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How to mount and unmount hard drives under Windows (the unix way)
On my work computer I have two USB hard drives that I use rarely. They have a power save mode that sends them into sleep after a couple of minutes of them being idle.
Whenever I open a context menu ...
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Access to a disk drive using volume ID instead of a drive letter in Windows
Can I access to a disk drive using volume ID instead of a drive letter in Windows? It could be very useful for external drives.
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Is time a substitute for Safely Remove Hardware?
In Windows 7, before unplugging an external hard disk or flash drive, you are ideally supposed to use the Safely Remove Hardware option to make sure there aren't any writes still pending.
Suppose it ...
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How to read and write Mac drives on Windows
I have some external hard drives that are Mac OS Extended (Journaled) formatted. What software can you recommend for working with those drives when under Windows? Do you have any experience with this?
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Windows USB Tool and Unetbootin never detects external hard drive
I like to try out different Linux distro's and I don't like partitioning my main drive. I have plenty of actual hard drives that I can use for that (I like one OS per drive). Anyway, I'm trying to ...
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Mount and dismount hard drive through a script/software [duplicate]
is there a way to mount and dismount a connected harddrive through a script or a simple utility software in Windows 8.1?
Basically, I have a hard drive in the ultrabay slot of my ThinkPad (instead of ...
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Windows OS on external hard drive
Is it possible to install Windows OS to plug and play storage devices such as external hard drives, HDD enclosures (with SATA hard drives), USB flashdrives and the likes? What OS's? And if it's ...
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How to password protect an external hard drive without encrypting it?
I carry my external hard drive around with me sometimes, and was wondering if there was a way to password protect the entire drive, with no hassles or anything, just a simple password protection...if ...
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Can't see external hard drive formatted by linux, inside windows
I formatted a usb external hard drive in linux with ext4 format.
In windows 7, I deleted all these partitions using disk management. Windows doesn't display the drive when I connect it.
How do I ...
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USB hard drive doesn't graceful power off after eject on Windows 7
I have a couple of Seagate FreeAgent Go external USB hard drives and would like them to gracefully power off after ejecting in Windows 7.
With Windows XP a few seconds after they are ejected they ...
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Encrypt Windows 8 file history
File history in Windows 8 is great, but it saves my files on an external drive without any encryption, and stores them using the exact same folder structure as the originals.
If a bad guy gets his ...
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SSD in external USB 3.0 closure not recognized as SSD
I've brought an SSD and external closure that supports UASP and USB 3.0.
The drive is recognized and the speed is ok. But the drive is recognized as normal hard drive by Windows (8.1). I.e. when I ...
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USB External HDD NOT spinning down on Windows Vista / Windows 7
I have 3 external 2.5" USB HDDs - all from different manufacturers and with different capacities. I also have access to multiple Windows Vista / Windows 7 / Windows XP computers.
My problem is that ...
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Windows wakes up my external hard-drive whenever a software opens directory tree
I have two different external USB hard-drives which goes to sleep mode when not used for a while.
When any software program (or I, myself) opens directory tree, open/save dialog box or my computer ...
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External SATA drive does not work without the optional USB cable *also* connected
I have Vantec NST-260SU external eSATA/USB drive enclosure (which came with an optional separate power supply - 5v/2A, while the drive needs a max of 1A) connected to a relatively new Windows 7 ...
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