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  my dvd drive not reading/writing.its a matshita dvd ram uj - 850 s .windows vista sp2.sony vaio vgn ar 550u.its showing the CD/DVD I insert as empty. someone help?

  Hi dt6789,

  Please see the post below with a similar problem and fix possible:

  http://social.technet.Microsoft.com/forums/en/itprovistahardware/thread/57d84d2b-5dd5-4f37-BADC-9e784a24211c

  I hope this helps!

  Debra
  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
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• Why the files are stored on an external drive not appearing in the "other" classification on my iMac HD?

  I'm running OS X version 10.11.4 on an iMac, retina 5 K 27-inch/3.5 GHz Intel Core i5 with 24 GB RAM/1 TB HDD and I have had for about a year, although I migrate some files over my old machine, but most were on an external.  I have almost all my larger files on an external drive 2 TB - for the most part hi res .eps, .jpeg, .png.

  I run CleanMyMac 3 as a utility. When I saw recently that I had more than 600 GB of 'others' I decided I have to spend the day to clean my files and machine - and have therefore been sucked into this rabbit hole.

  After cleaning duplicate files, empty the caches, removing unused applications and clean the external hard drive, I have still 570 GB of "other".  When you click on the bar in their own my Mac, it gives you a list of what is included in each of the classifications of file storage.  I understand, including all Documents to plain text, PDF and even files .docx, ect...

  what I don't understand is why:

  1 .pages (documents created in the clean Apple program) are not classified with documents, rather than as 'other '.

  2. why each of my .eps files that are stored on an external drive also claim space on my Mac?  It would potentially be the preview images displayed in the Finder? And if so, why it store a snapshot of the same size as the actual file?

  AND, most importantly, I can recover some of the disk space consumed by the huge amount of .eps files?

  Thank you

  Christina

  A

  'CleanMyMac' is a scam and a frequent cause of instability and poor performance. Depending on which version you have, the developer's instructions may not completely uninstall. Please follow these instructions, then do as below.

  Back up all data before proceeding.

  Triple-click anywhere in the line below on this page to select this option:

  /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.macpaw.CleanMyMac3.Agent.plist

  Right-click or Ctrl-click on the highlighted line and select

  Services ▹ reveal in Finder (or just to reveal)

  the contextual menu.*, a file can open with a selected item. If so, move the selected item to the trash. You may be prompted for administrator login password.

  Repeat with this line:

  /Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.macpaw.CleanMyMac3.Agent

  Restart the computer and empty the trash.

  You may also delete one or more of these elements in the same way:

  ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.macpaw.CleanMyMac.helperTool.plist

  ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.macpaw.CleanMyMac.volumeWatcher.plist

  ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.macpaw.CleanMyMac3.Scheduler.plist

  Never install "CleanMyMac" or something like that.

  * If you do not see the item context menu copy the selected text in the Clipboard by pressing Control-C key combination. In the Finder, select

  Go ▹ go to the folder...

  from the menu bar and paste it into the box that opens by pressing command + V. You won't see what you pasted a newline being included. Press return.

  B

  For the other category in the display of information storage, see this support article. If the display appears to be inaccurate, try to rebuild the Spotlight index.

  Empty the trash if you don't have it already done. If you use iPhoto, emptying his trash internal everything first:

  ▹ iPhoto empty the trash

  In pictures:

  ▹ Show of the recently deleted ▹ file delete all

  Do the same thing in other applications like Aperture, with an internal feature of the trash. Then, restart the computer. Temporarily, which will free up space.

  According to the documentation from Apple, you need at least 9 GB of free space on the boot volume (as shown in the Infolog) for normal operation, not the mythical 10%, 15% or any percentage. You also need enough space to allow the growth of the data over. There is little or no advantage in terms of performance to get more free space than the minimum Apple recommends. Storage space you'll never use is wasted space.

  See this support article for some easy ways to free up storage space. A common waste of space is old backups iTunes to mobile devices. As shown in this support article, select the devices tab in the iTunes preferences window, select the backup that you want to remove and click on delete the backups. Keep at least a backup of each device you use yet.

  You can use a tool such OmniDiskSweeper (ODS) to explore the volume and discover what is take up space. You can also delete files with it, but not unless you don't know you know what you remove and that all data is stored safely. This means that you have several backups, not one. Note that CESO works with OS X 10.8 or later.

  Deletion of files inside a photo library or iTunes will damage the library. Such a library should be changed within the application that created it. It is the same for e-mail files.

  Go further than if the problem is not resolved by the steps above.

  ODS cannot see the whole file system when you run simply by double-clicking; He sees only the files that you have permission to read. To see everything, you must run it as root.

  Back up all the data now.

  Install the application in the Applications folder as usual. Quit it runs.

  Triple-click any where in the text line below on this page to select, then copy the selected text in the Clipboard by pressing Control-C key combination.

  security execute-with-privileges /A*/OmniDiskSweeper.app/*/M*/* 2>&-

  Launch the Terminal application integrated in one of the following ways:

  ☞ Enter the first letters of his name in a Spotlight search. Select from the results (it should be at the top).

  ☞ In the Finder, select go utilities ▹ of menu bar or press the combination of keys shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.

  ☞ Open LaunchPad and start typing the name.

  Paste in the Terminal window by pressing command + V. You will be asked for your login password.

  The application window opens behind other open windows. When you scan a volume, the window will finally show all files in all folders, sorted by size. It may take a few minutes for the app to finish scanning.

  I do not recommend that you make a habit of doing. Do not delete anything as root. If something should be deleted, make sure you know what it is and how it got there, and then remove by safer alternatives. If in doubt, leave it alone or ask for advice.

  When you are finished with the app, he quit and also to leave Terminal.

• CD drive not reading CD in Windows Vista__

  Hello

  I am running Windows Vista Home Edition 32-bit on an HP laptop. My CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive has been working perfectly until a few weeks ago. Now, it does not read the CD. The CD-ROM is built into the laptop (not an external drive) and Vista provided with the laptop (meaning I didn't upgraded Windows anytime since my purchase).

  -By car the E: and F: appear under my computer
  -When I insert a CD in the drive, the light flickers and I hear the disc turns, but AutoPlay doesn't open as he usually does. I try to open it manually via Windows Explorer, the disc starts to spin and an empty window appears briefly before closing automatically. I get an error message saying that there is a problem with the drive.
  -Probably Windows can recognize that a CD is inserted, because when it is empty I always get the "Please insert a CD in drive E: /" message opposed to don't get no error message at all.

  I looked at these topics below on the question and the search for my problem through google without result.

  http://support.Microsoft.com/default.aspx/KB/314060 "your CD or DVD drive is missing or is not recognized by Windows or other programs.

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/939052 "when you insert a CD or a DVD, Windows Vista may not recognize the disc"

  -Registry delete "Lower filters" (there was no 'Upper filters' record on my system) did nothing.
  -Uninstall the drive E: and F: didn't work as well.
  -J' also uninstalled the 'third party programs"same Roxio so maybe it's not relevant, and my CD player still does nothing.

  (I rebooted after the three tasks above)

  I am at a loss here. What is most likely faulty hardware at this point?

  Thanks a lot for the answers!

  Hello

  If a PC. the CD/DVD is connected by cable (composite wire) to the motherboard, and if a laptop
  the CD/DVD is usually connected through contacts but who may also have connection cables
  to the motherboard. Not much can be done on a laptop except to try to replace the cables.

  Try to uninstall the unknown device and reboot.

  As convenience store will not work 100% of the time and he could still be software however it also
  could be material.

  You could try to return to a new installation of Windows - backup data outside the machine.

  Contact the manufacturer of the system - especially if it is under warranty or go in a real store of the computer
  (no pics and leeks to BestBuy or other BigBox stores). Rob - bicycle - Mark Twain said it is good.

• After the BIOS update DVD driver not reading not DVD - Sat A80

  Hello

  I have a Satellite A80-131 and after bios update (latest version 2.5) by windows update procedure, my DVD do not read DVD media more. It is possible to play CD but not a DVD media.

  Can I reinstall the old bios? Can I reinstall the firmware?

  Thank you
  Ronai Lisboa

  Hello

  Strange!
  On the Toshiba driver page, you will find also 2 Firmware updates.
  Check which drive you unit and try to update the firmware.
  Also try installing the DVD ram driver.

  PS: It is not possible to roll back the BIOS or install the first version of the BIOS on the device. Only the Toshiba service partner may DOWNGRADE the BIOS

• External drive not recognized

  Hi all

  I unplugged a USB external drive for a few days of my Netgear RN102. Now, when I've reconnected, the Nas does not recognize the disc. The data is safe, if I connect the drive directly to a PC, I see all the folders and files.

  Is there a way to see the drive on the NAS without erasing it?

  Thank you

  Marcello

  Indicate your logs

  volume is dirty and 'force' flag is not set

  If you hang the external drive to your PC and fix you should be able to then reconnect to the NAS.

• CD drive not reading some discs

  I had this problem of market for some time.  Sometimes my CD player can not read some discs.  For example, I have a set of six discs of music, and it will not read discs of second and sixth in the game.  I put them in the drive, and nothing happens.  Not even an error message.  These are new records.

  Any suggestions?  It is a Matshita UJDA755yDVD/CDRW in my IBM Thinkpad.

  Thank you

  Katherine

  Hi Katherine,

  ·         The question is limited to the CDs you mentioned?

  Follow this link and see if it helps.

  Your CD or DVD drive is missing or is not recognized by Windows or other programs

• DVD/CD drive not reading CD or DVD inserted, clues?

  Hello. I hope someone can help as this was produced during the week.

  The DVD/CD drive not working properly. Whenever I insert a DVD or a CD of my laptop starts apparently read (humming noise), but my laptop does not detect the disc, or open my computer shows the disc. I tried to update the driver, while watching helps out that the window has provided and that you have installed all the updates for my laptop without success.

  Does anyone have advice I can try that can solve this problem, because it becomes an impediment, thanks in advance for any help, you can be able to give.

  Yuuki-chan

  When you open 'Computer', you can at least the CD\DVD himself player? Have you tried another disc?
  Also, go to start Manager select menu\ click device right computer\ properties\ in the upper left part of the window
  In Device Manager, look at your DVD Rom drive, open it and double click on the driver. It doesn't seem to work correctly? Thank you, Jeremy M - Support Engineer

• external drive not recognized in my computer explorer\

  Hey.
  My Western Digital external drive is recognized on USB, but not recognized in 'my computer\ explorer' or autorun.
  This means that I can make a right click on the bar at the bottom right and 'safely remove hardware, still not displayed in the Explorer.
  I did everything I can to make this work, without result.
  Now what?

  Thank you.

  Try these:

  1 see if his watch in computer management, you might just have to assign a drive letter.
  Change, add, or remove a drive letter
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/change-add-or-remove-a-drive-letter

  2 try it on another computer, if its does not work, try to replace the cable with a good known working cable.

  3. open the Device Manager, see if there is an unknown device under Bus USB controllers, do a right-click and then uninstall it. If this does not work uninstall everything under USB controllers then reboot, they should put it back.

  4 run Fix it.
  Tips for solving problems of USB devices
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/tips-for-solving-problems-with-USB-devices

  5 see this thread:
  Windows Vista device not recognized USB
  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/Forum/windows_vista-hardware/Windows-Vista-USB-device-not-recognized/58fa364a-6faf-44B8-9821-7f6eb4873da2

• CD/DVD Drive not reading CD, need help to diagnose.

  My CD player stopped suddenly reading CD. It has been a little flawed for some time now, but never had any problems with the playback of the media.

  Features: CPU - Q6600 OC @2.8, motherboard - Asus P5KC (Intel P35), GPU - Palit GTX460 Sonic, RAM - Samsung DDR2 @ stock 800 mhz, hard drive - TSSTcorp CDDVDW TS - H653F ATA Device

  Here's a quick list of nonlethal problems so far:

  • Loudly spinning upwards at the start, causing sometimes windows to take more time to start (breaks on a black screen before the loading bar appears), while the player rotation.
  • When open immediatately closes.
  • Very slow to install programs on CD (compared to the old disk)

  As a referance, is a replacement of CD that came with the pc drive. I fried the on-board network and the IDE port on my motherboard while installing a new CPU fan (located at the bottom of the motherboard), I bought this as a replacement a year ago and I pluged in a SATA 2 slot.

  I recently installed a new graphics card and had to reorganize some cables so that it, I checked all the cables to make sure they are in place, but its possible that the connected cables are still loose, some futher information that I'll write below may help you to understand if it is possible.

  The main problem I have is with it not reading CD, but the above can be useful for diagnostic purposes.

  Basically the drive is detected by Device Manager and apparently "works", drivers are installed correctly and it reacts in OS for opening/closing of orders from status bar.

  He just thinks it is still empty.

  The problem started after a windows update that may or may not be a link the ancestral of the problem. I do not do drive but have used about three days before the startup problem.

  Any help is very appreciated

  Burpleronnie

  Hi burple,.

  Looks like the CD player is a failure.

  The computer can be set to boot from this drive first, and he is suspended because the drive does not respond properly.

  I suggest to try the drive in another computer or another drive in this computer if possible.

  Chris
  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
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• Western Digital My Book 300 1 TB external drive not recognized Vista

  The post road has worked well for about 6 months until he lost power.  I tried everything in all applications help I can find. Western Digital says it's a Vista operating system driver problem.

  Drive external drive of 1 TB Western Digital My Book 300 was unplugged inadvertently power source. Now my Vista OS not only does not recognize the drive, but it is more listed on my screen of material. What should I do?

  Hi famousplumber,

  Please make sure that you have downloaded the latest software/drivers for the external drive:

  http://support.wdc.com/product/download.asp?lang=en

  I hope this helps!

  Debra
  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
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• Help with CD drive not reading CD!

  My wife recently purchased an iPod, and when we tried to rip CD, CD said he could not 'read the media' on the CD... and after having tried with 2-3 different CD I got the same result.  I updated the drivers from the CD-ROM and used "FixIt" Microsoft application and still no dice!  If there is any futher information, please let me know... but please HELP!

  Hello

  Step 1: Please do all the same underneath if you did some before as it is often the total process
  which solves the problem.

  Try this - Panel - Device Manager - CD/DVD - double-click on the device - driver tab - click
  Update the drivers (this will probably do nothing) - then RIGHT click the drive - UNINSTALL - REBOOT
  This will refresh the default driver stack. Even if the reader does not appear to continue below.
  
  Then, work your way through these - don't forget the drive might be bad, could be a loose cable or
  slight corrosion on the contacts (usually for a laptop) and other issues.

  Your CD or DVD drive is missing or is not recognized by Windows or other programs
  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314060 - a Mr Fixit

  The CD drive or the DVD drive does not work as expected on a computer that you upgraded to
  Windows Vista
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929461

  When you insert a CD or a DVD, Windows Vista may not recognize the disc
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/939052

  Your CD or DVD drive cannot read or write media - A Mr Fixit
  http://support.Microsoft.com/GP/cd_dvd_drive_problems

  CD/DVD drive does not appear in Windows Vista, or you receive this error during Windows Vista
  Setup after booting from the DVD (AHCI)
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/952951
  Drive CD - R or CD - RW Drive is not recognized as a recordable device
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/316529/

  Hardware devices not detected or not working - A Mr Fixit
  http://support.Microsoft.com/GP/hardware_device_problems

  Another possibility is that the cables are loose. Remove ALL power, then make sure that the cables in both
  ends. Remove and replace, do not just tight. For laptops, you can often clean power and
  contacts data with a pencil eraser.

  Some DVD players do not use the Windows default drivers so check with the manufacturer of system and
  manufacturer of device to see if there is a firmware or drivers for your drive if necessary.

  ===============================

  Step 2: You have disc problems as the CD/DVD is actually 4 discs in 1 case (CD & DVD
  Burn and CD and DVD read). So it is not unusual for 1 or 2 operational so that other parts
  do it right.

  Did you follow the Troubleshooting Guide for the reader who still does not work? There are some registry
  entries that do not fix the resolution of problems and those who "could" be the cause.

  Check with your Maker system and a device for the two possible firmware updates and the
  correct registry entries for your car.

  Here are the keys in my opinion, are those in question - for the CD/DVD drive of course subkeys as
  There will be other subkeys in these keys. Do not forget to ask involved specific keys as well as the
  Parameters.

  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\IDE

  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Hardware Profiles\0001\System\CurrentControlSet\Enum\IDE

  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\ {4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}

  -----------------------------------------------------------------------

  You can probably find more info here and maybe even the exact registry for your CD/DVD settings
  drive from someone with the same model.

  Forums - a lot of expert real help
  http://Club.myce.com/

  CD/DVD units
  http://www.myce.com/storage/

  I hope this helps.
  Rob - bicycle - Mark Twain said it is good.

• cd rom BD drive not reading dvd

  Hello

  HP Pavilion dv7-4004tx Entertainment Notebook PC

  not reading dvd, loads ok and led flashes when inserted, see also turn when you remove the disc, hear the spinning.

  device appears in Device Manager and properties shows player works ok. forums went to cmd to the list volume no volume for this player, said fixit manufacturer contact, itunes removed forums, also download CC and ran and uninstalled Player multimedia hp

  HP/load d med player link forum, charge volume of dvd and DVD played ok ok list once then were not able to play because, in the forum saw high and low filter option did not all filters, saw a link to download a new bios, but have not yet found this thread

  This seems to be the only one of the options of discussions that I saw that I have not tried yet, any suggestios greatly apreciated.

  Ah bios downloaded then can read the disc, then would not play Bahahaha

  Device Manager removed reboot drive and would be ok olay

  Thank you guys got all the information from older posts

  but don't remember those who to give laurels

  Ty all even when

• Contents of the external drive not displayed in Explorer

  Hello

  I have a Seagate 2 TB external backup drive. When I backup files and click on the drive, he said only: "this folder is empty". However, if I search for a file or directory appears. I read something to the effect that Windows 7 does not show files if a drive is great, but I can't find the source of this now. I've searched high and low online and thought if it was a common problem there would be many cases.

  In an attempt to get around this I partitioned the drive into partitions that were the same as the readers, I wanted to save, then their correct content displayed in Solution Explorer. Even with the partitions the content is still not accuse unless I am looking for a particular item.

  Really can not understand what the files are there and Explorer can see if I search, but is not a viable solution, because most of the time you will want to navigate you.

  Would be very grateful of any thought.

  Thank you very much

  The files of higher level or hidden folders?  Go in the "Folder Options" Panel, click on the 'View' tab, then check the "Show hidden files, folders and drives" and uncheck "Hide protected operating system files" (ignore the complaint).  You see now?

  If the directories are not hidden, then it might be a permissions problem.  If the root directory of the partition does not grant you permission "Content of the folder", then you would not be able to see the content of the top-level directory...  However, default users have the right of "override the control of", if you specify a directory more than you don't have the "contents of the folder" permissions, then you can see the files and folders.  To check this:

  Drive right click on "Computer"-> properties-> Security (tab)->

  and check that an user/groupname name your connection belongs to (click) is drawn with the line "List the contents of the folder" checked in the column "allow".  To verify that you are a member of a group (for example, 'users'), you can set up a line of command prompt and type a command like:

  net localgroup users

  and you will get a list of users in the group "users".

  For more information about permissions, try this link:

  "How to set, view, change, or remove special permissions for files and folders in Windows XP"

  <>http://Support2.Microsoft.com/kb/308419/en-us >

  (Ignore this is for XP...  It's practically the same thing for Windows 7)

  HTH,

  JW

• Drive external DRIVE not detected after update of the Sierra

  I upgraded my Macbook Air Sierra this morning. Since then, whenever I plug in my external Seagate HDD, it is not detected in the Finder, or see a shortcut on the desktop. However, it is visible in disk utility.

  I connected the HARD drive even air to my friend Yosemite running, and it works as usual.

  How the drive is formatted?

  Post a screenshot of what you see in disk utility.