Windows 10: I can't transfer files from external Hard drive to SSD

Hey guys,

So recently I built a new computer from scratch with the exception of the hard drive, which I carried over from my old computer. The new computer ran fine and everything was dandy. I then bought a new SSD which I also installed and I copied a bunch of files from an external hard drive that I use; this way it would save a usb slot and just more convenient all around. That worked fine and everything was dandy. However, a friend of mine told me that if I have Windows 10 running on my SSD rather than my Hard drive, then it would run much faster. So I said sure sounds good as long as I can keep all my other files (on my Hard Drive) and have everything basically run the same. So we install Windows 10 on my SSD (which I formatted and wiped clean) and when I booted it up, a bunch of files (on my Hard drive) were "hidden" and I couldn't locate them. They weren't deleted because shortly after I booted Windows 10 on my hard drive (like I used to before), all my files popped right back where they were. SO to avoid any further conflict I said forget it, I'll just stick to windows being on my hard drive. Then I attempted to re-copy all the files from my external hard drive to the SSD again, but now I'm getting this error message: "Error 0x800701E3: The request failed due to a fatal device hardware error." I've looked this error code up but I've found so many different solutions and situations that I'm not sure how to go about fixing it. I figured by giving some background context this will help anyone who might have an idea of how to fix.

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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.

 

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.

 

TRANSFERRING FILES FROM MAIN DRIVE TO EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE . HOW?

TRANSFERRING FILES FROM MAIN DRIVE TO EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE . HOW?

MY MAIN DRIVE HAS BECOME DANGEROUSLY NEAR CAPACITY. HOW CAN II TRANSFER TO MY EXTERNAL ACCOMDATA HARD DRIVE 1T.