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Type of partition required for a dual boot system
What kind of a hard disk partition is required for dual booting a computer(specifically taking windows and ubuntu). Since, I did not know anything about partitioning, I decided to dedicate my E drive(...
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Scheduled task fires even when hard drives are not idle in Windows 10
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Can I increase the verification time for idle time in Windows 8?
Is streaming a movie from computer A with Computer B enough to keep computer A out of the idle state?
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Are there any chances of losing data during Boot repair
I had dual booted Ubuntu 14.04 along with Windows 8.1 but for some reasons I decided to uninstall Ubuntu. So I deleted the partition containing Ubuntu and now want to perform a Windows boot repair. I ...
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Internal hard disk not found
I have a Dell Inspiron 14R 5421, which I got in April 2013. Recently while turning on the laptop, a message would appear: "Internal hard disk not found, to resolve this issue try to reseat the drive." ...
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Windows showing up new unknown (Z:) drive
Recently, a new drive with letter Z showing up which cannot be opened to see what's inside. Here is the picture for better understanding.
How to fix it? Sometimes, restarting system fixes temporarily....
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HDD long response times when trying to use it
To preface this, I've already seen this
seemingly similar issue.
Unfortunately nothing in there really helps lead me to a solution so I'm making my own question.
To start, system specs are as ...
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Got a new hard drive, old one is dying - can Windows tell me when I'm writing or reading from the old one with symlinks?
Bear with me, as this is a little convoluted. I have a 1 tb hard drive that I've been using for over 6 years with most of my, let's just say, 'entertainment' of various sorts being written to and read ...
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Hard disk accessible, but I cannot transfer data
I had my external HDD (My Passport Ultra, Western Digital 1TB) connected to my windows PC and I was trying to open a photo while suddenly explorer froze.
The photo did not open, and I got the usual ...
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Notebook with SSD: Added a HDD and now hibernation and shutdown are slow
I have an Asus N56VZ notebook. It have a 1 TiB SSD on which I installed windows 8.1. I used this configuration for about 2 years. Yesterday I added a 2 TiB HDD and now the hibernate is very slow and ...
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How to reinstall windows 8 without losing my files and apps
My windows 8.1 installation on my hard drive is corrupt and my PC won't boot. Is there a way to reinstall windows 8.1 on my hard drive without losing my files and apps? I use an acer-E1 532p.
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How do I fix windows error 0xc000021a
My PC displays the error 0xc000021a when booting then restarts to recovery mode.
I could not find any of my restore points so I booted into safe mode and disable signature drivers but it still ...
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Cannot access anything in C drive in Windows 8.1
My colleague seemed to have accidentally tampered with some security options in C: drive and now seemed to have locked herself out of any direct access to the C drive.
The following is the dialog ...
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Partition positioning and listing in disk management
I'm trying to extend my C partition without re-installing OS and for that purpose I need some space after C: partition in disk manager.So I want to know is there a way I can bring C before D and un-...
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Window8.1, after update and suddenly appear a new drive
The System drive appear after I update the window, and I unable to find the drive at the Disk Management.
How do I make the drive disappear/hide. The System drive appear after I update, and it is ...
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External HDD not appearing in windows explorer
My Toshiba 2TB external HDD was working fine for about 1 year when it suddenly disappeared in file explorer. It is also not listed on Disk Manager and using different USB 3.0 ports don't solve the ...
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