Any computer techs here on the board?

[HEMI-ITIS]

Have an issue with my external hard drive,looking for help.

 

[MarPar]

Tell me you locked yerself out of it

 

[HEMI-ITIS]

Tell me you locked yerself out of it

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No LMOFL!!

 

[Durandal25]

What’s the issue

 

[MarPar]

 

[HEMI-ITIS]

Have a 2 TB external with alot of saved files. I ran a backup onto to it and now the files will not show.
Are they deleted????????

 

[MarPar]

Have a 2 TB external with alot of saved files. I ran a backup onto to it and now the files will not show.
Are they deleted????????

You ran the backup as you normally would?

Is it a program you use, or did you just select files and copy and paste?

 

[HEMI-ITIS]

1st time back up on the hard drive.Used the program in the LT to back up.

 

[kiwigtx]

Tell me you locked yerself out of it

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[MarPar]

1st time back up on the hard drive.Used the program in the LT to back up.

Ah. Well, are the files in the original location still?

 

[kiwigtx]

Files may have a different name and location now?

 

[HEMI-ITIS]

Ah. Well, are the files in the original location still?

No longer on the LT hard drive,all on the external...............

 

[snakeyes]

I hate hard drives have always ended up replacing one every year ,went to solid state not going to say one thing I don't want to jinx myself

 

[kiwigtx]

I hate hard drives have always ended up replacing one every year ,went to solid state mot going to say one thing I don't want to jinx myself

I went Solid State internal on my lappie a few years ago...the original mechanical one was slowing down and making a lot of noise.
Also running a 2TB external for excess files.

 

[coronet68mx]

First check if you have complete access to the external HDD, and if it was formated properly, check if the extension of the files are not corrupt, ieg . doc, jpeg, mp3 etc, check if that the files are not protected by a firewall or a similar program, check your antivirus, what's the OS on your computer.
What file extension are you looking for, I repair computers for years maybe I can help you

 

[Baller]

No longer on the LT hard drive,all on the external...............

Well, then you didn't back them up correctly, unless you meant to move them off the laptop. What brand is the external HD?

 

[Daves69]

Windows10?
Did you go to file explorer, click on the external, then search for all files using *.* in the search box?

Here I simulate the external with my video cam card. Used *.* to find all files......

 

[MarPar]

First check if you have complete access to the external HDD, and if it was formated properly, check if the extension of the files are not corrupt, ieg . doc, jpeg, mp3 etc, check if that the files are not protected by a firewall or a similar program, check your antivirus, what's the OS on your computer.
What file extension are you looking for, I repair computers for years maybe I can help you

Dale guey...I wonder if the external drive iz encrypted?

 

[HEMI-ITIS]

Well, then you didn't back them up correctly, unless you meant to move them off the laptop. What brand is the external HD?

The files I copied onto the HD. After I did what I thought was a back up the files did not show.
My son-in-law has it to try and help and I don't recall what brand it is.

 

[coronet68mx]

Dave 69 is right, place in the search box the extension of the file you are trying to find, if are pics look for a *. Jpeg, music *. mp3 documents *.doc, *.xls *.pdf, movies I believe *. Wmn I can assure you that the files are there, most of my money came when I was young came from finding lost files the trick is to know we're to look.