Whats Wrong With My Portable Hard Drive?

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Luciie

On my portable hard drive i kept all my pictures + videos + movies, i had copied a movie onto it one day, and then about 1 month later and plugged the hard drive into my laptop and i clicked onto it, it let me onto the hard drive, but when i tried to click on the pictures folder it just freezes and then doesnt respond, i've tried it with every folder on the hard drive and it does the same thing over and over, ive even tried it on two other computers and it still wont work, i dont know what to do as it has alot of my old pictures + videos on which i dont have a copy of. please help?

Answer
You can try unplugging then replugging the hard drive a few times. That includes the data cable (if any) and the power cord. I suspect either the driver or a system file is corrupted.
You can also try to visit that portable hard drives manufacturer web site and look for support links. Maybe they have a solution or some file you can download to your computer that might help.
But don't be surprised if the drive is dead.

I use two large capacity memory sticks to backup all my data (not the applications since I have their CDs and DVDs). In case one breaks, I purchase another memory stick and transfer everything from the good stick to the new stick. This way I always have two backups.
I am also considering purchasing an external hard drive that will be used strictly for backing up files. So the only time I connect it is when I do my weekly backups. Otherwise, it remains disconnected and powered off. That will lenghten it's life since the internal disks won't be spinning the whole time.

I copied music files from my portable hard drive but when i disconnect the portable hard drive i can not play?

ashncory20

I have a portable hard drive, I copied songs from a friend on it.I brought it home and put it in my usb port. autoplay opend up. I tried to transfer music using media import but is says that Roxio cd creator trial has expired. I have an 80gb zune. I tried to change it to copy to there but there was no option. I created a shortcut to the file on my desktop. It worked while I had the portable HD connected and loaded all the songs to my zune. But when I unhooked the Portable HD My zune software would not let me play them. So I need to know how to transfer files so I dont need to keep plugging in my portable HD everytime I want to listen to select songs. Thanks anyone who understands my problem and can help. Ialso I am running a Dell Laptop with crappy Vista.( i mean windows vista)

Answer
You didn't copy the files. You created shortcuts to a file. Yes, they are very different. A shortcut can only be used when the original files are present. You need to select all the files you want to copy. Select edit at the top of the window. Go the copy to.. Select the location and you're done. Adios

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