Questions tagged [hard-drive]
A hard disk drive (or HDD) is a non-volatile, random access device for storing digital data.
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Why screenshots are being saved in moved folder?
In my work system of Windows 11, I moved the contents of the default Pictures folder into D: drive from C: drive. I tried to take a screenshot by the Win+Prt Scn shortcut, it took the screenshot but ...
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Can I transfer or clone my window 11 pro installation from my SSD internal drive 1 to my second SSD internal drive 0? [closed]
I have a laptop Asus ROG Strix G713Q CPU AMD Ryzen 7 5800H - 16GB Ram - [1TB SSD drive -SK-Hynix] that originally came with it. (Disk 1) I just bought a new SSD drive [SABRENT ROCKET 4 PLUS ADVANCED ...
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RAID 5 array won't assemble, lsblk shows drive size as 115.5P for all drives in array
I have a raid-5 array comprised of 4 2TB drives that has been operational since 2018. One day I noticed that access was very slow, and the next day it was completely inaccessible. I have an old (2011) ...
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HDD is selectable but not loaded in the boot menu
Situation is as follows. Having another person's laptop for repair, and trying to turn it on, I see the logo, but after that a boot menu is seen with three points. First is the HDD, second and third ...
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How to tell what consumes disk time (disk active time 100%)
There's a lot of answers how to tell what creates a load to a disk (check total i/o, use resmon etc) but questions how to tell what consumes 100% disk time are unaswered.
Let's put it this way. When I ...
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Reallocated sectors count keeps growing and hard drive occasionally creates grinding sound [duplicate]
I have a relatively new portable hard drive (only ~420 hours so far). But it already has some reallocated sectors issues and occasional creates scary grinding sound. I am not sure if this has anything ...
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Windows Explorer says internal HDD is read-only, everything else says it's not, how to fix?
I've been searching a few days for answers but I didn't see anyone else with this particular problem.
I have an internal 4TB WD Blue SATA drive purchased in 2018. I moved this drive to a new build in ...
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How to Merge 2 Unallocated Spaces that are on either side of Primary Partition? (New Linux/Ubuntu User) [duplicate]
Current Disk Setup
Please see image link: I have unallocated spaces to left and right of my primary partition (that has the Linux File System and EFI). Have installed GParted but need help on how can ...
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HDD write cache not supported - how to enable it?
My HDD is terribly slow when it comes to writing big files (4-5MB/s).
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Copy from laptop to HDD via 1Gb net via FTP
I read that I should enable write cache, but hdparm says "not ...
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Ubuntu 23.10 : I lost 6 Terabytes of Data, how can I know which user/process deleted it? [closed]
I have set up a NAS Server running Ubuntu 23.10 minimal and Jellyfin Media Server for my Family in December 2023. We put our whole family files on it (films, photo, music etc), last time I checked ...
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Tried to do a complete system reset on my old laptop but later decided to swap out the hdd for a new one. Will this cause problems?
I have a old laptop that I don't use anymore. I figured there was some problem with the hdd since it kept trying disk repair very often and was prone to crashes. Today, I took out the laptop and tried ...
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How to read the data on these drives?
I've got these drives from an old computer. I need to access the data inside. I've scoured the internet looking for an adapter, but it doesn't seem to exists. So how do I get to the data on them?
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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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What drive pool/RAID option is best for a home media server with uneven drive sizes?
I am building a DIY home server NAS with a DAS and Proxmox and don't need enterprise-grade redundancy. I am happy to use something other than Proxmox, I just like how easy it is to use containers and ...
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How to repair a corrupted partition table of a Bitlocker encrypted disk? [duplicate]
Assuming a disk was full-disk encrypted using Bitlocker and the partition table is corrupted or entirely missing. Is it possible in any way to recover from this, and if so how? Given that the original ...
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