20 Most Recent Verbatim External, USB 2.0, 500GB Capacity, Black - SMARTDISK CROSSFIRE 500GB(sold individuall) Hard Drive Questions & Answers

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Try connecting the drive to another computer.ORTry using RECUVA Recuva (pronounced "recover") is a freeware Windows utility to restore files that have been accidentally deleted from your computer. This includes files emptied from the Recycle bin as well as images and other files that have been deleted by user error from digital camera memory cards or MP3 players. It will even bring back files that have been deleted from your iPod, or by bugs, crashes and viruses!

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Hard drives are fragile, and if they fall sometimes you get lucky and other times no. The only solution is to bring it to a computer store in hopes they can extract your files.

When its connected go to My Computer.
Then right click the drive and choose Format. NFTS is good for a 500gb harddrive, and you can set it to do a quick format and it will work fine.

USB device is not recognized http://support.microsoft.com/kb/871233
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use linux mint 21.3 Cinnamon Edition. I see in the software manager under licence, where it say changing is not allowed. what is the meaning of it? Please tell me. (Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this license document, but changing it is not allowed.)

i dropped the 98122 mouse and the parts and board fell out. the left button is not working now- the mouse wont completely close and does not scroll. is there a way we can dismantle it to check if any parts are missing???

The device is USB powered and the first test is to see if it opens on another computer and if not, another cable. If it does not work, the next thing to know is the probability of being able to get the unit operating again is very slim. Those devices use SMT components and they require very specialized service and diagnostic equipment. That is the reason that these drives come with back up software. You need to back up the back up. There is a slight chance that you may be able to remove the drive from the housing and plug it into a computer directly, of use a universal cable to activate it. Keep in mind that the drive has a lifespan.

You only get to make four or five code changes and, for copyright reasons, thats it. You can download Anydvd from Slysoft.com and it will nest in your desk top, and remove all dvd codes as you load. The dvds then run "Region Free" They will copy with Dvd shrink and so your back ups are region free as well.

Yes, just plug two of the drives into your computer at once, and you can then drag all the files and folders from the older (source) drive to the new (destination) one in File Explorer. You may want to set up separate folders for each of the source drives, this will avoid conflicts if you have files and folders of the same name on the different external portables. If you want to automate the process, look for the shareware "Unstoppable Copier" which makes it easier to do mass copies.

It's probably faulty. I've seen several pen drives fail like this. You can try recovery software like Get Data Back or Recuva but depending on the problem, it will not work (if its a hardware problem). Try to see if the flash shows up in "Disk Management". If it does and it shows 32GB, you may have a chance of recovery.

Assuming it’s powered on, do you hear the “usb” sound when you connect it to the computer? If not, try a different usb port, or a different cable. If you hear the sound, check for the disk in “computer management”. It may need partitioned or formatted.

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Maybe something here: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/15290/windows-connect-bluetooth-device I f not a Windows machine please click/tap the Comment link and give useful information.