Issues with external hard drive

shadowwalker7 said:I'm telling you, man, I just can't click it or whatever, and I have absolutely no clue why it's acting like that.

Man, just send over a screenshot so I can actually see what's going on here...

shadowwalker7 said:Lightshot just won't let me take any screenshots... I've got plenty of options available, but all it ever lets me do is click on 'format drive' or 'help'!

Man, forget Lightshot, why even bother? Just hit Print Screen on your keyboard and paste it straight into Paint... 😵

Anyway, go check if that drive works on other computers, right? Like, are other USB sticks or external drives actually working on that PC?

Other USB drives work fine on my PC, so yeah...

shadowwalker7 said:Yeah, other USB drives work fine on my PC...

Man, I was looking at Opera 🎉
but wait, what exactly is "Disk 1" to you?
Does that drive actually work if you plug it into a different computer?

If this doesn't do the trick, we'll just have to try some other software to get it sorted out...

And I haven't even bothered testing it out on another PC yet

I mean, looking at this, it’s pretty obvious there isn't even a proper file system set up here... shouldn't it be running on NTFS?

American? 😁

shadowwalker7 said:American? 😁

well, I mean, that’s exactly what it says right there on your screenshot, isn't it?
http://partition-magic.soft32.com/

Seriously though, just go ahead and download this tool, and once you get it up and running, could you grab a quick screenshot for us so we can actually see what's going on under the hood? There's gotta be an option in there somewhere for allocating space, right? And if it's not labeled like that, maybe look for something like "extend partition," or perhaps "fix partition" or "fix MFT"—I don't know, there has to be *something* in there that does the trick... 🙂

hang on, I’m actually gonna upload the software for you right now http://www8.zippyshare.com/v/33sQntmd/file.html
just run the installer, and don't worry, I threw in the keygen too...

shadowwalker7 said:View on imgur

Man, I’m feeling the exact same way about this, just check out my post right above

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shadowwalker7 said:View on imgur

Alright, let's get down to business here... so you're looking at Disk 2, that big one with over 900 GB, right?
First things first, try right-clicking it and look all the way down under the "Modify" section—there should be an option to set it as active or inactive, and depending on what's going on, one of those might be grayed out...

Also, go ahead and hit "Check File System" and just see what kind of error message pops up for you...

BUT WAIT A SECOND, I JUST REALIZED SOMETHING... Is it just me, or does it look like your disk isn't even formatted yet? Hahaha! Try clicking "Format" and make sure you select NTFS.

Wait, where on earth is that? 😁

That's pretty much what I figured out... it all came down to the formatting. Since the drive wasn't formatted properly, those Windows systems just wouldn't recognize it at all.

And hey, problem solved! Don't even mention it.🙂

Just right-click that 900GB drive and hit format.

Make sure you select NTFS when you're doing it.

Man, am I an idiot? Sorry, I totally missed what you were getting at right away.

Still not fixed... it won't let me click anything

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I can't believe I'm even typing this out because it feels like we've all been circling the drain on this topic for months, but seriously, does anyone else feel like we're just hitting a massive wall lately? It’s like every time we think we’ve finally grasped how things are shifting in the States, some new ridiculous hurdle pops up out of nowhere to trip us all up again, right? I honestly find myself staring at the screen wondering if we're all just chasing our tails here, because it feels like the goalposts aren't just moving—they're being ripped out of the ground entirely! Does that make sense to anyone else, or am I just losing my mind in this madness? kaže:
It’s still not working... I'm trying to click it, but the button just won't budge!

I can't see the image you're trying to share! Could you try uploading it again? I'm dying to see what's going on here, but right now it's just a blank space staring back at me. Please, for the love of all that is holy, give me something to look at!

Just hit that delete button first, then go ahead and run a full format.