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What are my options for installing Windows (10/11) on an external m.2 ssd, to later be used on an internal one, and is using windows to go okay?
My friend's birthday is coming up, me and some mutual friends are planning on building him a computer. I have been given the SSD and have been tasked with preparing it so it's ready to go asap (we are ...
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How to delete ProgramFiles x86 and Windows folders (external hard drive)
I’ve upgraded an old HDD on a laptop to an SSD (the SSD has already windows on it, last update, drivers etc, so the laptop is fully operational).
I’d like to delete the ProgramFiles, ProgramFiles (x86)...
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When connecting external SanDisk Extreme SSD, windows starts to lag
This problem started for me 24 hours ago after about several days of inactivity.
Until then, I worked with the same configuration for few weeks since I purchaed the SanDisk Extreme 2T SSD.
When I ...
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Clone Raid 0 hardware array to bigger external disks?
I have a laptop I bought used, has dual Samsung 500gb m.2 SSDs in and Intel RST RAID 0 array. I'm running out of space on it and can't add additional drives. I was wondering if there's a way to clone ...
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External Drive Accessible via USB Hub but not Directly
I have an SSD + enclosure that I am using as an external drive. When I try to plug it in directly into my Surface Pro, I get E:\ is not accessible. Incorrect function.. However, when I plug a usb hub ...
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Corrupted hard drive in external hard drive bay
I did something very stupid and unplugged my USB3 Hard drive dock from my machine while it had a Samsung SSD attached. Unfortunately the drive seems to have some tables corrupted.
When I run chkdsk ...
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How does Windows know recognize an SSD as an SSD and not a HDD? [duplicate]
I have an SSD mounted in an external enclosure and it was installed as a Windows to Go workstation. The external enclosure has a VL716 chipset and the connection to the PC is done via an USB Type-C ...
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access data from old SSD from laptop
I would like to know if its possible to retrieve the data that I had from my ssd drive which was previously from my laptop. This ssd drive was in a Raid 0 config (with 2 X 128 SSD) which it was in my ...
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Need windows session saved when switching OS HD between PC's
Recently I had an idea to increase my productivity so I could work with the same data and applications both on my business address and my home address.
The idea:
The idea was to use 1 SSD Hard Disk ...
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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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Why would ExpressCache.exe appear to be constantly using an external HDD?
I bought ASUS VivoBook S550CM with hybrid drive SSD/HDD. There are many pre-installed Asus utilities, ExpressCache included.
Here is the problem: every time I connect any external USB HDD, the LED ...
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