-=PCTechTalk=- Re: External HDD format-- Roger
- From: "Roger" <rcleavitt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:33:12 -0700
OK Sandy,
If you're ready we can start this little spearmint!!
You have the CD with Super Fdisk on it.
It should be bootable (mine burned that way anyway)
Your machine has to be set to boot to a CD first in the order of boot
options. That seems to be the default order anymore so you should be good to
go.
Now,
insert the CD and reboot
You should be booted directly into Super Fdisk
THE BIG QUESTION.............
Does your external drive show up as one of the installed drives in your
machine????????????
If not we get to go to plan B or C or D
If the drive is there and you're sure it's the external we can attempt to
format the drive and thus clean it of those files.
To Format......
Highlight the drive in the window...........
From the menu at the top select Format
You should get a warning that it will wipe out all the data, etc. and then
then proceed with the format.
When it finishes go to the menu again and File/Exit
Reboot and we're done!
Plan B
If Super Fdisk doesn't work then maybe MoveOnBoot will remove the immobile
files so you can format from within Windows?
I sent the link for MOB, the freeware version works fine. If you don't have
it I can round it up again.
Plan C is the remove the drive from the external enclosure and connect it
temporarily directly to your internal hard disk controller?
New machine, have to open the case.......... warranty problems, lots of
work??????????
Plan D is to keep Gman busy this weekend with a low level format.
Personnally I think he's a saadist or masochist and enjoys that type of
activity??
What do you say?
I've got to leave in about twenty minutes to go pick up some meds but I
won't be gone long>
Whenever you're ready!
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Sandy" <sandy.rick@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, September 12, 2008 11:47 AM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: External HDD format-- Roger
> ok...............first I should say that GMan deleted everything that
> could
> be deleted from within windows explorer and once he disabled the restore
> on
> it the only things that were left were 1) a file called Found.000, it
> shows
> up as a folder that is lighter in color than folders usually are and 2) a
> "recycled" icon.
>
> I'm unable to delete or open either one of these.
>
> I right click on the drive letter and hit properties, but don't see
> anything
> about a "compress files option". So far the only place I've seen that was
> when I was trying to format it......on the first window that opens it has
> a
> place to tick or not tick that option.
>
> I'm running XP Pro sp 2...........the only difference is that this pc did
> not come with an "Office" application on it. Comp USA is the only store
> that still has a pcs with XP on them and this one is a "business" model
> (It's extremely quiet and cool - has 2 fans). I'm constantly thinking it
> turned off because I can't hear anything, lol. The salesman said they
> left
> off an office application to leave it up to the buyer as to whether they
> wanted one or which one they wanted. I think they were just being cheap,
> lolololol.
>
> Sandy
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Roger" <rcleavitt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 8:47 PM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: External HDD format-- GMan/Roger
>
>
>> Great Sandy!
>>
>> Now that we have a tool to git where we ain't let's figure out where we
>> is.
>> From Windows Explorer can you open that external drive and see the
>> installed
>> files?
>> If you can see the list of files on the drive can you tell if any are
>> compressed? Compressed files have the file names in a different color.
>>
>> Now, if you have the drive open and you can see files.....Right click on
>> the
>> drive letter, open the Properties, and make sure the compress files
>> option
>> is NOT ticked.
>> can you highlight each file name and hit the Delete button?
>> Individual files would be easiest since then you could tell if the file
>> won't delete.
>> Any file that won't delete.......... can you double click on it and open
>> it?
>> then delete?
>> If we can remove the files by deleting then we won't have to play the
>> mickey
>> mouse games with the DOS app.
>> OK
>> let me know.........
>>
>>
>> ----------
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Sandy" <sandy.rick@xxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 4:09 PM
>> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: External HDD format-- GMan/Roger
>>
>>
>>> Ok, I've made the CD and if you can tell me in baby steps how/what to do
>>> I'm
>>> game. But I don't know anything about DOS so i don't know if that's
>>> necessary or not.
>>>
>>> Sandy in Fla.
>>
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