Format

Hey everyone, I’m facing a frustrating issue with my PC. It suddenly started freezing on the ASUS logo during boot and won’t load into Windows. Here’s what I’ve tried so far: Attempted to format the PC using a bootable USB. After restarting, the same issue persists. Removed the CMOS battery...

i made a Windows XP bootable flash drive but I can't open Windows XP install from boot menu on the old computer. On my own computer i can enter the Windows install menu from the boot menu but the old computer doesn't open from bootable file. The old computer has antiX Linux OS and when i...

I want to use an m.2 nvme ssd as an external drive. I bought this enclosure and a 2TB drive. Question: are there any settings I should look out for when formatting the drive for external use? Thanks.

So went and bought a Sandisk iXpand flashdrive for the reason that it's lighting to usb-c so I could use it on all 3 of my devices. But I plug this thing in and it tells me I need to download some app, I do that and it doesn't even work as intended because it it's not read as a proper location...

Hello everybody, I'm new to this forum hoping to find a solution here. Recently my computer start showing BSOD and rebooting and at some point it just won't boot anymore so I tried to perform a clean win10 install and noticed that I'm unable to format or install windows on my SSD, I tried to use...

As I said in the title, I might have a possible virus on my computer, and it’s a sneaky virus and proving hard to find so i’v come to the conclusion of completely wiping my computer as things have gotten a little bit messy on it anyway over the several years I’ve had it. OS; WD 250gb ssd main...

Laptop running Windows 10, version 21H2, build 19044.3324. iPhone 14+, iOS 17.0, United States. Connecting phone to PC with USB-A to Lightning cable. This problem began three weeks ago. Cannot open pictures from Files Explorer. Microsoft Photos returns the message "Sorry, Photos can't open...

So I have this SSD that I reformatted recently and I noticed something that is on that SSD there is a certain folder that has a file with .missing extension on it that will keep coming back after I restart my computer even though I already deleted it. Oh, and I also tried to reformat it and...

It is a long story so buckle up. I bought a new PC in September with so much happiness that I finally got a good PC with the following Specs: CPU: Intel Core i7-12700K 3.6 GHz Mobo: MSI MPG Z690 EDGE WIFI ATX LGA1700 RAM: Kingston FURY Beast 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-5600 Storage 1...

I want to know how do I format my current windows C drive for a new computer that I’m building to use it as a Windows C drive. I couldn’t find any good videos, mostly people teaching how to format a secondary drive and not the windows drive for a new computer.

I have to press the windows key 3-10 times for the start menu to open. Keyboard works fine(checked online ). The menu opens just fine when I click on it to open. The RUN function using WIN+R keys works everytime, but when taking screenshot WIN Key+Printscreen key ,shot is taken but earlier it...

I used Balena etcher to format a usb stick onto a debian iso, then wanted to undo it. Did diskpart but closed it in the middle of formatting, now even after cleaning it only shows 900~ mb of unallocated space even though it is a 16gb drive. When i do format from the file explorer it says...

I have been trying to format an HDD using your tutorial and the "diskpart" method. Unfortunately after I get to the command line and enter "diskpart" per your tutorial, I do not get a diskpart window to continue. Using Win 10 Pro and trying to format a 2 1/2" Seagate drive that I have completely...

Hi all, A buddy of mine cloned his drive onto a 2.5" SSD, ever since, the drive only appears after about 2 mins. That's the first problem 2nd problem, I've tried various methods of formatting the drive (via CMD, 3rd party software, standard windows software). The formatting appears...

I am well aware that in most scenarios setting your page file to automatic is the best way, however I just prefer to have a static set page file for my own OCD reasons and am asking these questions based on hypothetical results and would greatly appreciate any answers. I have a few questions...

Recently, I've decided that I wanted to clear up one of my SSD's (Disk 2) so I can move my files from Disk 1 to Disk 2. This is so I can fully install Linux on Disk 1, since I've been using it for my school work, development, and some gaming. Unfortunately, there is a "System Reserved" on Disk...

This issue has been frustrating me for almost a year now. I am very frustrated and I need help. For TLDR skip to bullet points. It all started in my last rig (Windows 10, i5-4460, 16Gb DDR3). The PC, while working perfectly, would randomly (usually when watching a movie) start stuttering, then...

TL;DR: May have bricked HDD, Sometimes shows up in Disk Manager, but doesn't inicialize or format propely. Any way to fix or should I get a pro to do this? Okay here's how I bricked it. So I have this laptop with a broken screen, I can only see a 1/3 of it. I turn it on, it says something about...

So, I just want to reset my PC. Get rid of all my apps, files and start fresh. I've already backed everything up. However, everytime I try to reset my PC, i click "remove everything" and "Reinstall windows". It goes to 100% and then it restarts. And then it starts again normally, but nothing...

Hi, I have cloned my Windows to second disk, meaning my first disk's C: drive and the three related partitions are not in use anymore. I formatted the C drive. But I cannot delete the other three partitions. Also, the formatted C: drive shows up correctly as unallocated space, but cannot be used...

I bought 4x Western Digital Elements Desktop 16TB Hub Drives ( WDBWLG0160HBK-EESN ) I removed the HDDs from the hub and I've added them to my 4x HP Blade Servers (1 drive in each server). I went into the boot setup (F10 - Intelligent Provisioning) and configured them as a RAID 0. I then booted...

My company recently purchased a bunch of ASUS Vivobook 15's. They came with 128GB M.2's and we replaced them with 256GB M.2. The removed 128GB ones are FORESEE FSGLMMC-128GH We wanted to reuse them but can't seem to get them to format on any other systems. Tried them in other computers, on 2...

Its File system is exFAT by default (which I THINK is what's best because it allows for higher allocation unit sizes) and I will be transferring large files on it. It goes from 8192 kilobytes all the way up to 32,768 kilobytes.

I've watched many videos and look at many forums solutions. I'm having a difficult time trying to fix the sd card. I know that it works because I can access it through the IP address from Networks. I can see everything inside the card. However, when I insert the sd card into the pc, it wants me...

Hello, I recently bought m.2 SSD and transferred my personal data from my SATA drive to a new Samsung Evo drive but my bad I just did something and the SSD corrupted the Samsung gave me the new 1 as it is just 7 days old. Just before that, I formatted my SATA drive with Eraser 3 pass which is...

My hard drive is dying/dead(?). The file system changed to RAW and I cannot open the drive anymore. Is there any way I can get my data back or format without erasing? The drive is called: Seagate ST31000340AS (I tried CHKDSK but it said "The type of the file system is RAW. CHKDSK is not...

I've bought a new Ssd intenso 120gb....Installed windows 10 64x and 5 days afters a blue screen appears....somehow after this bsod any change i made on this drive like install or uninstall programs won't have any effect.Every time my pc opens its just before the bsod...i tried everything...

Hey everyone, I am in need of some help! My organization just purchased a brand new Dell Latitude 5520 for one of our employees. These are the specs: KBG40ZNS512G NVMe KIOXIA 512GB SSD, Intel i7-1185G7, 16GB DDR4 SDRAM @ 3200MHz, Intel Iris Xe Graphics. We currently use Windows PE for imaging...

Hey guys, I recently got a Kingston 1TB "A2000" M.2 NVMe SSD for my birthday, and installed in on my desktop Windows 10 computer (I already have one 500GB NVME SSD installed as the boot device). I tried to format it and make it register as an actual disk by using Disk Management, but it does...

Hi everyone, Hope you're staying safe. Currently I have as SSD and a HDD, both being ~500-ish GB in size each. My old Windows OS was installed on the hard drive, and the new OS I'm using is on the SSD. HDD is partitioned into 2-3 Volumes, one with the OS, the other with data only and one named...

So i have formatted my ssd from raw to ntfs. After that i reboot my pc from restart pc and after that my ssd have formatted itself back to raw. If i just shut my pc and then open it, nothing happens to my ssd format. I tried to chkdsk /f and /r , but it didnt help at all. I also tried to...

I have an Acer Predator Helios 300 laptop. The laptop works perfectly fine if I just put it to sleep. But if I shut it down, it sometimes starts up as if I'm booting it for the first time ever; no desktop icons, installed apps, backgrounds, user data. If I restart it a couple of times, it...

I have a bunch of Kingston Data Traveler USB sticks ranging in size from 16GB to 64 GB. These have a "read only" (Diskpart shows it as a CDROM) partition and a data partition, and access to the data partition is only through software in the "read only" partition, where it gets encrypted with a...

I need some help. I have a 5TB portable HDD that I long-formatted into exFAT. My plan is to set this drive up and then format a second drive the same way and use these two drives as a portable backup with one redundancy. I want to be able to freely write to it from Windows computers and Mac...

I am having an issue while deleting certain files on my sd card which I guess are corrupted I am unable to access my memory card on my phone but can open it on my computer it has certain files that are corrupted and has names like "└²₧┼ΩÖ .πö " special character names and shows that it was...

How to properly clean/format hard drive with installed windows? to be used as an extra HDD. I have a 1TB hard drive with windows in it. I want to use as a storage drive for my new laptop with SSD that has a slot for a hard drive. I can just plug the hard drive in and reformat it in "this pc"?

So I’ve been gradually been putting my build together and this is what I’m running Aorus x570 elite Ryzen 5 3500xt 3rd gen 16gb Corsair vengeance rgb pro 3200mhx c16 Evga 850w psu 80+ gold supernova Asus Gtx 1660ti Phoenix edition Window 10 home free 1 Kingston m.2 nvme 256gb ssd 1 sk hynix...

I got a new hard drive and plugged it in ive already checked the cables everything's fine the hard drive even pops up on my disk manager already but for some reason I don't get the option to format it and I just said screw it and tried making a spanned volume and it didn't do anything. Is there...

I recently cloned my HDD to a SSD. So now I've got 2 disks named "local disk", however with different drive letters. I want to wipe the HDD so I can use it for storing other files. I have tried going to disk management and formating, but the format is greyed out. I have also tried using the...

So I'm planning to Upgrade from my Windows 7 ( Enterprise 64-bit SP1) to Windows 10 64 pro. My C partition where windows 7 is installed on is practically empty. Only some programs are installed on it and are easily re downloadable like Chrome, Nvidia drivers etc. But these aren't the ones i'm...