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New slave drive not recognized by windows 10

Hello, I installed a SATA HD as a slave in my desktop. I can see the HD in device manger, BIOS as well as in disk management. This is a HD I've ...

3 replies Last reply on 27 Aug 2018 by
ac3mark

Folder converted to 0kb file

i used my Transcend 2Tb hard to watching movies on my LG TV with no problem (File Type NTFS) I connected it to my TV and i did not find my movie f...

2 replies Last reply on 24 Aug 2018 by
Jadtarabay

A partition on a hard drive has disappeared

The mother board of an old PC died. The partitioned hard drive was still okay. The hard drive had a "C: Windows" and a "D: Data" partition. I hooke...

10 replies Last reply on 16 Aug 2018 by
Pendler8

How to open my recovery disk?

how do I open up my recovery partition disk (D:) it wil not allow me to open

1 reply Last reply on 13 Aug 2018 by
Ambucias

Can't transfer files on my external hard drive

hi what will happens to the files inside the external if i will use this application (UsbFix ) ? deleted or nothing will happen ? just fix the...

1 reply Last reply on 7 Aug 2018 by
xpcman

Hard drive not detecting when used to connect sata

Hello, I used to repair computer services . I purchased SATA to USB connector cable as I oftenly to check verious HDD devices. But it not working...

1 reply Last reply on 28 Jul 2018 by
xpcman

Can l recover my files if windows cant find my os

Hello,can l recover my files if windows cant find my os System Configuration: Windows / Chrome 67.0.3396.99

1 reply Last reply on 21 Jul 2018 by
xpcman

Seagate backup plus slim hard drive has changed

Hello, my Seagate backup plus slim hard drive has changed names and is empty what do I do? System Configuration: Windows / Internet Explorer 11...

1 reply Last reply on 15 Jul 2018 by
BrianGreen

No bootable device

Hello can I ask a question my laptop keeps blingking and I click f2 i go to the boot mode then select the uefi it keeps telling no bootable device. Th...

1 reply Last reply on 14 Jul 2018 by
xpcman

All file/media are take forever to load

Hello all, I have a problem that everytime i open a video from my external hdd, the video tend to pause/stuck . How to fix this. Help! Tq Sy...

2 replies Last reply on 9 Jul 2018 by
nathanwirth

Missing partition

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Hello, Its an old forum but I have a issue with my window 7. My secondary active partition gone after mucking around with Partition magic and Sam...

Last reply on 8 Jul 2018 by
no_geek_computer

Wd my passport ultra 1tb shows capacity as 0 mb

hi my external hard disk stopped working after few months it is not detected for some time and when i changed the cable it is being detected in the ...

2 replies Last reply on 29 Jun 2018 by
nathanwirth

Lost my local disk d: after it came back again!!

Hello everyone, i'm new here so please bear with me if i make any mistake.. Yesterday i found out that my local disk D: had disappeared, i tried ev...

3 replies Last reply on 18 Jun 2018 by
nathanwirth

Seagate hard drive files/folders gone

Hello, I had two copies of some folders on my hard drive and I told one folder to transfer into the other and now I have lost information (files, fold...

2 replies Last reply on 1 Jun 2018 by
nathanwirth

Transcend hard drive not showing data

Hello, I saved all my backup in my transcend external 1TB drive and i keep using the drive on regular basis but a month ago i got very busy and i ...

1 reply Last reply on 13 May 2018 by
Ambucias

Will all my files be gone if i clear the data.

Trying to use my game but 923 always appear.

2 replies Last reply on 10 May 2018 by
nathanwirth

Trying to factory reset desktop compaq presrio xp

What keys do i push at start-up to factory reset desktop Compaq Persario 5000 Series.

1 reply Last reply on 9 May 2018 by
xpcman

Intenso hard drive 1t 3.0 not working

Hello, I have an destop and recently bought an Intenso 1TB USB 3.0 Hard drive. When I bought it everything worked fine and it ran on my computer p...

2 replies Last reply on 9 May 2018 by
nathanwirth

Undetected/unrecognize wd 2tb my passport

Hello, I badly need guidance how to troubleshoot my external hard drive WD 2TB My Passport. I was able to hook it to my computer then installed...

1 reply Last reply on 4 May 2018 by
ac3mark

Hdd external drive usb 2.0 not recognized

Hi, I have an external drive which has been working fine until a few days ago. The drive used to load as H: port and HDD and I would click and all m...

1 reply Last reply on 2 May 2018 by
nathanwirth

External hard drive is not opening

My computer keeps in scanning it but still it doesnt show up. It works on my tv but not in any pc. Please heeeeeeeelp :(((

5 replies Last reply on 1 May 2018 by
cywusss

External hard drive only downloads some pics

hello, i have an external hard drive and trying to download pics to snapfish. well i can see the pics but when i send them to be transfered it does ...

1 reply Last reply on 30 Apr 2018 by
Ambucias

Wd mybook essential not working

Hello all, I have dismantle my external WD My Book Essential hard disk. But I still can’t even detect my WD My Book Essential in the Device Managem...

3 replies Last reply on 23 Apr 2018 by
Ambucias

Files.bat

hello guys I have some problem here.. All my files in my external HDD turns into shortcut and files.bat shown please see the picture Anyt...

5 replies Last reply on 9 Apr 2018 by
kieferschild

Diskette drive 0 seek failure (error message)

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Dell B110 Hello, About 4 mos ago my computer began to display this message "Diskette drive 0 seek failure" on a black screen at startup. When thi...

Last reply on 7 Apr 2018 by
TechIlliterate

1tb external hard drive has 16mb of storage

 Solved/Closed

So I was going to get my files copied over from my laptop to my NEW 1TB External Hard drive. When they tried moving some of my files over, which is le...

Last reply on 4 Apr 2018 by
Delta

2tb samsung hard disk not working

Hi, I have 2TB Samsung hard disk which was working perfectly but suddenly it is not visible in my laptop but if i plug it in TV data is visible. I t...

2 replies Last reply on 3 Apr 2018 by
nathanwirth

Sd card badly corrupted

Hello, I tried every single methods to fix my corrupted SD card but nothing works. I tried chkdsk command method but it said "cannot open volume for d...

1 reply Last reply on 30 Mar 2018 by
Ambucias

2nd sata hard drive not shown on my computer

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Hello, I have had a WD 160GB SATA hard drive as my primary HD and I recently bought a Seagate 80GB SATA hard drive to use as a secondary storage sp...

Last reply on 30 Mar 2018 by
Kalevel

Command chkdsk f: /r will delete file?

Error message prompt " "F\xx is not accessible. The file or directory is corrupted and unreadable" when access some of the folders in USB External Ha...

2 replies Last reply on 28 Mar 2018 by
sinyeel

Hd detected in one port but not in the other

My hard drive was working fine until recently.I have 3 usb ports,2 usb 3.0 on the left where its not being detected.But all other devices are working ...

2 replies Last reply on 26 Mar 2018 by
nathanwirth

Windows unable to complete disk drive format

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hi, I have a problem with a disk drive. I can't format it. I receive en error "windows was unable to complete the format" what can I do?

Last reply on 21 Mar 2018 by
Paschal

Seagate 2tb ext dr solid bluelight, not seen on pc

Good day, I have above drive and the USB port broke off, I have placed it in a caddy with new cable and on booting up the PC the drive powers up with ...

2 replies Last reply on 17 Mar 2018 by
random-particle

2nd hard disk detected but doesn't show up

My 2nd sata hard disk is detected(found) in BIOS,but when computer booted (windows startup) hard disk not show on my computer ,devices manager ,disk m...

3 replies Last reply on 14 Mar 2018 by
ac3mark

Storage says its full but no data exists

My local disk(F) is empty as i haven't kept any files over there.However, the storage says its full, a section of folder namely others has acquired ar...

3 replies Last reply on 7 Mar 2018 by
Ambucias

Copying hdd data to ext hdd - wrong capacity

Hello, I am trying to copy my windows C: data from my internal desktop hard drive to my external hard drive just to make sure I have a backup. I c...

1 reply Last reply on 3 Mar 2018 by
Ambucias

External hdd not showing up in my computer fix

 Solved

Hello, i found an simple yet not very talked about problem that i had with my HDD. so i tried to install windows on HDD, it failed obviously, and afte...

2 replies Last reply on 3 Mar 2018 by
juss967

2nd sata hard drive not detected

I recently bought a new pc. I plugged in my old 500Gb sata hard drive and its not showing Devices and drives. The drive does show under bios and devic...

3 replies Last reply on 1 Mar 2018 by
xpcman

Need help upgrading sony t ultrabook hard drive up

Hi everyone, I have a sony t series ultrabook svt151a11l running windows 10 (free upgrade from windows 8), lately my hard drive has been spinning h...

3 replies Last reply on 28 Feb 2018 by
ac3mark

Usb connected hard drive

Hello, I have connected a hard drive using a USB ATA/ATAPI BRIDGE. It shows up on the device manager in Windows 10 as working properly but does not...

2 replies Last reply on 20 Feb 2018 by
Boy70

Western digital is not recognized

 Solved/Closed

Hello, hiya, my western digital works on my PC, but when I tried it on my ACER notebook it said " Drive :/F is not recognized." HELP plzSystem Config...

Last reply on 19 Feb 2018 by
yonghao

Hdd not recognized

Hi, I have an internal HDD connected to a pc (os:windows 7) via a usb reduction. The problem is, the HDD shows just in the disc manager as a he...

7 replies Last reply on 16 Feb 2018 by
trnal

Unable to open c or d drive.

Hello, While try to open C or D drive, I am getting the below error: "The operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this comp...

1 reply Last reply on 9 Feb 2018 by
Ambucias

Toshiba 1tb is not recognized on any computer

Hello, I have a 1TB Toshiba hard drive which can no more be identified on my laptop and any other computer all of a sudden. When i connect the USB...

3 replies Last reply on 8 Feb 2018 by
Ambucias

External hard disc sane capacity after formatting

Hi I have 1TB Transcend external hard disc and I used it for recovery of pc hard disc (32gb). As I do not need recovery anymore I formatted external h...

3 replies Last reply on 5 Feb 2018 by
ac3mark

Wd ultra passport not automaticall detected

Hello, i am able to see it under the devmgmt.msc but every time I plug I have to manually assign a letter to the drive. only then I am able to see...

1 reply Last reply on 3 Feb 2018 by
Ambucias

Dual hdd stops my asus laptop from turning off

Hi, there Recently I installed new SSD drive on my Asus x550ca laptop. I put SSD into main slot in front and old HDD into DVD drive slot via ded...

1 reply Last reply on 31 Jan 2018 by
ac3mark

After plug my hard disk my laptop became slow

Hello, My laptop hard disk is HGST 500GB sata 6gbps 16mb cache. recently my laptop boot up so slow and i unable to use my laptop since the disk hi...

1 reply Last reply on 30 Jan 2018 by
xpcman

Hdd is getting power but not detected due to old os

Hello. Both of my laptops have broken HDD connectors so I bought a USB data connector and now its here and I've tried to use my 2 hard drives with it ...

3 replies Last reply on 30 Jan 2018 by
nathanwirth

Do not detect my hard disk

Hello, My sony external hard have some issues.. when i connect it i can hear the sound when always connect a removable disk.... But i can't f...

6 replies Last reply on 19 Jan 2018 by
Hebinhenry
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