Problems with WD drive external HARD with MBP 15' retina

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• External hard drive does not work. Is there another way I could solve the problem without formatting the external hard drive?

  My external hard drive works. I tried to plug and when I tried to open it, it says to format the drive until I could use it. Everything works well as when I plugged the USB icon shown on the screen. When I check the disk management, it showed that the partition of the drive is there.

  I tried to change the drive letters, but still having the same problem. I also tried to run the disk check on the command prompt and the properties of the drive, but it still can not because there is error popping up saying that the disk check cannot be performed because Windows cannot access the disk.

  Is there another way I could solve the problem without formatting the external hard drive?

  I tried the first step in troubleshooting the hard drive, but it gives a
  error in saying that "hardware changes might not have been detected.

  So I tried the second method, and when I click on the "Check now" button his
  gives an error saying that "the disk check cannot be performed because .
  Windows can not access the disk".".

  So is there any other way or option?

  Thank you

  Jason

• Satellite A200-1If - drive external HARD after a while is "unknown device".

  Hello!

  I have such a problem: I work with my external case alu Toshiba 3.5 HDD 500 GB and after awhile of copy of the files in the laptop it disappears and appears this luckily device recognized.
  Can it be caused by not enough power in the USB port?

  THX for any help or the workaround

  Hello

  Yes, this may be caused by the fact, there is not enough power provided by the USB port. first of all, note that external USB hard drives 3.5 inches are generally designed to be used with systems of office due to their higher power needs (this is also the reason that many need an external power supply of their own). my suggestion would be to buy a 2.5 inch drive external hard USB is designed to be used with laptops. Another reason that the hard drive may disappear when copying files, is that there may be a problem with the connection of the USB cable between the laptop and the external HARD drive. I suggest to check that both ends are connected properly and not put any pressure on the cables and keep them stable.

  I hope this helps you with your question

• Connection drive external hard am.

  Hello world
  I wonder if it is possible to connect the drive external hard am to z3?
  In the light of others do it on the other android device. Got an otg cable, plugged my HDD but the phone is not supported it or I'm doing something wrong.

  Any help with this would be appreciated.

  Yes, you can check what file system that is used if you connect to a PC, right-click on the drive in the Solution Explorer and select Properties.

  It is possible to convert NTFS to FAT without deleting all data, but I do it without the first run a backup in case something goes wrong. And if you have files bigger than 4 GB it will be problems with these as FAT32 does not support that. exFAT supports, but I didn't know of any tool that can convert NTFS to exFAT without wiping the drive.

• Drive external HARD encrypted in ExFat?

  Hello

  I have a new drive external HARD I need to use on a Mac and a PC. I need to access the same files (data analytics), so I don't want to make 2 partitions and have duplicate files. What I've read, it seems that ExFat is the best option for this (they are large files, so that the FAT will not work). My work, however, requires external hard drives to encrypt. When I tried to put it on my MacBook Pro (El Capitan), however, I received an error.

  My question is this: is there a way to meet all three of these criteria?

  (1) disk encrypted

  (2) read/write on a mac

  (3) read/write, the same files on a PC

  I have a separate HARD disk for Time Machine, I use an airport. This disc will have to travel with me.

  Thanks in advance!

  If you were able to encrypt it using the built-in OS x software, Windows would not be able to decipher. If you use a Windows build-in encryption software, OS X would not be able to decipher.

  You have to find a 3rd party package that works on BOTH OS X and Windows, which can encrypt and decrypt on both platforms.

  In the past, I would have done TruCrypt, however, he was abandoned by unknown original authors, but there have been a few replacements based on the original source of TruCrypt.  Try googling 'TruCrypt Alternatives' and you might find something where they support the OS X and Windows.

  Otherwise, you will need to find another cross platform encryption package.

• drive external hard when it is connected to the computer says hd not formatted want format you?

  drive external hard when it is connected to the computer says hd not formatted want format you? but it works fine on my other pc, the problem start when I installed registry booster please help thanks

  Hi keo1,

  We recommend that you connect the drive to a different USB port. Also run the disk check for errors.
  See check your hard drive for errors

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

• Drive external hard USB - cela used to work now I get an error message = "this device cannot start. (Code 10) "Any suggestions?

  Drive external hard USB - cela used to work now I get an error message = "this device cannot start. (Code 10) "Any suggestions?

  Hello

  I suggest to refer to this link and follow the steps in this link and check if that helps:

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/943104

  It will be useful.

• Cannot access the files from the internal hard drive that has been converted to drive external hard after the motherboard is dead

  I can't access the files from an internal hard drive that has been converted to drive external hard after the motherboard is dead. I think that my files are still there, as shown in the volume of the player volume ~ 500 gb which is almost completely full. But I can't access most files, including documents and settings. When I took 'ownership' of the folder, I could open the TI but then it showed everything that was in my documents and settings on the computer file I used to open it, not the documents of the car.

  I can't access the files from an internal hard drive that has been converted to drive external hard after the motherboard is dead. I think that my files are still there, as shown in the volume of the player volume ~ 500 gb which is almost completely full. But I can't access most files, including documents and settings. When I took 'ownership' of the folder, I could open the TI but then it showed everything that was in my documents and settings on the computer file I used to open it, not the documents of the car.

  Uhm... I think the issue here is a misunderstanding of what you watch.

  If you want to access your files from the old hard drive - you need to look in the right place.  If the old system was "Windows 7", "Documents and Settings" is the * wrong * place to look and "Users" would be the place to go.

  You * will * take ownership and change permissions on ALL (you want to propagate to all subfolders/files when do - to save time) in order to get them properly.

  New-->: Windows Vista/7 would have your files located in the directory 'Users' of the root of the drive - and then under your username.

  • \USERS\\Desktop\
  • \USERS\\Downloads\
  • \USERS\\Favorites\
  • \USERS\\Documents\
  • \USERS\\Music\
  • \USERS\\Pictures\
  • \USERS\\Videos\

  ... etc...

  Documents and settings to WIndows Vista/Windows 7 is a symbolic link and would lead to what you see if you tried to use it.

• Drive external HARD is compatible with eSata on Satellite L655-158

  Hello

  I buy a L655-158 this weekend, I also intend to buy a Seagate external hard drive that fits the eSata using something like that: -.

  "Times that are up to six times faster than with USB 2.0 powered Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Upgrade Cable of eSATA transfer is designed to keep pace with you, to offer you!

  With the Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Powered eSATA upgrade Cable you can easily and inexpensively switch interface GoFlex and GoFlex Pro Ultra-Portable from your hard drive at speeds ultra-fast eSATA.

  The FreeAgent GoFlex Powered eSATA upgrade Cable works with any port powered eSATA/USB combo, and is compatible with the ultraportable GoFlex and GoFlex Pro drives. Please note that it is not compatible with standard eSATA ports, not powered.

  Take the time to transfer upward with the FreeAgent GoFlex Powered eSATA Cable upgrade to Seagate.

  General information
  GoFlex connectors for eSATA/USB combo port
  Other compatible with ultraportable GoFlex and GoFlex Pro readers. "

  So, my question is the compatible adapter with eSata on the L655-158 port, is the powered port or not? If this is not the case, what are external drives others who enjoy the ease of eSata, and well what they are doing?

  Thanks in advance,

  Concerning

  Kevin

  Hello

  > So my question is the compatible adapter with the port eSata on the L655-158
  There are just sort of eSATA port. If the external HARD disk supports eSATA interface so I guess you can connect this external HARD disk to the port eSATA to the Satellite L655-158

• WMP does not synchronize with drive external hard usb - WD My Passport

  Well this device Wesern Digital is recognized in 'My Computer' when connected to a usb port, it does not appear under in the Windows Media Player synchronization options, therefore, I can not save my music library, for which it was intended. Any suggestions?

  Hello

  If I understand correctly you have a problem with the Windows Media Player synchronization with WD external drive. Do not worry, I'm here to help you with this question.

  I would like to know more information on the issue, so that we can help you better.

  1 is it limited to WD external drive or with all external drives?

  2. were you able to sync external devices successfully earlier?

  3. have you made changes on the computer before this problem?

  Let us try the following methods and check if it works for you.

  Method 1:

  Try the steps in the following Microsoft support article.

  Solve problems in Windows Media Player:

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/troubleshoot-problems-in-Windows-Media-Player

  Method 2:

  Disable the Windows Firewall and then try to synchronize and check if you are able to synchronize.

  Enable or disable the Windows Firewall:

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/turn-Windows-Firewall-on-or-off

  Warning: deactivate temporarily the Antivirus\Firewall, then check the issue. Sometimes they may be in conflict. Please make sure that you enable the antivirus software\firewall after the test to keep your computer protected.

  Method 3:

  Try to manually synchronize Windows Media Player.

  Sync manually in Windows Media Player:

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/sync-manually-in-Windows-Media-Player

  For more information, see the following articles in Microsoft Help.

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/set-up-a-device-to-sync-in-Windows-Media-Player

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/Windows-Media-Player-sync-frequently-asked-questions

  Please reply with the status of the issue, so that we can better help you.

• Why my drive external hard demand to be reformatted... and how can I open with on reformatting

  my external hard drive requires all of a sudden to format in order for me to have access, but I don't want to do that because I will lose my data. How to solve this problem?

  Try to run, type: diskmgmt.msc

  Msc, R.click on the hard drive, select 'open '. If she refuse, L.click on the

  HD, go to actions, everyone, see if her select 'Activate' exists, if so, select it,

  close, try again to open...

• problem drive external hard slate21

  I used an external hard drive on my tab 21, after using it, I tried to use the external hard drive on my pc, I got a notification that the hard disk is not formatted. I tried to connect my slate21 and could be detected. Is it possible that I can recover my files using my pc again?

  You're slate probably messed up the MBR or MFT. For the last of them, tell him-> CHKDSK X: /F (where x is you are the drive letter). If it does not check this out-> http://www.cgsecurity.org/ with this tool you can reset your partition, i.e. If the tool detects it.

  I hope this helps.

  Ninja edit: do not FORMAT YOUR DRIVE, you get files are still there.

• Problem computer backup on external hard drive

  I save all my photos on an external hard drive and decided to back up my computer on the same drive, but he continues to stop at around 12%.  The message I got was: "Windows Backup skipped backup system image because one of the critical volumes is not having enough free space.  Free up space by deleting unnecessary files and try again. »

  My computer C drive is currently using 141 GB of space.  My external hard drive TB free 2.29 a.  I don't know what or why he wants me to delete.  Help?

  Hello

  To identify the problem, try emptying the trash from the PC and the external hard drive. In addition, check the type of files you want to back up. Make sure that the file format is supported by your external hard drive. It would be better to list the model of your external hard drive to your answer.

  We will wait for her.

  Kind regards.

• Drive external hard-problems

  I have a HP Desktop, Windows 7, and Iomega external hard drive.

  My problem is save and recover a large file from the external hard drive.

  I can record and retrieve a single file text, music or photo by dragging a file to the Iomega icon.

  For example, a new folder was created and titled; 47 pictures have been placed in the folder and drag it to the icon of Iomega. A small red bar appeared and the file would not merge.

  If possible, give the steps to perform this procedure.

  Thank you

  Chuck

  stargazer1 wrote:

  I have a HP Desktop, Windows 7, and Iomega external hard drive. My problem is save and recover a large file from the external hard drive. I can record and retrieve a single file text, music or photo by dragging a file to the Iomega icon. For example, a new folder was created and titled; 47 photos have been placed in the folder and dragged to the

  Iomega icon. A small red bar appeared and the file would not merge. If possible, give the steps to perform this procedure. Thanks, Chuck

  Hello stargazer1, usually, when you get the small red x when you drag to another location, this means that the destination location is unavailable.

  Have you tried to use Windows Explorer and select the files and copy them and paste the files on Iomega external drive?

  If you have created a new folder on the Iomega hard drive, you must extend the root of the Iomega to show the new folder to copy to this folder.

• Problem moving iTunes to external hard drive

  Hi my old laptop (works on Windows Vista) think that all my music is located on the way on my c: drive by default, in fact, all my music is on my external hard drive. I know how to change the path via the preferences on my hard drive, but how to import my music without creating a massive amount of duplicates? Thanks in advance for any help.

  See make a library of portable split. If your library is in the standard layout and that you moved the folder media manually, then move the main iTunes folder to the root of the drive, put the inside and shift-Start iTunes media folder. This must be equivalent to a simple move of a portable library.

  Otherwise, see this post - Re: iPod doesn't sync not all -advice on the reissue of links the library to the media outsourced. Ideally, you would set things in a provision of mobile as part of the same process to make sure that the library on external drive is ready to connect to any computer replacement. You should also backup to a second drive.

  TT2