Windows 10: advice on a sick external drive

Discus and support advice on a sick external drive in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware to solve the problem; I have an older external hard drive that around 100 video files that I am unable to transfer to my other drives. I know its slowly dying and I want... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware' started by jonchgo, Oct 31, 2020.

  1. jonchgo Win User

    advice on a sick external drive


    I have an older external hard drive that around 100 video files that I am unable to transfer to my other drives.

    I know its slowly dying and I want to save the files if I can.

    When I try to copy or move the files to another drive everything is find until somewhere around 15-20% is copied and then Windows changes the time to transfer from couple minuets to an hour. It usually stops there and nothing is transferred.

    I tried to check the drive for errors but it seemed to get stuck doing that. I tried to use Recoverit but that just found deleted files and didnt seem to see the files I want.

    i'm running windows 10 ver. 2004

    Disk Management says is NTSF and healthy.

    Any advice?

    :)
     
    jonchgo, Oct 31, 2020
    #1

  2. External drive

    Hi Richard,

    There are several factors that can cause your external drive to not read DVDs even though the system is recognizing the device. This could be caused by a driver that needs to updated or corrupted files. For us to resolve your concern, kindly answer the questions
    below:

    • Just to confirm, the device that is not working properly is a external DVD optical drive?
    • Were there any recent changes or updates installed on your computer?
    • Have you tried to plug the external drive to a different port on your computer?

    As a initial recommendation, we suggest that your run the built in troubleshooter in Windows 10. Kindly refer to the steps below:

    • Type “Troubleshooting” in the Search bar and press Enter.
    • Click on “View All” in the top left corner.
    • This will display the list of troubleshooters which are built-in in the computer. You can click on
      Hardware and Devices from the list and you can run the troubleshooter.

    This will check for common errors that affect hardware on your computer and attempts to correct them.

    We look forward to your response after completing the steps.
     
    Jordan Dom, Oct 31, 2020
    #2
  3. Remon Ont Win User
    External Hard Drive

    Hi John,

    We suggest that you try the troubleshooting steps below:

    • Open your External Hard Drive file in File Explorer.
    • Type the name of the file you want to search on the search box and click Enter.
    The file will show up in Search Results and you will be able to move it to the correct folder.

    Let us know if you need further help.
     
    Remon Ont, Oct 31, 2020
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  4. Romel Ram Win User

    advice on a sick external drive

    Loss of External drives

    Hi,

    For better assistance, kindly verify the queries below:

    • What is the make and model of the external drives?
    • Have you checked if both drivers are recognized on the BIOS settings?
    • Are you connecting the external hard drives via USB?
    • What are the troubleshooting steps have you done so far for this issue?
    Looking forward to your response.

    Regards.
     
    Romel Ram, Oct 31, 2020
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