-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Formatting External HDD

Sorry I didn't realize this earlier :-((  I hope I didn't mess it up.
But obviously a scan can't be done on it for some reason??
I had everything closed out except just the scan it was hung
up on and would not let me close out of...........Mrs. pc
novice hangs her head in shame :-(

Sandy in Fla.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don101" <don101@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2008 7:54 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Formatting External HDD


> When the safe remove says it cannot stop a drive it means there is
> software or a service running that is using or accessing the drive or
> has data on the drive that it might need at some point.
>
> Windows Explorer is the usual culprit on my machine since I always
> have it open.  My mailstore is on an external so sometimes Outlook
> Express is the culprit.
>
> When you close everything and you still cannot stop it, reboot.
> Making it safe to remove is a part of the shutdown/restart/hibernate
> process.
>
> Don
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Sandy" <sandy.rick@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2008 6:39 PM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Formatting External HDD
>
>
>> OK I tried to use the "safe to remove" but it always told me it
>> could not be
>> removed.........so since I didn't know what else to do I just turned
>> off the
>> external's power button and then the phace 2 progress bar filled all
>> the way
>> across and I got an error box:
>>
>> Checking Disk WD External (G:)
>> Windows was unable to complete the disk check
>>
>> Hopefully I didn't mess anything up, but it was obviously hung up on
>> ???
>>
>> Sandy in Fla
>
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