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Hi, I would like to know that If i got an external monitor with usb ports on it and then connect my Macbook Pro 2015 to it via an HDMI cable, can i connect an external hard-drive onto the external display to transfer files to my macbook?

Hello, I have been trying to fix this issue for the past three hours, countless google searches have availed me nothing. Whenever I try to access my external HDD, Windows stops responding and I can't get into it whatsoever. I can occasionally open it, but trying to interact with any files...

I recently purchased an external hard drive for my hp stream computer. I have windows 10 and I can't figure out how to install it so that any new saved data goes towards it. I'm trying to download the sims game on my computer but I don't have enough space on my computer, hence why I bought an...

I'm looking at two external hard drives: WD My Passport Ultra, 1TB, 5,400 rpm, 4.33 x 3.21 x 0.62 G-Tech G-Drive slim, 500GB, 7,200 rpm, 5.08 x 3.23 x 0.39 I understand that transfer rate is a function not merely of rotational speed, but of platter density as well, which is affected by...

I bought an UBS external hard drive to increase my file storage capacity. Windows Explorer can't see it. But my icon to Safely Remove Hardware does see it. I googled the problem, tried to follow all the advice. I cannot find how to set up a new drive for it. The control panel found it to...

I had a problem with a Windows 10 update process that caused a USB-connected external hard drive to be corrupted and inaccessible. I was actually accessing the drive (searching for a file) when a Windows 10 update forced me to "shutdown and update." The system ground to a screeching halt, and...

I have done extensive research on how to fix this issue but i am at a loss here... The situation: My buddy used my hard drive for his new laptop and it erased everything on it and reformatted it so that my laptop and no one else's could read my hard drive... Well i have finally given it...

So I got an SSD and I have a custom PC made but its only using a hard drive. I was wondering if its possible to transfer ALL my stuff to an external hard drive (except maybe games because I can just download them again.) Then format my computer's hard drive and boot the computer with an SSD...

Let me provide a bit of background first. I got a laptop in 2009 (Dell, Windows Vista), and in 2010 I changed the language on it to Spanish to help me become more fluent in it. I don't believe I ever reverted the actual changes on the OS for the language settings, although several Internet sites...

Ok. around 3 days ago I did the new windows download. after that my external hardrive wouldn't work. I went to disk management and changed some "unallocated space" and changed it to the stuff circled in red on the picture. now I wanna change it back... I know I mucked up Edited by Moderator...

I have a 12GB mp4 movie that I would like to transfer from my old laptop to my new one. Plan A was to use my 15GB usb stick to transfer the file but it didn't work due to its size. Plan B was to put the movie on a 32GB tablet then from the tablet I would put the movie on my new computer but the...

Hi anyone out there to help me? It seems that my hard disk has been installed and i clicked on the device management, it says it is working properly and i also can eject it. However i cannot see any folder with regards to that. I have tried to see it is hidden but no appeal still:(

So i have a Laptop running Windows 10 and want to keep the windows 10 on the internal HDD but i also have a 1TB External hard drive that if possible I was hoping to install a Mac OSx onto and then be able to boot from an external hard drive without losing all my files on my laptop (Windows 10)...

So my cousin wants me to fix her external because LG TV's can't read it though the Samsung Smart TVs can read it fine, can even display the pictures. The format is eXFAT and I have a hypothesis that LG TVs can only read Fat32s based on the common responses on the internet. I tried formatting...

Deleted the wrong files from an external hard drive when plugged into a tablet. When I plugged the hard drive back into the tablet to restore the file, I am getting the following error message: :L/ is unavailable, the location is unavailable and it advises to make sure the drive is connected /...

How can i use my old internal Pc hard drive as an external usb storage device

I have a WD external hard drive and a few days ago it stopped working. The name under This PC turned from "My Passport" to "Local Disk" and an error messaged appeared when I tried opening/formatting the disk saying windows is unable to format the disk. I tried formatting it with Partition Wizard...

Hello all, After reading a lot of stuff and attempting fixes on my own (on three computers), I'm looking for help. My external HDD Spire circa 2006 will not show up in Explorer; here's what I've done so far: opened disk mgmt to partition it...not showing up in disk management opened device...

My cousin requested that I change her external HDD to FAT32 so it can be read by Apple PCs. I used Mini Tool Partition wizard to convert the HDD to FAT32 without damaging the files. The problem is my laptop suddenly overheated and shut down while the process was still 80%. The file is FAT32...

I have a WD My Book external hard drive, and my computer suddenly isn't reading it. The drive shows up under devices, in disk management, and remove device option, but it doesn't show up in My Computer. I can't access it. When I go to disk management it said not initialized. I try to initialize...