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    Toshiba Canvio 1 TB HD says files are "shortcuts" -> no access to them!

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Dante Alieri, Aug 17, 2013.

  1. Dante Alieri

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    Hello,

    I`ve got a Toshiba Canvio 1 TB USB HD 3.0 for a couple of months now. Occupied about 210 GB. Now, after plugging it in to my Compaq laptop computer, I can open it all right, it shows all the documents and files, but says these are shortcuts instead of the real files.
    For about 2 days it was possible to open the files via these "shortcuts" when the identical files were stored also in the laptop. But, for another 2 days now, this also isn´t possible anymore (and unfortunately of course, no way to open any other).

    What can I do?
    Thanks for help!
     
    Dante Alieri, Aug 17, 2013
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  2. djembe

    djembe drum while you work

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    Do the shortcuts lead to locations on the computer or on the external? To see what's actually on the external, you can use a free program like WinDirStat that will show everything on a storage drive, broken down by file type.
     
    djembe, Aug 18, 2013
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