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What are options to set up a new portable SSD for newer and legacy Windows computers?
I bought a new 4TB M.2 NVME and an external M.2 enclosure for it. I want to set this up to be used like portable storage (used like "flash" storage), so that it can be used on a new Win 11 ...
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My SSD is acting like writing is locked. Not even bash dd command can achieve anything. How may I fix my drive?
I currently am using a 2.5" WD Blue 1Tb SSD for backups. I use Macrium Reflect on Windows to clone my C to it. Last time I attempted the clone, and because I don't do it often enough to remember ...
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Cannot format or change disk properties
I have a KingDian SSD that had Windows 10 installed and suddenly this disk has stopped booting. I have tried formating the partition and also changing the partition table from DOS to GPT, but although ...
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Impossible to format my SSD
I bought my old company laptop (Dell Precision M4800), it's 3 years old and still pretty good. It comes with a SSD (256 GB) and HDD (1 TB). When purchased, my company IT "destroyed everything" (wiped ...
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Can't format my SSD anymore
I am not sure if my SSD is broken.
I tried to install Windows 7 on my SSD today and it somehow got stuck in the installation process.
After aborting the installation, I tried it again but I couldn'...
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Installing Windows 8 on new SSD and transfer apps as easily as possible
I recently ordered a 128-GB SSD, on which I plan to reinstall Windows 8 as well as put applications, as well as a high quality 1 TB hard drive to replace my old, slow 250-GB hard drive. Once the ...
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Missing space on (relatively) new SSD
I recently cloned my old 100 GB hard drive (~90 gigs used) onto a new 256 GB solid state drive. In my negligence, I created a single partition on the new drive that was just about the whole capacity ...
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