for my external Toshiba 2TB hard drive. It ran the first two stages just fine. However, gave an error at the 3rd Stage. Following is the output log from chkdsk at Stage 3 ...
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Offline button is not active in Disk Management
I have a loptop with 2 hard drives , The original one is sata and I added SSD drive to it after I purchase it. with windows 10 installed on it on SSD drive. I offline the sata disk from disk ...
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External hard drive not usable on Windows, but works on Mac - how to fix?
My 4TB Western Digital MyBook hard drive has gradually stopped working in Windows 10. When it does show, it only works for a minute then the system behaves as if the drive is not available - even ...
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How to boot a virtual machine from an external HD?
I have a host system Windows 10 Pro (system information) and I got an external HD (devices and printers) with a virtual machine image of a Linux based server side OS.
I need to open/boot a virtual ...
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