Files on External hard drive corrupt?
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Thread created 06-03-2012 by callpocket
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Ok, first drive: Files copied to Win7 from the external (a couple of them, not many) over the network to XP are able to open just fine. Confused on that.
Second drive, anything copied from the...
Files on External hard drive corrupt?
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Thread created 06-03-2012 by callpocket
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I agree, I would start to wonder about the USB ports in the W7 system. Try a different USB Port (If front, try rear, etc) Reinstall the drivers to start (Test on your own drives for a while). I...
Files on External hard drive corrupt?
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Are you saying that you have received another hard drive from a different person and it's doing the same thing on your Win 7 equipment?
If so, I would have to question your system more than the hard...
Files on External hard drive corrupt?
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A little more info tonight with another exernal drive. This one was used on an XP machine and then on a Win7 machine -- and the SAME issues with corrupted files that can't be read or copied is the...
Files on External hard drive corrupt?
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Thread created 06-03-2012 by callpocket
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Are you *sure*? Try md5sum'ing a couple of them
Could win7 have modified the file-system options to go from synchronous to asynchronous so while you think it's fully copied, the 'copy' buffers...
Files on External hard drive corrupt?
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Thread created 06-03-2012 by callpocket
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Something to try: Copy a sample of the Win7 files to the WinXP machine. See if those sample of "corrupt" files open on the WinXP machine. I'm curious as to whether they open on WinXP when reported...
Files on External hard drive corrupt?
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My windows 7 pc does not have an ide connection available to slave the drive. I have not tried sharing the copied files from XP to Win 7 over my network, but they are the same files copied from the...
Files on External hard drive corrupt?
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Thread created 06-03-2012 by callpocket
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B4 going that far it would be easier to start with a drive diagnostic from the maker.
Files on External hard drive corrupt?
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I'd move the drive from the external case and put it into windows 7 machine through IDE and see if the file transferred over can be opened and added into compilation in Nero (or see if adding the...
Files on External hard drive corrupt?
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58 views and no thoughts. Perhaps just a fluke thing. I've never seen this before.
Files on External hard drive corrupt?
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A user brought me an external hard drive unit and asked if I could burn the files contained thereon to dual layer DVD disks.
This drive is an external case bought by itself to install inside a...
