Windows 10: Why my Pictures locked from transfer from seagate external hard drive to window 10?

Discus and support Why my Pictures locked from transfer from seagate external hard drive to window 10? in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; I have copy and paste my picture folders from window XP through the Seagate external hard drive on to my new computer with window 10.all went well... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by BarbaraKederer, May 10, 2019.

  1. Why my Pictures locked from transfer from seagate external hard drive to window 10?


    I have copy and paste my picture folders from window XP through the Seagate external hard drive on to my new computer with window 10.all went well until I open the folders on window 10 all my picture are locked (cant see with a big lock picture in front of it.Why is that?

    can anyone help and give me an answer.

    Barbara

    :)
     
    BarbaraKederer, May 10, 2019
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  2. Seagate external hard drive

    I have upgraded to windows 10 and now my Seagate external hard drive is not compatible. How can I use it? I need to transfer some more pictures over to Seagate. It worked fine on windows 7. I see all kinds of questions regarding windows 8 but not windows
    10.
     
    RhondaVicente, May 10, 2019
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  3. Seagate External Hard Drive

    Hi Barbara,

    Hardware failure or corruption within your system files are some of the possible reasons why you are experiencing an issue with accessing your external hard drive. For us to provide an accurate solution, we would need you to answer the following questions:

    • Which build, version and edition of Windows 10?
    • Are you experiencing the same issue when you are trying to access the external hard drive using another PC?
    • What troubleshooting steps have you done so far?

    In the meantime, we suggest running the automated troubleshooter for hardware. Follow these steps to do so:

    • Open the Control Panel.
    • Using the search box at the upper right corner of the window, type troubleshooting.
    • From the search results, click on Troubleshooting.
    • Click on Hardware and Sound and then choose Hardware and Devices.
    • Once done, restart your computer and then check if the same issue persists.

    We are looking forward to your response.
     
    Darleen Pen, May 10, 2019
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  4. Why my Pictures locked from transfer from seagate external hard drive to window 10?

    Cannot find (Seagate) external hard drive in File Explorer.

    Hi,

    Thank you for updating us on the issue.

    To understand the issue better, please provide us more information.

    1. I would recommend you to check in Disk management, if the (Seagate) external hard drive is detecting in Disk management. Follow the below steps:

    a. Press Windows Key + R and type diskmgmt.msc and hit
    Enter.

    b. Check if the system is detecting (Seagate) external hard drive and let us know.

    2. What exactly happen when you try to access on the hard drive? Do you receive any error message/error code?

    Awaiting your response for further assistance.


     
    Billion Debbarma, May 10, 2019
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