Windows 10: Windows Blocking Saving New Games to External HD

Discus and support Windows Blocking Saving New Games to External HD in Microsoft Windows 10 Store to solve the problem; Hello, I have recently purchased an external hard drive for my laptop as the games take up a lot of the memory. I have downloaded games from Steam that... Discussion in 'Microsoft Windows 10 Store' started by HenryRoberts6, Mar 13, 2022.

  1. Windows Blocking Saving New Games to External HD


    Hello, I have recently purchased an external hard drive for my laptop as the games take up a lot of the memory. I have downloaded games from Steam that go straight to my external drive but when I try to download games from the game pass it is never an option to go to my external drive despite setting it as the default in my xbox settings. I have spoken to the Xbox help service but they suggest it is a problem with windows and not game pass itself? Has anyone had a similar problem that they were able to resolve? Thanks

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    HenryRoberts6, Mar 13, 2022
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  2. External HD Connection Problem

    I have attached an external HD to my computer running Windows 10 and it will not show up in my drive list. The properties shows it as Seagate.ink - what is an ink file and any suggestions as to how I can get it to work?
     
    ColleenTreacy, Mar 13, 2022
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  3. Jelo Sen Win User
    EXTERNAL HD

    Hello,

    To better assist you with connecting your external Hard Drive to your device, we appreciate it if you can answer the following questions:

    • Have you checked the status of the drive in Device Manager?
    • Have you tried updating the driver?
    • What troubleshooting steps have you done so far?
    In the meantime, we suggest running Microsoft easy fix by going to this link:

    Find and fix problems with devices and hardware
    .

    Looking forward to your response.
     
    Jelo Sen, Mar 13, 2022
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  4. Windows Blocking Saving New Games to External HD

    how to move data on pc hd to external hd and back to repair lost admin password in windows 10

    Hi,



    Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community. Let me help you.




    • Are you able to copy and paste the data from one location to another?

    • Do you receive any error code while moving the files to external HD?


    I suggest you to go through the following troubleshooting steps and check if it helps.

    Kindly try to start your computer in Safe mode from the Windows Recovery Environment.

    Please refer to the below link to start the computer in Safe mode.

    Windows Startup Settings (including safe mode)

    Note: The steps for Windows 8.1 applies to Windows 10.



    Once you have entered into the Safe mode then, open Command Prompt and enable Built in Administrator.

    Follow the below steps to enable Built in Administrator:


    • Open Command Prompt from
      Windows Recovery Environment
      .

    • Copy and paste the below command and press Enter.

      net user administrator /active:yes

    • Close the Command Prompt.

    • Try to login though Built in Administrator and change the earlier password or you can create new user account.


    Keep us posted on the issue. We will be happy to assist you further.
     
    Aswin_Anand, Mar 13, 2022
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