How to backup external hard drive with Windows 7?

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• How to get personal files on a backup external hard drive for windows 7

  How to get files from a backup external hard drive for windows 7 pro. ? I DON'T WANT TO RESTORE WINDOWS 7, JUST MY PHOTOS & DOCUMENTS.    TO THANK THE TAXI 53 DRIVER

  Hello

  Thanks for posting your question on the Microsoft community.

  Thank you for details on the issue.

  You can restore backed up files lost, damaged, or accidentally modified versions. You also to restore files individual, groups of files, or all files that you have saved.

  If you are restoring files from a backup that was made on another computer, the files are restored in a folder under the user name that was used to create the backup. If the user names are different, you must navigate to the folder where the files are restored.

  I suggest you use the steps in this article and check if it helps.
  Reference:
  Restore files from a backup
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/restore-files-backup#1TC=Windows-7

  I hope this information helps.

  Please let us know if you need more help.

  Thank you

• Using an external hard drive with Windows 7

  I soon moved to the States but won't my Pc for a while once there. I intend to take an external hard drive with me to use with your laptop, once arrived in the States. As the laptop will probably have Windows 7 preinstalled, I'll be able to use the data on my drive that came from a Windows XP Pro operating system. Data such as Word, doc, Excel, doc, internet web pages. I do not know the media items will be ok, but not sure about programs etc.

  slammpro

  Yes (assuming that the laptop has the necessary applications installed, such as Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and everything you use for your media files or applications).

• How can I access my Microsoft Virtual PC on an external hard drive with Windows Virtual PC on my new computer?

  For a few years, I have been using a set of VPC on external hard drives (.vmc files both .vhd located on external drives) with the Microsoft Virtual PC/Virtual PC Console on a Windows XP computer. They worked perfectly.

  However, I just bought a new computer with Windows 7, and I'm unable to access the VPC on the external hard drive. I installed successfully, Windows Virtual PC and Windows XP mode on the computer, and I copied the file to the host machine's .vmc. However, when I try to open the virtual computer, I get a message saying that the VPC was "impossible to write in one of its virtual hard disks.

  I've tried everything I can think of, but the only thing that works is to copy the .vmc and .vhd in the computer file. The problem is that I use the VPC for training online, and I have 16 of them. If I copy everything in the computer, I will use all 500 GB of disk space.

  There must be a way to access the VPC for external drives. If I can do it on the old XP computer, it should be possible to do it on the new Windows 7 computer.

  Help, please.

  Thank you!

  For any question on Windows 7:

  http://social.answers.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/category/Windows7

  Link above is Windows 7 Forum for questions on Windows 7.

  Windows 7 questions should be directed to the it.

  You are in the Vista Forums.

  See you soon.

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• I can't access my external hard drive with windows 7. How can I get my music out of her files? My pc with xp operating system can access it without problem. but my new pc with windows 7 does not see the hard drive.

  I bought a new pc to replace my old hp 14 months as the motherboard fried in. I bought a case of disk external hard to rocketfish to put the hard drive of my Windows 7 pc in. burned does not see the hard drive. my old pc with xp can access all the items on the external hard drive.

  Check that the drive appears in Device Manager.

  If so, go to disk management and assign a drive letter.

• I don't see the photos on my external hard drive with windows Vista Home Basic

  Hello

  I bought an external hard drive Sansung to save all my music, but when one copy all my external music files hard drive thumbnails disappears. I uncheck the "always show icons, never thumbnails" in folder options, I tried large icons on display options, I even checked "display thumbnails instead of icons" on the Visual effects tab in the Panel of the Performance in Advanced system settings. ' " Prevented, Windows Vista is not able to see the photos in my external hard drive.
  What should I do?...
  Looking forward to your audience you shortly.
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  1. click Start allprograms,Accessories, System Tools folder and Disk Cleanup
  
  2 check the photos and click OK.
  NOTE: Cache view the size of your thumbnail. More browsing, it can make.

  3 click delete files button on the confirmation window.

  4 disk cleanup will now clear thumbnail cache and close.

  This should clear up your tiles and once you access the program again the cache database will be recreated with the right thumb nail (we hope).
  "copyed from another response to a thread similar to yours from"martin-support engineer.

• External hard drive with Windows NT File System (NTFS) Format

  I bought an external hard drive Samsung M3 about a year (1 to). I used a lot for about 3 months on my mac and then left it stored until I need it again. I then tried to use it today and for some reason, the format converted to Windows NT (NTFS) file system. Looking at other forums, the only way to change what has been suggested is to erase and format it in NTFS for Mac. However, I have 500 GB of data on what I don't want to erase. Does anyone have any suggestions, or any reason that the format has changed all of a sudden, do my hard drive now ReadOnly cannot think?

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  2. There is no such format NTFS for Mac

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• How to stop an external hard drive with Windows 7

  I just bought a new ASUS laptop and when I plug my external Seagate USB drive to it, I can't "stop" it before I have to unplug the unit. I see nothing in any help that works.  There is not an icon in the status bar and it is not an "Eject" option when I click the icon in the window of the computer.   Any other way a stop device?

  The relevant icon in the system tray looks like a USB connection with a green top circle that has a white tick in it.  If you go over it, it will say "safely remove hardware and eject the media.  You click on this icon and it will offer you a list of removable devices to stop.  Click on the one you want to stop - it will then be a break & open a small temporary box when it is redy to be removed. [or it will say cannot withdraw because article use - a folder from Windows Explorer to the removable device can be opened for example.]

  - - - - - - -

  If it is not visible to the left of the bar icons then - State system is a small arrow pointing upward, if you point to it, then it will say "Show icons", click it.

  Then click on customize.

  In the list that is displayed, the I've been tryig to describe an icon will appear.  He'll say 'Windows explorer' and below it will say "safely remove hardware and eject the media.

  Select "Show icon & notifications" and it will always appear in your system tray.  Click OK at the bottom of the window.

• How can I access files on my external hard drive with windows 7 OS, when I attach it to a computer with windows vista?

  When I try to change the permissions, I get an error message: error security application. An error has occurred applying security infromation to root: root, \boot: \bootmgr, root: \System Volume Information access is denied.

  When I open windows Explorer, it shows only startup records and not the user records. All suggestions will be useful. Thank you

  Hi, MBRC,

  1. Where are you trying to change the permissions?

  I suggest that you first take ownership of the drive once you connect to the computer and check if it works.

  To take ownership of a folder

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

  (b) click on the Security tab, click Advanced, and then click the owner tab.

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

  (d) click on the name of the person you want to give to the property.

  (e) If you want that person to be the owner of the files and subfolders in this folder, select the check box Replace owner subcontainers and objects .

  (f) click OK.

  Troubleshoot "access denied" when opening files or folders

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/troubleshoot-access-denied-when-opening-files-or-folders

  If the previous step fails, see if access you files and folders when you connect the drive to any other computer.

  I hope this helps!

  Halima S - Microsoft technical support.

  Visit our Microsoft answers feedback Forum and let us know what you think.

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  Hi PML.

  Yes, I used the built in «Back to the top of the tool» Unfortunately I don't have the CD. My Netbook is a HP mini computer that comes with Windows XP home. Thank you for your help and I hope to hear from you again.

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  I have a Dell Dimension 8100 2002 with 80 GB C and 200 GB drive F drive.  I want to back up files and programs to an external 500 GB external hard drive with USB 2.0 connection.  How can I do this?  Do I need special software to do this?  I have Windows XP Home Edition.  If I need additional software, what software recommend you?  Now I have My Documents, my pictures, etc. on F: and programs on C: any help and suggestions would be appreciated.

  Thank you, Bob Morrow

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  'How to install backup from the CD-ROM in Windows XP Home Edition'
    <>http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/302894 >

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