Questions tagged [external-hard-drive]
A hard drive designed to be connected to a computer via an external interface such as USB, eSATA, Thunderbolt, or IEEE 1394.
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How to use an external harddrive as the main harddrive [closed]
What I mean by this is that I hope to eliminate the use for an internal hard drive since I'm having some issues with it that I'd rather just leave behind
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How can I make three 10TB external hard drives act as one 30TB hard drive?
I have a huge collection of videos I am using for a book. I have over 30TB of data. When I am searching for and downloading new videos for my research, it is a huge benefit for me if I do not download ...
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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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Understanding the Relationship between Device IOPS and Throughput
I'm trying to understand the relationship between device IOPS and throughput. I used AmorphousDiskMark to gather some information, and I have one question:
My SSD disk is based on 4KB per block. So, I ...
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Windows Drive Name Is Permanently Renamed?
When I plug in any external drive, the drive name keep showing as E: PANDORY, which I did rename one drive to in the past, but they used to show up as the blank name of the drive manufacturer, how do ...
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"Device not configured" after external HD improperly unmounted
I accidently unplugged my external HD before the eject was done :-/
/Volumes/Red is still there and can't be deleted.
The HD still mounts but as /Volumes/Red 1.
How can I remove /Volumes/Red?
$ gls -...
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TestDisk - rebuild NTFS partition on dead WD Elements [from macos]
I have a 5TB WD Elements external USB disk, which was formatted as a single 5TB NTFS partition without about 4TB of files. It's not a bootable disk. It stopped mounting, so I pulled it apart and ...
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Building a NAS - cannot get HDDs to work, is there something I'm doing wrong?
I am trying to build a NAS, here are the specs of the system:
- AMD Ryzen 9 7950x3D
- 128GB DDR4 (3200MHz?)
- RTX 4070
- 1TB 970 evo
- 4 6TB WD Red Plus
- Focus GX-1000 1000w PSU
So whenever I plug ...
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How to interpret SMART Reallocated Sectors Count (WD Elements)
Update, 23 later: the drive failed, most data can't be read, even though the SMART values did not deteriorate a lot. I wanted to replace it in two weeks, since I was busy. Don't fall into a "this ...
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Can't access HDD External
So I have 2 HDD external that can't be accessed
Both showing at devices and printer
But doesn't show at computer
In devices and printer it says BUP portable and expansion but I can't access both
Light ...
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Linux backup of USB drive using rsync hangs
I have a Western Digital My Book 4TB external USB drive.
If I attempt backup using the tar command
tar cvf - . | ( cd $bkdir ; tar xvpf - )
I have no problem performing the backup.
If I attempt the ...
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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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external HD RAW, then what?
Argh. It is one of these bad days really.
I had my work archive external 6tb HD attached on my main computer
(no bootable system on it)
I don't really know what happened, but when I put it back on, ...
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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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Trying to diagnose external hard drive malfunction
What's the issue with this Seagate external hard drive:
its activity light stays on after I issue the 'safely remove hardware' command on laptop 1 (before physically removing it from the laptop); ...
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Symlink Messages Library Data
My hard drive is completely full on my mac, mostly due to my extensive Messages archive. I have an external drive and would like to move the data over to it using a symlink (or other solution). When I ...
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Are disks in multi-bay enclosure seen as individual disks or one?
I have only experience with single disk enclosure, so sorry for naive question.
Let's say I buy 2-bay disk enclosure and put there 2 disks. Will I see them as two separate disks (this is what I would ...
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Is it possible to use a PC to simulate an external hard drive?
What I would like to do is to divide a hard drive into partitions, and connect my PC to other devices. While connected, I want the other device to recognize a partition of the hard drive as if it were ...
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How to find what programs are using an external SSD?
After buying a Samsung Portable SSD T7 shield I connected it to my Asus computer (running Windows 10) and then opened a setup file and followed the steps to install and put a password on the drive. ...
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Why does my external USB hard drive (bus powered) keep making noise long after it's unmounted?
Why does my external USB hard drive (bus powered) keep making noise long after it's unmounted? I am using macOS 14.3.1.
The noise is very similar to, or the same as, that the drive makes when writing ...
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Can a faulty motherboard kill external HDDs?
Last year I got a new external HDD (drive 1) which failed without warning in less than 2 months. I got it replaced with a different but also new external drive (drive 2), and now four months later it ...
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MacOs, Ext. Hard drives killing computers?
in the same week, I’ve had 3 computers fail to turn on when being connected to my two external HDDs. The drives are a LaCie 500Gb and an IBM 250 Gb in an OWC case. Both connect through Firewire 800 or ...
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How can I test external HDDs after 3 computers fail to turn on after using external HDDs?
In the same week, I’ve had 3 computers fail to turn on when being connected to my two external HDDs. The drives are a LaCie 500Gb and an IBM 250Gb in an OWC case. Both connect through Firewire 800 or ...
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File Transfer of ISO files using ROBOCOPY and Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V
I have these two products:
Virtual iODD External Encrypted Enclosure Virtual
Samsung SSD 4TB
I have a Sabrent SATA Driver Enclosure on the side connected to my main computer, with a Windows 10 OS. ...
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Why is my WD HDD making a curious sound?
I've tried to access an 3.0TB Hard-Drive from Western Digital (Model WD30EZRX).
The hard drive is not being shown by the operating system and it creates the following (repeating) sound:
https://...
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REALLOCATED SECTOR COUNT 4948. Request for advice
I felt need of testing because some of my stored games were failing to boot properly. Quick test from HD Tune Pro app displayed 3 red blocks in one of the test runs and a full test always reports 3 ...
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How can I use the full 6 Gbit/s mode on my SATA HDD?
I am using an old WD My Book (don't know which version, but it's most likely the one from the video How to open a WD my book case) with a WD 2 TB HDD. It is connected via mini USB b <=> USB A to ...
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WD External Drive Stopped Working - Are there any Non-Destructive Diagnostic Options? What's the Best Course Of Action?
I'm having problems with my Western Digital My Passport 4TB External Drive.
This model, specifically: WDBYFT004BBK-0A
I was in the process of cross-backing-up data between my live setup (laptop), my ...
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Should I be worried about my SMART values of my drive?
From what I gather, this is really really bad. I should probably replace my drive. But could I get verification that I am correct before doing so?
SMART Attributes Data Structure revision number: 16
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Problems with usb3 attached drive ERROR: Transfer event for disabled endpoint or incorrect stream ring
I have a HP Microserver gen8 that I'm using for testing and some minor backup.
This machine has a debian 9 installation, I'm planning to upgrade it to debian 12 when I will have some time, the machine ...
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