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Unable to disable USB Mass Storage using Windows policies or registry keys
I have a Windows PC which must have USB mass storage disabled. I have gone into Group Policy Editor (Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> System -> Removable Storage Access) ...
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2TB GPT Disk mistakenly shown as a larger 8TB GPT Disk with unallocated partitions - Why?
I plugged in a 8TB GPT HDD in my pc via external usb adapter (see Footnote 1 for adapters). Then I safely removed and physically unplugged the adapter from the PC, turned off the PC. Next day I ...
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My external hard drive not detected from my Windows pc despite can be detected from my Samsung tablet
I have an external hard drive Seagate model: SRD0NF1 size 1TB and it is not being detected on my Windows PC.
The PC specs:
Windows 10 Home
64bit
ASUS rog GL752VW
When I say its not detected, it means ...
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Which Windows event is generated for external USB storage mounted as a disk volume?
What is the Windows event generated when an external USB storage is mounted as a disk volume in the OS?
Events like PnP events are triggered even if the external USB storage drive is blocked by AD ...
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What are effective ways to encrypt a USB drive on Windows
I'm re-asking this question because the existing question is 9 years old and I assume there's been improvement since then.
I have a portable USB drive and if I lose it I don't want someone else then ...
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how to allow using only specific usb flash drive in windows
The company I work for sells devices that run Windows 10/11, I need the device only use our company's usb flash drive, the total requirements are:
When other U disk is inserted, it should not be ...
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Cannot activate bitlocker on removable disk
I've activated BitLocker on all hard drives on my PC, without any problem. I've also modified the group policy for inserting a PIN when the computer starts.
But I'm having some problems when trying to ...
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Emulate USB flash drive for CNC machine [duplicate]
Our CNC machine (Laguna Swift) can only read files from a flash drive. I was wondering if there is a way connect the CNC machine to a Windows 10 computer via USB-A to USB-A cable and share a folder to ...
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How can I make the view mode of folders on a usb drive the same on different computers?
For example, the drive letter of a usb drive is H:\. I set the view mode of a folder on this drive to list. When I change the drive letter, the view mode of this folder will not be list anymore. I ...
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My PC can't write to any USB external storage device but can write to my Phone storage
I recently noticed that I couldn't write files (or delete files) to any external usb storage using my PC.
Here is what happens when I try to create a new folder.
I can't get past the 2nd window popup....
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Non-sensical message moving a file to external storage [duplicate]
So why is it a problem, on a Windows laptop with an external USB memory device (an empty 256 GB microSDXC card in USB reader, shows up as D: in explorer) to try to drag and drop a 4.86 GB file to it ...
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Is it possible to convert TLC SSD to SLC at the expense of cutting out the capacity?
3d TLC SSDs are good for use as daily driver these days, compared to planar TLC.
But still TLC is TLC no matter how you call it, writing 3 bits in each cell.
A few days ago I heard about P-SLC, short ...
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UAS USB driver problems with Linux, but not with windows, technical explanation
I'm also getting a lot of these uas_eh_device_reset_handler errors like alread described here https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/441668/debian-usb3-hdd-uas-i-o-errors :
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Corrupted USB Drive in exFat format
I was backing up some files from my laptop to my 1TB USB Drive in exFat format.
During the file transfer, the progress suddenly stopped and I got the message "The Semaphore Timeout Period Has ...
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How to get rid of empty/phantom drives — like an Empty USB card reader — in Windows?
I had this glitch earlier when connecting a USB-C hub with a Micro SD card and an Anker USB SD card reader with Micro SD card, it was when plugging both in with micro-sd cards, Windows File Explorer ...
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External USB drive does not appear in Windows Explorer when connected to the front panel of the PC
External drive does not appear in Windows Explorer. The problem arose unexpectedly with the USB ports on the front panel of PC.
All specified USB ports are version 2.0 and initially everything worked ...
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How to trick a computer into thinking the hardware plugged into the USB has been taken out and reinserted?
I'm in a bit of a pickle, and I can't go and manually fix the issue because of covid restrictions.
I have some older data collection equipment that I had left offloading data via a USB port to a ...
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Partitions on external backup drive - are they useful?
I have PC with Windows 7 and two drives: SSD 256 GB (system, 1 partition), HDD 3 TB (data, 3 partitions - 1 TB each).
I have also second HDD 3 TB in external HDD case which is using USB port to ...
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USB ports only works with mouse and keyboard
So i joined this company and they had a specialist before that disabled all the usb ports to prevent people from using external devices such as external hard drives, phones CDs... Only 2 ports work ...
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Cannot install Windows 10 from USB stick - issue with GRUB?
I have followed the instructions here and created a bootable Windows 10 USB stick, but when I try to run the installation the system keeps booting into the GRUB 2.0 bootloader. Unfortunately, I have ...
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Deleting Windows Files from a Bitlocker Hard Drive now used as an External Device
A Windows 10 laptop's hard drive was encrypted with Bitlocker and has been physically removed from the laptop and is now being used as an external device. The Bitlocker recovery key is used to access ...
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What causes Windows to report there is something wrong with this drive
Recently when developing a Linux device that presents itself as USB Drive to Windows, with a filesystem created every mount using mkfs.fat, however when mounted (via g_mass_storage) and presented to ...
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Suggestions on investigating a failure with writing RAW data to a USB drive
I have a 16GB USB drive from SanDisk (Cruzer Glide). I've purchased these before and had great success with them. The ones I bought previously had an amber LED. The new ones I bought have a blue LED. ...
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Windows dosen't see USB drive
My machine won't see a Lexar USB drive in File Explorer or Disk Management but it will see it in Device Manager as in this snip: USB drive appearing in Device Manager Screen Snip
As, I said, nothing ...
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USB key with trash and invisible files into it : how?
I have an USB key, FAT formatted, used on a Windows configuration, and as far as I know, a Windows Vista one (this is not my own key).
On this key, I have 9 photos.
I discovered that the trash ...
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USB drive not detected & not showing up win10
Laptop : Asus x541u
OS : windows 10
Hey guys,I've been struggling with this issue for a while ! My usb ports are not working I ran the usb troubleshoot but no results "usb controller is in a failed ...
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Does a pendrive store any access logs?
I have a pendrive, and would like to know how many times was it plugged in/accessed in the past few days. Does the device or the file system store any logs about this?
I am using Windows 10, the ...
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USB device stopped working
My USB just stopped working. Yesterday it worked properly and now it doesn't work at all. I cannot open files or anything.
Symptoms: When I plug my USB devise in any of the USB ports on my PC, it ...
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Is there any log file created in windows for all the USB drive last plugged in and out [duplicate]
There's a professor of mine who's USB hard drive was stolen from her desk plugged into her laptop.
So I was wondering if there is any way or any "log file" in windows which stores the date and time ...
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Can you just "pull the plug" on MTP devices?
After attaching a typical USB storage device to Windows, it is important to properly unmount the drive before unplugging it. If you don't, you might lose data.
But for MTP devices (such as many ...
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connect a usb drive on windows without mounting it and without assigning a letter
To protect my backups from ransomware, I want to use my backup USB drive without never ever assigning a drive letter to it. I know how to do it with network disks, but how do I do it with USB drives?
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How to transfer/stream data to multiple USB device in parallel
I am trying to transfer and/or stream data to multiple USB devices and/or storage simultaneously. For example, if I have a USB hub with 12 USB sockets connecting to 12 USB displays, I like all 12 ...
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Launch Windows program when external drive connected
In Windows 10, is there any way to launch an existing program (EXE) when a specific USB external disk is connected?
The EXE need not be on the external disk but will need to access files on it.
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Volume label on 2TB Seagate Backup Plus Slim external hard drive does not appear in Windows Explorer (but is visible in Disk Management)
I've been experiencing some weird things with my Seagate drives. I think this happened when I tried to "vaccinate" the drives with Panda Free Anti-Virus. My WD 2TB and my internal hard drives worked ...
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USB mass-storage corrupt on portable Linux device – fixing it using Windows CHKDSK?
Due to some circumstances I forcefully shut down my Kindle DX (in fact, a Linux machine), holding the power switch for 15 seconds. I believe no processing or obvious file transfers were in progress ...
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Is it possible to emulate a flash drive via a USB "A to A" Cable?
I have a modified Nintendo Wii that can run backup game files (via external media, IE; flash drive, sd card, external HD) and an always on PC that sits right beside it with tons of storage. I'd like ...
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What is windows 7 secretly putting on formatted USB drives? [duplicate]
Initial actions:
I wanted to copy some files that were very close in total size to the USB stick memory size (<8G).
So I checked size of all files vs available space. A few more KB were needed for ...
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How can I copy a file from a usb drive to a directory on the hard drive in windows 7 using command prompt
How can I copy a file from a pen drive to particular directory on the hard drive in windows 7 using command prompt in quickly compare to ordinary copy paste.
Scenario 1: need to copy the files from ...
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compare Windows folder with smartphone folder
Is there any tool that allows me to compare a local folder with a folder on my android phone (connected via USB) ?
I tried WinMerge and FreeFileSync, but none of those can "see" the connected ...
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Do Windows permissions on removable drives apply to any system the drive is connected to?
When I set permissions on a usb drive, will they remain when I connect it to another system? I assume not, because they refer to users on the original system, correct?
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Mount a folder as a external device
Is it possible to mount a folder so that windows recognize it as an external usb storage (like a memory card or usb stick)? Using Window 8.
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How to identify USB-sticks that will appear as non-removable before buying?
For a home lab project, I'm going to install Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2012 on a USB-stick.
The process is described in this guide (for Hyper-V Server 2008 R2, but also works for 2012):
Deploying ...
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What is the difference between "drive letter" and "volume label"
I am under the impression that "volume label" is available on linux, too whereas "drive letter" is windows specific. Where can I read that up?
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How do I prevent Windows from randomly spinning up a (green) USB harddrive?
Even if the powersaving feature of Windows is set to never shut down my harddrive, my external USB harddrives will still spin themselves down automatically after some period of inactivity. The problem ...
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Verifying USB connection speed (USB 3 or USB 2?)
I've purchased several new USB 3 capable drives to use with my new (USB 3 capable) laptop. They connect ok but I suspect they're silently falling back to USB 2. The sustained transfer rates I'm seeing ...
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My pendrive is not working and showing Unknown file System [duplicate]
I have a pendrive when I insert it into one o my port it shows in the My Computer but when I try to explore, it shows please insert a disk into drive H. However my usb drive is well inserted. I tried ...
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Captiva SATA to USB 2.0 + Seagate Barracuda weirdness
We have got several Captiva SATA to USB 2.0 external enclosures which used to work fine with 1 and 2 TB Hitachi drives.
Now, Hitachi is gone so we had to switch to a different manufacturer and choose ...
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Cannot copy anything onto WD Elements 1TB External USB HDD
I have a Western Digital 1023 Elements 1TB External USB HDD. Recently, it has started an unusual problem. I cannot copy any file of any size on to that 1TB hard-drive, eventhough it has more than 400 ...
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Finding hardware details for USB keydrive?
I use Speccy on Windows to find what hardware is installed on a PC, but when it comes to USB keydrives, it doesn't tell much:
Device Kind: USB storage
Device Name: Disk drive
Comment: Audio Player ...
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I am receiving a message stating "unknown device" when i plug a usb or external hard-drive in my computer.
I am having an issue with USB drives and Windows. When any external media device is attached to the computer in Device Manager I receive the message unknown USB device.
This happens with USB drives ...
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