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    External HD Cannot Read

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by admlam, Aug 18, 2007.

  1. admlam

    admlam Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    I have a 120gb 7,200 rpm IDE HD in an external USB enclosure.

    Whenever I try to open it from Windows, I cannot see any of my files. Windows asks me to format, but when I try, it gives me a Cannot Access Error.

    But when I boot from a Ubuntu Live CD, it can see it just fine, along with all the data inside.

    Any suggestions on how to get this working again for Windows?
     
    admlam, Aug 18, 2007
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    John Ratsey Moderately inquisitive Super Moderator

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    What file system is being used? Is it a format which Windows doesn't support by default, but Linux does support?

    John
     
    John Ratsey, Aug 18, 2007
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    admlam Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    It's NTFS, so I cannot edit files with Ubuntu.

    I suspect the MTF is corrupted.
     
    admlam, Aug 18, 2007
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