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problem with a WD external 1gb hd
yep i'm going to do just that. ive backed up my most important stuff onto another hard drive and will backup everything also onto dvd when i get some time this weekend. just trying to figure out now what was the original problem with my hd and if i can just format it and use it again. i dont...- kidrobot
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- Forum: PC hardware - Hard drive issues
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problem with a WD external 1gb hd
sorry it took me so long to reply, my pc died on me >< had to get it fixed only got it back a few days ago. so i ended up buying another 1tb external and ran a few different file recovery programs. in the end i managed to recover about 95%+ of my files using the software. took 15+ hrs to...- kidrobot
- Post #7
- Forum: PC hardware - Hard drive issues
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problem with a WD external 1gb hd
im running xp pro sp3. the files were orignially on a different pc and transferred to this hard drive months ago, i havent added anything to it in a while only just started using it on this pc and it has been working previously for 3 months or so. i tried it on a different pc and laptop but...- kidrobot
- Post #3
- Forum: PC hardware - Hard drive issues
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problem with a WD external 1gb hd
ive recently bought an external 1tb wd hd my book and am having a problem accessing folders. theres 2 folders that i cant open, i get a this drive is not formatted do you want to format it now error when i try to open either one. both folders contain movies together are approximately 700gb in...- kidrobot
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