Windows 10: Detailed File List For External Hard Drives

I've been asked to tidy up a laptop and a couple of external hard drives for my mum, which will involve removing any duplicated photo's/songs/films - before passing away, my dad was notorious for saving the same thing in several areas but not always under the same name!Is there any way of creating an Excel list that shows the file details such as name, size and length etc? I'm thinking I can then filter the info, highlight duplications and have some tools to track any possible duplicated files.I have searched online, but suspect my search query isn't good enough to show any results relevant t

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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.

 

creating a list of files that are on an external hard drive

Can anyone tell me how I can create a list of files that are on an external hard drive. I have changed computers and now have windows 10. Someone else created the file for me which shows all the files that I have on my external hard drive.

 

saving and viewing files on an external hard drive

Hi Sam,

We appreciate you for being part of Windows 10.

Yes, you may format the external hard drive. Follow the below steps.

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  Connect the external hard drive to Windows 10 computer.
  
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  Press Windows + E keys on the keyboard to the keyboard to open the file explorer.
  
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  Locate the external hard drive on left navigation pane in File explorer.
  
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  Right click on the external hard drive and click on
  Format.
  
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  Click Start and follow on screen instructions to format the hard drive.
  

I hope the above information helps. Kindly let us know if you need any further assistance with Windows. We are glad to assist you.

Thank you.