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Kali-Linux installed- sharing partitions with Windows?
So I followed the instructions to install Kali-Linux with a manual install. It appears I can see all of my files in my Windows 10 OS, even though I thought I selected separate partitions on my HDD and ...
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How can I migrate my Windows 10 OS from an HDD to an SSD?
I have Windows 10 installed and running on a hard disk drive. I would like to migrate it to a solid state drive that I've recently purchased.
By this I mean that I'd like to copy both the OS and all ...
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USB Drive not usable after Windows 10 update
After an automatic update in (not to) Windows 10 my external USB drive is no longer visible in explorer. It is visible in Disk Manager but I can't assign it a drive letter (it says that it can't find ...
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Dual boot on SSD and HDD (Windows 10 and Ubuntu)
I have an Acer Aspire S3 (20GB SSD and ~500GB HDD) and I want to install Windows 10 on the SSD while creating a ~400GB partion on the HDD for windows. I would use the other 100GB on the HDD to install ...
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I have created a Windows 10 USB recovery drive. Do I still need to create a system image?
I have followed these instructions to create a USB recovery drive for my new Windows 10 machine.
I would like to just have something where I can restore the original (now current) state of my ...
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Two healthy recovery partitions, why?
I recently installed Ubuntu, then removed it by deleting it's partitions, now I'm not sure why I have two recovery partitions and if one even belongs to Ubuntu or both are for my Windows OS
There is ...
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How to prevent a secondary HDD from spinning down?
First off I did try the power options setting and it's on 'Never' but that did nothing. The drive still spins down after 15-20 seconds of not being used. I need it to spin all the time because it's ...
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HP Pavilion does not boot
I just reset my new AMD HP Pavilion on windows 10 and it shows a message "Automatic Repair couldn't repair your PC"
The really strange thing is I want to install windows 7 pro which I have a copy of. ...
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Can't find HDD in SSD+HDD setup?
I recently got a new computer that has a 240 GB SSD and a 2 TB HDD. I'm working with Windows 10 installed on the SSD, but I can't find the HDD on my computer.
When I go to Devices and Drives, I see ...
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Maximum Storage Capacity for a Laptop
this is my first question on superuser,
I bought an acer laptop about 1,5 years ago, an acer v3-772G with quite good specs, except for the hardrive.
I currently have the preinstalled SATA 2.5" ...
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Getting "The semaphore timeout period has expired" error on front USB 3 ports
I've recently assembled a new PC on my own! ( This is not the first time ) The config is as below.
Processor : Intel i5 6500
Motherboard : ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming
RAM : 16GB DDR4
All my ...
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Windows 10: "inaccessible boot device" error
I've just updated to W10 and all was working good, then for a reason tied with my video card (driver nvidia stopped working and has been...) the PC froze and I had to shut it down using the power ...
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Internal hard drives showing as removable in Windows 10
My internal drives are showing for some reason as removable in windows (one is SSD and the other is an HDD) in Windows 10 Pro.
I read somewhere this can affect performance.
Why is this? Is this ...
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2 drives 1 failing move my primary partition to the good drive that has my system reserved on it
So my Disk1 is failing. S.M.A.R.T. said so. back up and replace or something. Yay. Not a problem I have a whole 1TB (not tablespoon) drive I'm not using. I'll go clone my whole drive over............. ...
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Access Denied error accessing BitLocker encrypted fixed drive
BitLocker was turned on on my previous Windows 7. It was working properly until I had to change my Windows 7 and reinstall it on another drive, this time SSD instead of HDD. After installing Windows 7,...
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