Recent content by marvindash

That's a good idea. I just tried it, though, and it didn't work. FileZilla showed up in the Add/Remove Programs after installation, I uninstalled it, rebooted, and the folder is still there in C:\Programs and won't allow me to delete it because it says it's open in another program.

FileZilla seems to be designed not to be removed. I have looked for some guidance online, but a lot of it centres on uninstalling it via Add/Remove Programs and FileZilla isn't listed there, but it's still on my PC. I tried using the promisingly named uninstall.exe in Program Files, but...

Hi kanewolf. Yes, I connected the Netgear up via ethernet. It was still receiving a strong signal from the router. The 'device connected' light on it goes green whilst I'm trying to connect my PC to the extended network, but then the green light disappears a few seconds later once the error...

Hi all. I recently switched Internet provider. They sent a new router and we were able to connect all devices to the router. We were also able to connect our old Netgear range extender to the router, but no devices would connect to the extended network. I've just bought a new, better range...

Used WinDirStat and found that despite the Recycle Bin on the drives being ostensibly empty, they contained invisible files (invisible even with show hidden files and folders enabled) and once I deleted these recycle bin folders the free space on the two drives is approximately the same. Many...

Just Windows Explorer.

I'll try this in a couple of days (switching Internet provider tomorrow). What's the privacy like on WinDirStat and WizTree? I use these drives to back up work files and have contracts with clients that say I'll do everything (read: including the virtually impossible) to secure the work I do for...

Hi all. I have two identical external 5TB HDDs, both with 4.54TB capacity. They have the same content. And yet one is showing 92.7GB of free space and the other is showing 362GB of free space. I'm aware that discrepancies aren't uncommon, but this is a very big discrepancy (c. 269GB). I've...

My PC has stopped recognising my two external HDDs. They come up as CD drives when I plug them into any USB port. They work normally on other PCs. I've had similar issues in the past, which lead me to believe that the drives are fine and it's something to do with the PC. The HDDs work normally...

It has been on my list as a last resort. As I mentioned above, I'm no techie. My understanding is that formatting the drive wipes it completely, partitions and all, which would presumably mean that I would have to set up partitions again. In other words, I had envisaged that it would be more...

I had considered doing that, but given that they both work perfectly well on the laptop, I figure that it's more likely a software issue (with the WD Unlocker or Windows itself).

Does anyone else have any thoughts? I'm in a bit of a bind here (can't back up my work) and am considering forking out for two new external HDDs during Black Friday deals.

Does anyone else have any thoughts? I'm in a bit of a bind here (can't back up my work) and am considering forking out for two new external HDDs during Black Friday deals.

And here are the results for the laptop. I didn't type in the password for the MyPassport prior to running powershell. Is that OK? PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Get-Disk Number Friendly Name Serial Number HealthStatus OperationalStatus Total Size Partition...

Here are the results for the PC. NB This is with one of the MyPassports plugged in. PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Get-Disk Number Friendly Name Serial Number HealthStatus OperationalStatus Total Size Partition...