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I can't get my external HDD to open. I can see it it in my windows explorer but when I try to open it it gives me an error message: P:/ is not accessable. Error performing inpage operations.
it's a seagate baracud 7200.10 HDD in a mobile landisk encasing.
Had exact same issue with a Seagate FreeAgent Go 320GB, tried Jyothish nv's suggestion and it worked, turned out chkdsk found, deleted and replaced a corrupt attribute. Thank goodness for you folks who still remember and use DOS.Had exact same issue with a Seagate FreeAgent Go 320GB, tried Jyothish nv's suggestion and it worked, turned out chkdsk found, deleted and replaced a corrupt attribute. Thank goodness for you folks who still remember and use DOS.
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1. Start > Run > type in cmd then click OK to get a command prompt. 2. Type in chkdsk e: /r (replace e: with the drive letter of your external hard drive).
This won't do any harm, it will fix errors on the disk and try to recover data from bad sectors. It might not solve the problem but it's worth a try.
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Yes, it worked! :) It does not turned out to be successful at first because some errors occurred while checking the files. But I re-inserted the device and used chkdsk D: then chckdsk D: /f to fix errors and used again the chkdsk D: /r. A message that the disk have already no enough space came out. I was worried, but when I checked the device, it is already working fine... Thank you very much.Yes, it worked! :) It does not turned out to be successful at first because some errors occurred while checking the files. But I re-inserted the device and used chkdsk D: then chckdsk D: /f to fix errors and used again the chkdsk D: /r. A message that the disk have already no enough space came out. I was worried, but when I checked the device, it is already working fine... Thank you very much.
Yes, it worked! :) It does not turned out to be successful at first because some errors occurred while checking the files. But I re-inserted the device and used chkdsk D: then chckdsk D: /f to fix errors and used again the chkdsk D: /r. A message that the disk have already no enough space came out. I was worried, but when I checked the device, it is already working fine... Thank you very much.mentYes, it worked! :) It does not turned out to be successful at first because some errors occurred while checking the files. But I re-inserted the device and used chkdsk D: then chckdsk D: /f to fix errors and used again the chkdsk D: /r. A message that the disk have already no enough space came out. I was worried, but when I checked the device, it is already working fine... Thank you very much.ment
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Had exact same issue with a Seagate FreeAgent Go 320GB, tried Jyothish nv's suggestion and it worked, turned out chkdsk found, deleted and replaced a corrupt attribute. Thank goodness for you folks who still remember and use DOS.
Had exact same issue with a Seagate FreeAgent Go 320GB, tried Jyothish nv's suggestion and it worked, turned out chkdsk found, deleted and replaced a corrupt attribute. Thank goodness for you folks who still remember and use DOS.Had exact same issue with a Seagate FreeAgent Go 320GB, tried Jyothish nv's suggestion and it worked, turned out chkdsk found, deleted and replaced a corrupt attribute. Thank goodness for you folks who still remember and use DOS.
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The most logical reason for this problem to occur is because you're storing too many files in the ROOT of the external hard disk drive (HDD). The Windows file system can only manage a limited number of files (about 500) in the root of ANY drive. It is better to store those files in a FOLDER on the drive; Windows can manage an infinite number of files IF you store them inside a folder. Let's see if we can resolve this step-by-step:
1. Open Windows Explorer and navigate to the external HDD (drive E:, drive F:, drive G:,or whatever letter it has on your system).
2. If the external HDD does NOT have a name (such as "WDMyBook01", or something else easy to remember), RIGHT-CLICK the letter of the external HDD; Windows will give you the option of creating a NAME for the external HDD.
3. Create a name for the external HDD, you can use any combination of letters or numbers, but NOT MORE than 11 characters in length. By creating a distinct name for your external HDD, you'll have an easier time remembering which MyBook drive has certain files on it. Be sure to do this for BOTH external HDDs.
4. Next, create a new folder in the ROOT of the external HDD; give it a simple SHORT name, such as "Folder01" (no quotes).
5. MOVE ALL OF YOUR FILES from the ROOT of the external HDD into the new folder you just created.
6. In the future, put ALL your files into a folder on the external HDD, so you can avoid experiencing this problem again.
7. As you've probably already guessed, it is also a good idea to avoid putting more than 500 files into the root of ANY HDD. SOME files MUST be stored in the root, because that is where Windows expects to see them, but don't add any of YOUR files, the ones you create or download, into the root of the drive.
8. This numerical limit also applies to USB flash drives and other storage devices. You avoid this problem the same way, by creating folders in the root of the drive and storing all files inside a folder.
Good luck with this; let us know if you have any questions.
Plug it in, then on your desktop right click the My Computer icon, then click on Manage. From the window that opens click on Disk Management. In the right hand pane, you may then see your drive displayed. Right click in the lower right pane on your device and click on Explore. If it open the drive to show the files, you should be able to come out of all the windows and then access the drive normally.
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You may have a corrupted external hard drive. Often, corrupted means your files are still there, but the directory on the drive is mesed up, and the files cannot be found. If you are on a Windows PC, right click on the drive in File Explorer. Then choose Properties / Tools / Error Checking / Check. This should find and fix basic problems on the drive. Before that though, just try the external drive connected to another USB port, and if you have one, using another connecting cable, just to rule out problems with these items.
try to format the external HDD using command prompt.....
type "cmd" in start & search box and hit enter...
command prompt will be opened...
Now type "format X:" where X=your external hdd drive letter....
if it does not format then right click on my computer icon> goto manage >select Disk management> select the external drive> right click and delete partition > again right click and select create partition > again right click and select Format drive.....
this will fix the issue....
ur harddrive couldnot be formatted probably due to the infection of virus. try this use window xp and connect ur hard drive open task manager by Pressing CTRL + ALT + DELETE
click on the process tab a list of all the processes going on will come,there u will find a process named explorer.exe
right click on it and select end process tree click yes
after that click on applications tab and click new task
enter explorer.exe on textbox and click ok.
now dont open ur external hardrive ,open mycomputer then quickly format ur hard drive.
hi there...if this thing happen to your external HDD you have virus in your external hdd. so the solution is connectthis external to your pc/notebook then if already detect by system don't try to explore it or else just click cancel if system ask at popup windows. in windows explore at your exernal id double right clik and choose format with default allow size...wait for a minute ( depend how big the size of your external). and don't forget to close all program first (music etc) when you formatted. about geeting your external data back you can use program Office Recovery.install it at your pc and you can backup your data using : office recovery--media heal for hard disk.... good luck
goto: start >control panel > admin.tools> device managment and look under the driver managment in the USB section there should be "usb external mybook HDD" or similar. if there is righ click it and in properties check that it is running fine and no conflicts...
if it is not there ir no problems appear. goto the disk managment further down on the left side and ur internal HDD and the book shold appear right click the book and select explore! if it does not let u that is because it was not assigned a drive letter or path tis is a driver error and a service or driver upgrade will correct.
now rightclick and select change drive letter/assign drive letter. then click add... then give it a letter.
try explore again it may say error. then try again it WILL let u in. but may jumb back to the "my computer page" just click the back button and it will appear.
hard drives, ok your router connects via a usb yes? and by the sounds of things you unplugged the HDD and pluged in the router. ok, there could be a driver error, as your HDD and router may be refering to the same port as each other. try, restarting the computer in SAFE MODE and plugging the HDD back in, before windows starts up! now click... start > control panel > admin. settings > computer managment and click DISK MANAGMENT. descriptions of your HDD(s) internal and external and cd/dvd/br optical devices should be listed. now if the HDD (free agent) is their, right click it and click, explore.
if it does nothing or comes out with and error message look to see if it had a letter assigned to it... eg: (c:) (d:) (e:) and so on. if it doesnt, then right click again and change drive letter and paths, then click add and select a letter. once this is done the HDD will have that letter assagned to it. now right click and select explore again it may error again but give it a sec and then try again, the Device WILL open
(as long as the HDD hardware is ok)
but if the driver is dead, which i suspect is the case, then a window (your HDD) will come up but suddenly dissapear!
to get back to it just click the back button..
if your is acting the way i have described then your driver is corrupted by another or some software incedent. so go back into computer managment and click device manager and search around for the mass storage driver either in the driver area or the USB area. ((me)only own WD and samsungs)
now right click te driver and look through the tabs to see if their are any corruptions or errors. fix this by selecting a different 'instance' for the device.
if all fails delete the EXTERNAL HDD driver and restart the computer. other than this the HDD may be the one to blame, but i seriously dout it!
good luck .
What causes are responsible for a drive to behave like this?
Had exact same issue with a Seagate FreeAgent Go 320GB, tried Jyothish nv's suggestion and it worked, turned out chkdsk found, deleted and replaced a corrupt attribute. Thank goodness for you folks who still remember and use DOS.
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