Any computer experts?

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  1. Thrappo Tyke

    Thrappo Tyke Well-Known Member

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    I've been getting an error message when I plug in my external hard drive, it's telling me I need to re-format it, though it was working perfectly yesterday.

    Does anyone know if there's anything I can do? I'd be gutted at the prospect of losing my entire digital music collection!
     
    Thrappo Tyke, Oct 22, 2012
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    Are you using a Windows computer? If so:

    1). Reboot your computer with it disconnected then reconnect it. See what happens.
    2). Try to run disk checker (chkdsk) on it - it might be corrupt.

    Try those and see what happens. Then either:

    a). Start thinking about backups
    b). Be glad you already have backsup in place...
     
    Scoff, Oct 22, 2012
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    You could also try system restore to put your computer's settings back a few days. I had an internet prob a few weeks ago and used system restore and the issue resolved
     
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