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Why does disk management see an external USB SSD, but also says it is offline?
I have an Orico M.2 SSD enclosure (M2PV-C3-BK-EP-CA) using the Realtek RTL9210B controller. I have put a Samsung 990 Pro 4TB SSD inside it (NVMe). Both are brand new.
I am running Windows 10. The ...
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W10 Can't see whitelisted USB device after formatting
I have implemented several security policies that block USB devices based on their device ID's. However, when I format one of these devices, the policies prevent the system from recognizing it after ...
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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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Why is the Transfer Speed so much fluctuating with my USB SSD? Transfer of ISO file on Win10
When I write an ISO file to my USB2 SSD, the transfer speed varies a lot. It starts fast, goes down to 0, appears hanging for a while and continues with kind of fast bursts.
Why is the Transfer Speed ...
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After hibernation, USB SSD shows under "remove safely" but not in file explorer - until reboot
Usage scenario:
Arrive at work, wake PC from hibernate-to-disk, plug in my WD Elements USB SSD.
See it's not shown in file explorer nor disk management, but it does show up in the systray USB icon ...
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Install Windows 10 on external USB attached HDD - not bootable
I am trying to install a fresh Windows 10 onto a number of 2.5 inch HDDs.
I have downloaded the Windows 10 iso.
I have a caddy that can hold the 2.5 inch drives.
The reading I have done indicates I ...
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External Drive with bitlocker enabled will not eject from Windows 10
External SSD with bitlocker enabled will not eject from Windows 10, the mbamagent.exe (bitlocker) is preventing the device from being stopped. This also happens with other USB hard drives without ...
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Cannot `cd` to E: drive using Windows CMD command line [duplicate]
I connected a camera to Windows machine through USB, but I am unable to access the device when I type "cd E:\" through command line.
I can see the device through file explorer, and the drive ...
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windows 10 can't boot when I move nvme to usb
problem description
0. before & good
my win10 laptop, win10 on nvme ssd, everything is ok
grub2 boorloader ok
win10 bootloader ok
boot by EFI
sec boot is off (in bios)
1. changes & problem
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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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Windows File Sharing over Switch connected to multiple Gateways
The title might seems confusing, kindly suggest an edit if you have a better one.
Here is the current setup.
Question 1: All computers are using Windows 10, can i use File Sharing to all three ...
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Windows 10 - Won't recognise USB stick after one is removed
I have an issue with Windows 10, which has only appeared in the last month or so, where I can put a USB memory stick in and Windows 10 will recognise it and allow me to use it, but once I have "...
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USB disk drive fails after sleep, but only some folders
I have a Seagate Backup Plus Drive connected via USB to my Windows 10 computer. I use it to save my backup files from Macrium home. After my computer has been in sleep mode and then restarted, I find ...
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Reconnecting USB drive
I have a Lenovo ThinkCenter M900 running Win10 Pro, all has been working well until recently. When I boot I can connect to an external USB drive. When I disconnect the drive there a an error in the ...
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Cannot safely remove device
Am unable to safely remove my hard disk even after ensuring that all the running programs are closed. Am fearing it may damage my disk. How best can I go about it?
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Disable Windows Defender in Windows 10 20H2
I can't safely eject/remove my USB hard drive, because Windows Defender is accessing it all the time:
Die Anwendung \Device\HarddiskVolume6\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Platform\4.18.2103.3-...
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is it ok to leave external ssd drive plugged in?
I Usually prefer to keep my USB flash drive plugged in all the time and got no problem with it.
But this time I am planning to get a new portable ssd for bigger capacity.
This is what it looks like as ...
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In Win10 can anyone identify a security package that forces me to register all USB storage devices with a business network?
I'm trying to repurpose a Win10 business laptop from a large organization. A friend was gifted it when she was layed off but it was as is. I removed it from their network, unraveled their security ...
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How do I transfer user (documents, music, etc) files from a replaced windows 10 harddisk
I have replaced the system disk in a laptop with a new SSD and put a clean install of Windows 10 on the laptop. I have the old harddisk connected ver a converter to a USB port and can see the User ...
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USB storage devices only work in one port
On a newly-built Win10 x64 Pro machine, only one of the front-panel USB ports works with storage media -- any type, I've tried known-good thumb drives, SD card readers, a DVD burner, and external HDDs,...
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USB Drive not recognized by Win7 but Win10 Ok
I have a WD 1TB Passport USB drive. On my Win10 machine, it opens just file and shows up under as a drive under "Computer". On Win7 it doesnt: when I plug it in, I only see "WD Unlocker&...
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Change what Windows does when a drive is inserted
When you insert a drive--typically a USB thumb drive--Windows asks what you want to happen each time you insert it. But once you've answered the question, you no longer have that choice. Where is ...
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Can I make Windows 10 leave my USB drives alone?
TLDR: please name anything I can modify or disable to minimize access to my USB drives when I am not actively using them
I have two USB3.0 drives in a two way mirror storage space. They are also ...
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Can't format USB disk because volume is offline
I have a USB disk that has gotten bollixed up and for the life of me, I can not reformat it and get back to square one.
I attempted to create an Acronis Survival Kit using a WD Elements 2TB USB disk....
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Bitlocker: USB drive accessible by other os users
I have a bitlocker encrypted USB drive connected to my PC. I just noticed that other OS-users on that PC can also access the USB drive.
e.g.
I login to my account - the USB drive is automatically ...
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How to combine all partitions of USB flash drive?
I hope this is the right place to post this.
I have an SP brand 32GB USB flash drive. When it was brand new I installed the TAILS OS on it and it seemed to create a bootable EFI system partition of ...
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Can you temporarily write-block a specific USB drive in Windows 10 (and not block others)?
Can you write-block a specific USB drive in Windows 10 (and not block others)?
Is there any method in Windows 10, to protect one USB drive or SD card from accidental writing (make it read only), ...
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Windows 10 detects USB flash drives but not USB camera or smartphone
When I connect USB flash drives (simple storage drives), they are detected by Windows 10 without problem.
However, when I connect Android smartphones or cameras, the USB sound notification is heard, ...
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Why does Windows store temporary files outside the TEMP folder? How to avoid that?
I have seen quite often that Windows (7 and above, maybe even since XP) creates folders with names like 4efc85e3bb644236da736f0e22bfd0 for storing files while an installation is running. Usually it ...
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I took ownership of a external USB drive folder using takeown/icacls command (now it shows my computer name inthe owner), how do I revert it?
I used takeown/icacls using post at Can't delete folder, need permission from adminstrator?
I now want to revert permissions to the original USB drive ownership. How can I do that?
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Files copied to hard drive via USB adapter disappear when booting from the drive
I had a large amount of data on one laptop (A) that needed to be moved to another laptop (B). Both laptops are running Windows 10 x64.
I removed the SATA hard drive from Laptop B and connected it to ...
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I have 30 hard drives of which 12 are Linux. How do I give them drive letters? I also have about 3 usb that need drive letters as well
I used to have 2 main workstations. Windows and Linux - Ubuntu for the Linux. Between the two of them, I had more than 30 hard drives in 2 NAS boxes operating on a JBOD basis and each workstation ...
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Why is my USB 3.1 gen 2 adapter (USB C Female to USB A Male) causing bottlenecking?
I recently picked up an SSD and enclosure with a built in USB Cable. CrystalDiskMark shows a >500MB/s read speed and >400MB/s write speed with a direct USB C connection to a USB 3.1 gen 2 port, so all ...
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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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How to protect an external volume with UWF on Windows 10?
I'm trying to use Unified Write Filter (UWF) to protect the memory of our embedded device that runs Windows 10. The problem is that it doesn't have any internal volume, and UWF won't work with USB ...
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Can't see file directory of USB drive
I have a new Dell XPS 13 laptop with Win 10. I have a USB hard drive that was plugged in to a Macbook Pro. I've now plugged it into the Dell. I cannot see the file directory. Win10 recognizes it (WD ...
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How can I upload files to Windows 10 from Samsung Galaxy S5?
I installed Android USB Driver on my Windows 10 laptop as well as Samsung Smart Switch on both
a) Windows 10 laptop
b) Samsung Galaxy S5
I tried to connect Windows laptop with Samsung phone via ...
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"This app can't run on your PC"
(Made some progress - pls.-see "Update2")
I am running Windows 10 Pro, 64-bit (Version 1709, Build 16299.64) in a VM. When trying to run documents by double-clicking them to fire the associated ...
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Removing privileges and access to users in Windows 10
I am new to system administration so please bear with me. I have a Lenovo laptop running Windows 10. There is highly sensitive information (media files) on the machine that I need another user to edit....
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USB devices not recognized but works on other computers
I upgraded from a Dell desktop to a Lenovo desktop earlier this year. I have Windows 10 and all drivers and software are up to date. I have like 5 USB devices plugged into this Lenovo desktop. 3 of ...
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External HDD periodically ejects itself
I have a 1.5TB external drive (Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex USB 3.0) that's been encountering some issues with my new computer setup.
For several years, I had an ancient Dell laptop running 24/7 to serve ...
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UASP requirements: does the HD need to support UASP?
According to this article, these are the requirements to have UASP enabled:
UAS support in the USB driver stack.
Device hardware supporting UAS.
Device firmware supporting UAS.
UAS-compatible system ...
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Usb stick in system devices but not in drives after re-partitioning with BootIce
I had usb stick that was formatted as iso.
Today i tried to recover it's original size (by using Bootice) and it worked ok, but now I can only see stick in System -> Disk Drives but not in Windows ...
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cannot unmount usb hdd "unknown error" Windows 10 (fsutil claims it is built in)
USB HDD connected via USB 3.0 cannot be safely removed after accessing it once (starting and stopping a VM stored on the disk). Only workaround so far is rebooting the computer.
"Das Gerät kann ...
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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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