Windows 10: So there is a way to retrieve data in compressed file from an external hard drive, but the...

So I saved data to a compressed zip file on an external hard drive. So the thread is locked So my data is useless?

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Retrieve the files on Seagate external hard drive

Original title: Seagate external hard drive

How do I retrieve the files I have on my Seagate external hard drive?

 

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.

 

Compressing a external hard drive

Hi,

Thank you for your interest in Windows 10.

Compressing your hard drives data does give you more space, however you will see a performance decrease as when the computer needs to access data, it will have to uncompress it first, read/write to it then recompress it. Also please refer the suggestion
from Ken blake.

'Compress this drive to save disk space' .. does anyone use this?
(Applies to Windows 10).

Hope this information is helpful. Please do let us know if you need further assistance, we’ll be glad to assist you.