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BigOleDummy

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5. Yes I would

Reply to Marthe48 (Original post)

Thu Apr 26, 2018, 05:14 PM

Apr 2018

definitely check your driver status. Even better, delete the driver(s) , reboot then let MS do it. WD makes very good externals (I have 4 with nary a problem between them) but any drive will wear out over time. Since you seem to have problems with "error repair" that could point to a problem. How did you attempt repair? Run check disk and check the boxes for "Automatically fix file system errors" and "Scan for and attempt to recover bad sectors".

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External hard drive problem [View all] Marthe48 Apr 2018 OP

Try formatting the drive before copying the files. earthshine Apr 2018 #1

I can't find my thumb drives Marthe48 Apr 2018 #3

Have you tried different ports on the laptop? Egnever Apr 2018 #2

I'll try that and see what happens. Marthe48 Apr 2018 #4

Yes I would BigOleDummy Apr 2018 #5

I think I got that far Marthe48 Apr 2018 #6

Very late follow-up Marthe48 May 2018 #7