External Hard Drive Did Something Undesirable
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JKOR72
, Feb 13 2013 08:45 AM
#1
Posted 13 February 2013 - 08:45 AM
#2
Posted 13 February 2013 - 08:52 AM
Hello JKOR72 and welcome to Geeks to Go.
Is this machine a laptop?
Is this machine a laptop?
#3
Posted 13 February 2013 - 08:58 AM
My PC is a Gateway Desktop. The external hard drive where I'm having the issue is a Seagate GoFlex FreeAgent Desk External Hard Drive
#4
Posted 13 February 2013 - 09:01 AM
Yes I realise the drive that you are having a problem with but what I am trying to ascertain is where you currently put Backups via Backup and Recovery at the moment?
#5
Posted 13 February 2013 - 09:14 AM
I backed up my personal folders onto the external because I was in need of a new PC. I never tried creating a backup/recovery discs for my PCs. My intention was to plug the external to the new PC and upload my folders to it. I'm sorry if I sound ignorant, but in this area, yep...I'm there.
#6
Posted 13 February 2013 - 09:17 AM
Ok can you show us a screen shot of what the drives situation is, in Disk Management please mate.
#7
Posted 13 February 2013 - 09:30 AM
#8
Posted 13 February 2013 - 09:34 AM
#9
Posted 13 February 2013 - 09:41 AM
Ok Disk 1 is the external drive with the Recovery quite clearly showing.
What you need to do is create a partition in the Unallocated space to the right and format it in NTFS which will then give you the remainder of your drive back.
What you need to do is create a partition in the Unallocated space to the right and format it in NTFS which will then give you the remainder of your drive back.
#10
Posted 13 February 2013 - 09:46 AM
I really appreciate the help, but I'm a novice at these things. How?
#11
Posted 13 February 2013 - 09:49 AM
In Disk Management right click on the unallocated space and click Create Partition at which point the partition wizard should pop up and you then follow the instructions from there..
Make sure the partition is the size that it is now by making note of the GB's
Make sure the partition is the size that it is now by making note of the GB's
#12
Posted 13 February 2013 - 09:59 AM
#13
Posted 13 February 2013 - 10:01 AM
I do apologise, click on New Simple Volume in the first shot.
#14
Posted 13 February 2013 - 10:06 AM
Did it. It created a NEW VOLUME, it assigned another DRIVE LETTER and there are no files. When I click on it, in the explorer window it says "this folder is empty"
#15
Posted 13 February 2013 - 10:10 AM
Yes well obviously there are no files as the newly made partition is empty.
I am not aux fait with Windows 8 just yet but it may be one of its foibles to create a Backup and Recovery aspect which is the D: drive.
I am not aux fait with Windows 8 just yet but it may be one of its foibles to create a Backup and Recovery aspect which is the D: drive.
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