Windows 10: Unable to delete windows backup from external hard disk.

Unable to delete windows backup from external hard disk.






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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.

 

Backup - External Hard Disk Not Recognised

I am using Windows 10

For a while I have been getting a message that my external hard drive is full. This is the disk I use to back up to. I started by deleting everything off the disk and tried to run a backup. I got a message as follows:

"File History doesn't recognise this drive: Select another drive".

As I don't have another drive what can I do to allow File History to use this one please?

The External Hard Disk is 132Gb and the File System is NTFS (Not sure what that is but thought it might be useful!!). There is also the option to change it to FAT32 (Default).

Any ideas anyone?

Charlie Simpson

 

No access to external hard disks after last window 10 update

hello Petra

Method 1:

Check whether the external hard disk is detected in Device Manager, right click on it and click on Uninstall the drivers. Plug in the external hard drive again so that Windows automatically installs the drivers. Check if the issue persists.

If the issue persists, go to the External hard drive in Windows Explorer, right click on it and select Properties. Click on the Security tab and then click on Edit and click on Add and type Everyone and press enter. Select Everyone from the list and place a
check mark in Full control. Press apply and ok and check if you are able to access the External hard drive.

Method 2:

If you are still unable to access your hard drive, I suggest you to refer to the steps mentioned in the following link and try to take the ownership and check:

"Access Denied" or other errors when accessing or working with files and folders in Windows

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2623670/en-us