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1 Tb hard drive not showing

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pevers3 Posts 1 Registration date Tuesday September 25, 2012 Status Member Last seen July 31, 2015 - Jul 31, 2015 at 03:14 PM
xpcman Posts 19528 Registration date Wednesday October 8, 2008 Status Contributor Last seen June 15, 2019 - Jul 31, 2015 at 06:47 PM
Hi, Initially connected a 1 TV hard drive,recognised by computer but said had errors,tried to clear with windows but not possible. Could an instal of Ubuntu be the answer, if so, how do I do this, I am new to this and this my first question/problem Thanks Dave
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xpcman Posts 19528 Registration date Wednesday October 8, 2008 Status Contributor Last seen June 15, 2019 1,824
Jul 31, 2015 at 06:47 PM
I would never try to use any disk that Windows had flagged with errors. You can never trust the disk after that point.

I suggest you buy a new one.

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