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    Question External harddrive failing to be recognized before chkdsk can finish

    i have a 1TB Toshiba external harddrive that was working fine until i tried recording OBS to it. the recorded files were inaccessible and likely corrupted, so i deleted them. a day or 2 later, the drive is having issues being recognized or accessed. when i unplug and plug back in the drive, its...
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    Question Seagate Extenal HD Issues [Considered as Unknown by Windows 10, HD Light Not Functioning]

    Hello there! I am having an issue with my external HD. This happened after my Windows 10 laptop got stucked so I have to force restart by holding the power button of my laptop. After the restart, my HD suddenly isn't recognized by my laptop and its lights isn't turning on but the HD itself is...
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    [SOLVED] Docking Station for Portable USB HDD

    Hi All, I have many external Portable USB HDD, from Seagate, WD, etc. They are mostly USB 2.0, and some USB 3.0. Every time I need to use any of them, after remembering what is stored in which portable HDD, I need to plug them into a USB port in my machine to access them. Is there any...
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    Question Difference between JBOD and RAID 0 - specifically re Lacie external drives

    I need at least an 8-10 TB external drive and am considering: Lacie 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3 RAID drive (8 TB) Lacie d2 Thunderbolt 3 drive (10 TB) If I understand correctly, if I set the RAID drive up as RAID 0 or RAID 1, it gives me 4 TB maximum capacity. Is this correct? If I set the RAID...
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    Question WD easystore desktop backup 4tb power consumption?

    Hi, i’d like to know how much power this device uses reading/writing per hour and also while just plugged in idling. This device requires the AC adapter to be plugged in, in order for it to power on and operate. Thank you in advance for the help...