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    Question Seagate HDD on Win 10 write protected

    It isn't making any beeping noises or unusual clicking sounds. And, it's just 2 years old or so. While backups are (or were) in order, I just hadn't gotten around to it yet, in part because I actually used this computer much less frequently than any of my former ones and even fewer times than...
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    Question Seagate HDD on Win 10 write protected

    If I inadvertently managed to encrypt it, I didn't realize I had, I'm not certain I even did, and if I did it could only have been cause by my accidentally starting the bitlocker service instead of the nearby listed other service which had been my intention. if this is how whatever has happened...
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    Question Seagate HDD on Win 10 write protected

    Can anyone please help me resolve a troubling issue with my Seagate HDD, which had been running with Windows 10 on board? One day the PC booted up just fine. The next day it wouldn't boot up the system at all. I've made the ultimate arse of myself by not having the backup I should have been...