Windows 10: error while copying file from external hard disk to laptop

I tried to copy files from my external hard disk to my laptop but an error message came saying "cant read from souce file or disk".

Any solutons?

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external hard disk disconnected when starting to copy files or opening folder

Dears,

I have a relatively old external hard disk bought in 2006, It contains about 60 G of needed documents and files, when I blug it in the usb port the 3 disks partitions detected normally and I can see the list of folders and files inside, but as soon as I
start copying any directory to my laptop running on windows 10, all the 3 disks disconnected and copy is stopped, the external hard disk disconnects also in case I start opening some directories and files.

I have tried all the usb ports in the laptop but the same issue (two 2.0 and one 1.0 ports)

I hope someone can help to solve this issue and to be able to get my files.

BR

HM

 

External Hard disk contents are not visible.

Hi Pranoti,

For us to narrow down your concern with your external hard disk, we would like to know the following:

• Were there any changes made on your computer prior to the issue (e.g., updates, software installation)?
• To make sure that we have not missed on anything, what troubleshooting steps have you done so far?
• Do you hear any clicking sound when connecting your hard disk?

In the meantime, we suggest that you update all your device driver.

We look forward to your response.

 

3rd master hard disk error

Ugh, i just got that on my dads pc, he was ripping a dvd to his external hdd to play off the ps3, when we rebooted it he got a 3rd master hard disk error.

Anybody got any suggestions?

I reset the cmos for about 5 minutes thinking thats all i needed to do, but that didn't happen.