Cannot see all files on external drives (external HARD drive / flashdrives)

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• Toshiba Kira - Win 8.1 cannot see all files on the 64 GB flash drive

  Hi all

  Newbie on this forum. I just bought the i5 8 GB of RAM Windows 8.1 Kira Ultrabook, a great little machine.

  I have a SanDisk 64 GB flash drive that has about 20 GB on it in a dozen files. These folders and the content can be seen by my Windows 7 PC, even my mobile phone and Tablet Tower.

  However, the Kira cannot see both files, even if in the properties of the drive, he sees the space correctly. Turned on all folders and no difference.
  My wife has a 32 GB flash - no problem.

  I reformatted the flash disk, run a virus on the disk and the Kira. The Kira can someone verify the maximum size flash can see it please? I can't find it in any documentation.

  Any help or suggestions appreciated - I ran support Toshiba without a response, so maybe someone here can help you.

  Mark
  Brisbane Australia

  The appearance of the folder is not in your laptop model or your system!

  I recommend you to check some common view windows Explorer settings:

  (1) to see the hidden files and folders reported as
  Click the view tab, and then click Show hidden files and folders.

  (2) to display all the system files that are usually hidden from view.
  Click on the view tab, and then clear the Hide protected operating system files check box.

  Here you will find all the information about the folder views and behavior
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/change-folder-views-and-behavior

• How to tell the computer to change the timbre of time & date on all files from external hard drives?

  Problem caused by the time change this morning.  Internal drive is exactly 60 minutes off (earlier) of/that the corresponding files on external drives.  Problem always happens to changes in time.

  Hello

  Try these steps and check:

  1. right click on start.

  2. Select Explorer

  3. Select Folder Options > tools > offline files

  4 activate the offline files, and then click OK

  5. navigate to the files and folders on the external drive you want to synchronize

  6. right click on the files and select make available offline, click Next

  7. in offline files Wizard should start

  8. Select automatically synchronize the offline files when I connect and disconnect my computer

  9. click on next

  10. Select create a shortcut to the folder on the desktop offline files

  11. click on finish

  12. click on start > all programs > Accessories > synchronize

• Cannot access music files from external hard drive - without permission

  original title: I can't get my computer to get permission to access my music files on an external hard drive.  I set all permissions and sharing. Can you help me???

  I HAVE READ THE ARTICLES of PERMISSIONS AND FOLLOWED all THE directions. I ALSO ' ' THE READER AND SHARED FOLDER

  Hello

  1 have had any changes made on the computer before the show?

  2. do you get an error message? If Yes, what is the full and exact error message?

  3. are you able to access other files?

  Method 1:

  Try restarting your computer in safe mode and check if the problem persists:

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/start-your-computer-in-safe-mode

  Method 2:

  I suggest you for the link and check the drive for errors:

  Check a drive for errors

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/check-a-drive-for-errors

  Note: when running chkdsk on the drive hard if bad sectors are found, it tries to repair this sector and if all the available data may be lost.

  Let us know if it helps.

• Master Pro XP and XP Home Slave - cannot see all files on the slave

  Hi all

  I had an old Dell Dimension, who dies, who was running XP Home. so, I removed the old hard drive and installed as a "slave" drive in a second Dimension of Dell running XP Pro. The system XP Pro recognized and installed the old XP Home hard drive as a slave with no problems. I can see a variety of directories and files on the drive slave (even the Windows directories and program); However, I don't see the 'Documents and Settings' from the old system. And of course, that's where all the data I want to access to lies. When I look at the two drives under "my computer" (XP Pro System), the (s) 'total size' and 'free space' seems correct; So, it seems that the data is there. I can't do it.
  You can provide any help will be greatly appreciated, thank you.
  Reed
  (* E-mail address is removed from the privacy *)

  No idea if it will work, but make sure that hidden files are able to see, you can also try to go to start and run and type something like "d:\documents and settings" replacing the d: with your other drive, but keep the quotation marks :D

• Windows 7 can't copy files on external hard drive and keep showing "cannot read the source file or disk.

  Windows 7 can't copy files on external hard drive and keep showing "cannot read the source file or disk" HELP me PLS
  I'm going crazy because of this

  Hello

  1. What is the format of the file system on the external hard drive?

  2. are you able to copy or move files into the computer?

  You can follow the suggestions mentioned below and check with the question.

   
   
  Method 1:Delete CCG, prefetch files.
   
  Step 1: Delete Temp files

  (1) open the window run (Windows key + R)

  (2) type %temp%, and then press ENTER

  (3) delete all Temp files in the Temp folder
   
  Step 2: Delete Prefetch files

  (1) open the window run (Windows key + R)

  (2) type %temp%, and then press ENTER

  (3) delete all files in the Prefetch folder.

  Method 2: Run the tool (SFC.exe) System File Checker, try to copy the files and check.
   
  Follow the form of measures the following link: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929833
  Method 3: Run the check disk then try to copy the files and check.
  
  Check a drive for errors
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/check-a-drive-for-errors
  Note: If bad sectors are found in the hard drive then it could try to fix this particular sector. If you have any data on that, it can get lost.
   
  See also: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/976972
   
  I hope this helps!

• Cannot access a Western Digital external hard drive on new PC HP Pavilion model P6-2136

  Original title: access WD on new PC

  I just got a new PC from HP Pavilion model p6-2136. I want to transfer my files from my WD external drive but I can't find it on my new PC. I can't "understand where the WD is on my PC to access. On the old computer, it was the icon I just clicked on. When I pull up to what I think, it's the WD info it showsall these files, but they are empty? I assumed that WD had saved all my files etc. automatically from the old PC. I have the My Book WDBAAF 5000 EBK.

  I need to transfer all my docs, picutres & also get my favorites transferred.

  Please help & also where I can get a step by stpe handyman.

  Thank you!

  Hello

  1. are you able to see data from your external hard drive from your old computer?

  2. are you able to detect the external hard drive with another computer?

  3. you receive an error code or message?

  I suggest you to check if you can see the external hard drive in Windows Explorer.

  Try to connect the external hard drive to another port and check the issue.

  Check also if the external hard drive works fine in the other computer.

  Please follow the link below:

  My drive does not appear in Windows Explorer:

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/330140

  Warning: Important This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems can occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you proceed with caution. For added protection, back up the registry before you edit it. Then you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up the registry, click on the number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/back-up-the-registry

  I hope this helps.

• SP3 and the files on external hard drive history ignores certain files.

  SP3 and the history of files on external hard drive seems to ignore certain files.  All this experience?  I need to know why. Is weird.

  Hi Ellie,

  Thanks for posting the query on Microsoft Community.

  I'm sorry to know that you are unable to copy all the files saved on the history of files on Surface Pro 3. Don't worry, will help you with the question.

  1. What files he jumps?
  2. You get the error message?

  You can check out the link below and check if it helps.

  Back up photos, documents and other:

  http://www.Microsoft.com/surface/en-us/support/music-photos-and-video/back-up-photos-documents-and-more

  What happens if something is wrong in the history of the files?

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-8/what-something-goes-wrong-file-history

  I hope this helps to solve the issue. If the problem persists, get back to us. We will be happy to help you.

• Cannot access the images on external hard drive.

  I'm trying to access a folder on my external hard drive. The folder contains images and the hard drive is the internal hard drive from my old computer with XP as the BACK. The new computer I try to access the folder on a Vista like the BACK. I can open the file, but when I try to open the images, it says I don't have permission to access the location of the file. I tried to implement the steps described in this thread http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-files/accessing-files-on-external-hard-drive/1bd3550f-10fc-406e-be45-0de794343e53 but it did not work. Help, please.

  Hello

  Referring you BACK Disk Operating System?

  I suggest you to follow the steps and check if it helps.

  Step 1: Give Permission to everyone and check if it helps.

  (a) right click on the folder you want to take control and then click Properties.

  (b) click on the Security tab, click Advanced, and in the permissions tab, click Add.

  (c) If you are prompted for an administrator password or a confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

  (d) type like everyone else, the in called Windows Enter the name of the object to select it, and then click OK.

  (e) in the new window, give select full control and click OK.

  (f) click OK.

  Step 2: in the permission tab (follow step a and b in step 1 to open the authorization tab), if you have any user refused to try to remove it and make sure that include the permissions that can be inherited from the parent of the object is checked.

  Reference: troubleshoot "access denied" when opening files or folders

  I hope this helps.

• Cannot access files on external hard drive connected to Windows XP to Windows 7

  Original title: to access the shared files on an external drive using Win7

  I have created a shared folder on an external drive attached to my WinXP Home addition.  When I try to accIess to the shared folder on Win7 I see the folder but cannot access the files.  Yet when I create a shared folder on my XP I correctly read files.  Why can't access the shared folder on my external hard drive on my network

  Hello

  Do you get any error messages?

  Method 1:

  I suggest you to go through the steps mentioned in the link and the Coachman.

  Error message when you try to access a network Windows XP computer: "you might not have permission to use this network resource".

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/913628

  To do: Important this section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems can occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you proceed with caution. For added protection, back up the registry before you edit it. Then you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click on the number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/322756/

  How to back up and restore the registry in Windows

  Method 2:

  I also suggest you go through the steps mentioned in the link and the Coachman.

  Networking of computers running different versions of Windows

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/networking-home-computers-running-different-versions-of-Windows

  In addition, we can see:

  Windows 7 & HomeGroup: share with other Windows XP and Windows Vista operating systems

  
  

  http://www.Microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?ID=17168

  Hope this helps and keep us informed if you need help.

• Cannot select several folders & files on external hard drive

  Hello
  On my main hard drive to C: and my DVD, I am able to select several files and folders by practice
  SHIFT + left-click. Hovever, on my external hard drive, that it does not work - everything that happens that the next thing that I shift + left click is selected and that the previous is deselected.

  I use Win7 Home Premium (64-bit). My external hard drive is a Freecom 500 GB (there are no exact model No.) USB in NTFS format

  Thank you
  Jetta

  All the answers and suggestions are provided by an enthusiastic amateur and are therefore no explicit or implicit guarantee. Basically, you use my suggestions at your own risk.

  Hi Jetta48,

  This can happen if the external drive is affected with virus\malware. An analysis online for the same thing. Follow the link given below for removal of virus\malware tools.

  http://social.answers.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/vistasecurity/thread/ba80504b-61f1-4D71-960f-b561798b7b42

  Follow the link below for more information on the selection of multiple files.

  Select multiple files or folders

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/select-multiple-files-or-folders

  You can also check what is happening with a new user account.

  To create a user account

  1. To open user accounts, click the Start button, select Control Panel, click user accounts and family safety, and then click user accounts.
  2. Click Manage another account. If you are prompted for an administrator password or a confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
  3. Click create a new account.
  4. Type the name that you want to assign to the user account, click an account type, and then click create an account.

  If the new user account works fine then the old account has been corrupted, you can follow the link given below to fix the corrupted user profile.

  Difficulty of a corrupted user profile

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/fix-a-corrupted-user-profile

  Hope this information is useful.

  Amrita M

  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer

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• Moved files on external hard drive cannot find my changes in lightroom

  I use Lightroom 4 on a Mac.
  I moved recently all my photos on an external hard drive, and nothing I've read yet could help move my images edited in Lightroom.

  In lightroom, beside the heading folder I clicked on the + and added my external drive - it shows it's Green and alive.

  All the pictures I had initially recorded on my Mac hard drive are now showing on external drive - good.

  In lightroom, the subfolders in my Mac hard drive are now show with question marks that files are missing - who they are, because they are now on my external hard drive.

  What is my problem, all the editing I did on these photos in lightroom before is now gone. How do the editing work I had done on these photos to appear on the external hard disk images? If I look at my pictures on the hard drive of the Mac, they show they have faded and disappeared, but it shows all my changes again on the photos. External hard disk, it shows the original version of the image with no changes made.

  Note: I backed up my computer before moved me all my photos, so if I need to put them on hard drive on my mac, I am able to do.

  Update

  I have solved my problem. If someone comes across the question I was trying hard, I suggest to try move the files from WITHIN lightroom.

  Initially, I had used my OS to move my files to image on an external hard drive, by simply drag and drop. Lightroom was not able to keep the editing I did on these pictures after that that they were moved. I restored a backup on my Mac and place the files in their original location. Then within the lightroom program, I was able to move the folders from photo (with modifications) on my external hard drive.

  Julieanne Kost had a useful video http://tv.adobe.com/watch/adobe-evangelists-julieanne-kost/questions-about-lightroom-and-p hoto-management /

• How can I delete locked files to external hard drive

  I use an external hard drive to back up my laptop.  I did a number of full backups using PC Backup Pro.  I find that I am ending up with a number of files that have names like "2bfee8a4e34dc7b2bb247207".  All of these issues appear to be Windows/MS Office program files.  I do not need them taking place on my external hard drive and delete.  Some of the icons folder contain also see a lock on the top of the file and not others.

  When I try to delete these files, a window opens saying "you do not currently have permission to access this folder, click on continue to get permanent access to this folder.  When I ' click to continue ', I don't then get a window caying "you refused permission to access this folder.  To have access... Use the Security tab.

  I have to after the opening of the Security tab, then click Advanced, click the owner tab.  I'll see an owner like "Account Unknown(S-1-5-21-3029930470-4275679664-342561093-1007)" listed.  I tried to change the owner name 'administrators (Ellen-PC\Administrators)' or Ellen (Ellen-PC\Ellen), which are the names appear in the owner to change to: box.  Some of the files won't let me make the change.  On the other, if she will allow me to make the change of ownership, I still cannot remove the files/folders.

  This is getting very frustrating, because I I would like to delete these folders without having to reformat the external hard drive.  I want to make room for newer backups.

  Hello

  Method 1:

  I suggest you to take possession of the file before you delete it and check if it helps. To do so follow the link below:

  http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753659.aspx

   

  Method 1:

  I suggest to run the fixit available in the links below and check to see if that makes a difference
  Diagnose and repair Windows files and folders problems automatically

• Cannot select pictures library to external hard drive for apple tv

  Have recently copied to iTunes and pictures libraries in external hard drive. Both apps work well on iMac, on iTunes Apple TV is fine but unable to select Library of Photos from external hard drive via iTunes / folder / Home sharing / choose photos to share with the Apple TV. Can see the drive and can select iTunes folder but cannot select the photo library (in gray)

  think that it only works if the lib has been moved to a drive with a file system that can be indexed for one file system native of apples does not fat or ntfs of any type

• Data error when trying to backup files on external hard drive

  Hello. I am unable to back up files from my Dell Studio desktop on an external hard drive.  Previous backups were successful, but now I get "data error (cyclic redundancy check check 80070017).»  I checked the disk, and there is no disk problem.  I have gone through other assignments, and none seems to answer this question.

  Hi Bill1959,

  Welcome to Windows Vista answers Forums!

  Step 1: First of all try to temporarily disable the Antivirus and security software and check.

  Step 2:  Try to run a checkdisk/r to repair bad sectors by following the steps mentioned below.

  You can run a Checkdisk/r to repair problems related to bad sectors, lost clusters, reticulate files and directory of the command prompt errors in the System Recovery Options menu using the Installation of Vista disc.

  1. Insert the installation disc.

  2. restart your computer.

  3. click on the Start button, click the arrow next to the button lock and then click restart. If you are prompted, press any key to start Windows from the installation disc.

  Note: If your computer is not configured to start from a CD or a DVD, see the documentation provided with your computer. You may need to change your computer's BIOS settings. For more information, see BIOS: frequently asked questions.

  4. choose your language settings, and then click Next.

  5. click on repair your computer.

  6. Select the operating system you want to repair, and then click Next.

  7. in the System Recovery Options menu, click command prompt.

  8. at the command prompt, type the following command and press ENTER

  chkdsk X: /r (drive letter)

  9. press y when you are prompted to check the drive the next time the system restarts.

  10. close all applications, and then restart the computer.

  Note: When you run the checkdisk, there are risks of data loss you can take a backup before starting the checkdisk.

  Hope this information is useful.

  Jeremy K

  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
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