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External power for 3,5" HDD with USB-C charger
I'm trying to use one of my 2 HDDs (requiring 0,75A and less on both 5V and 12V) as external drive for storage. I tried using UGREEN Sata to USB-C adapter, but it has not enough power.
I know, that 3,...
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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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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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Partitions on external backup drive - are they useful?
I have PC with Windows 7 and two drives: SSD 256 GB (system, 1 partition), HDD 3 TB (data, 3 partitions - 1 TB each).
I have also second HDD 3 TB in external HDD case which is using USB port to ...
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Brand new HDD is still processing something after copying huge amount of files onto it?
I put a brand new HDD into an external HDD enclosure. After copying a huge amount of data onto this drive, the disk head is still processing something even two hours later (the copying process has ...
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HDDs on USB-3.1c [duplicate]
I am planning to buy a new PC that has a 12 TB hard drive for "random" data and files, no programs.
Now I also want a similar HDD to backup my files from time to time. The extrenal disk is usually at ...
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Internal 2.5" HDD of old laptop connected via external USB SATA enclosure but no letter assigned, no way to access it
I open disk management in windows 7 and it is listed as a basic drive online with 75GB RAW (It is actually FAT), 243MB Active Primary partition and the bulk in a separate partition.
If I right click ...
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Is there any performance loss when using an SSD with USB 3.1?
I am thinking about saving some money buying a MacBook with less storage and an external SSD connected through USB 3.1 type-C. I would like to know if there is any performance loss. I will be using ...
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Why does USB drive run at the speed of USB 1.1 when connected to a USB 2.0 hub?
I have a strange problem with my USB drive (WD Express). When I connect it to my Windows PC's only USB port, it works at high speed (USB 2.0). However, when I connect it to a USB 2.0 hub as the only ...
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External Hard Disk or USB stick , keeps data of previously connected PCs?
Do External Hard Disks or USB sticks keeps in some table or so, the data to which computer they were connected?
Is it possible from the external HDD or USB stick, retrieve the info (name or something)...
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WD USB HDD not recognized: Elements 10B8 [duplicate]
Any idea what could be the problem and how to solve it?
Details:
HDD: WD Elements 2TB (P/N: WDBU6Y0020BBK-05)
When first connecting the device to my ThinkPad T420si (4174-E37), a
dialog appeared ...
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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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If an external HDD's USB port gets busted, will plugging the HDD's SATA directly to a PC possibly work?
My Western Digital MyBook Essential crashed recently, and I'm unable to access it through Ubuntu nor Windows.
My goal is to recover my data, and wondering if it's advisable to connect the HDD ...
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Is it true that a hard drive need to be used once in a while to stay alive?
I have heard someone saying that someone else said hard-disks need to be "moved" once in a while, meaning it has to spin or data has to read or written to once in a while or something like that.
I am ...
