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Problems with Re-naming Files in External Drive & Saving becomes Un-readable

  • 14-09-2021 05:30PM
    #1
    misstearheus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,151 ✭✭✭


    Anyone know why I can't save Files on External Drive?? Getting Message saying they are Un-readable. Should this Drive be at NTFS or Ex-Fat or what is the difference in the two?

    Read Only in the File General Properties is un-checked.

    I don't know anything about editing Permissions or the different User Privileges... Could something be in-correct there?



Comments

  • #2
    misstearheus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,151 ✭✭✭misstearheus


    This is a Laptop, maybe I should have put this in Laptops Category...



  • #3
    Wheety
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,495 ✭✭✭Wheety


    You should be fine here. Not really a laptop exclusive problem.

    Is it a Windows 10 laptop?



  • #4
    misstearheus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,151 ✭✭✭misstearheus


    Yes.



  • #5
    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,596 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
    GDY151


    What size is the external hard drive? Has it ever been formatted? Is there content on it or is it brand new?



  • #6
    misstearheus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,151 ✭✭✭misstearheus


    2TB. Hasn't been formatted that I know of. It's currently NTFS. I have stuff saved on it, it displays the Thumbnails and File info of stuff I've saved but I don't want to open anything in case things go a.w.o.l. Bought it off someone.

    There's millions of results online anyway for the exact same thing so it's obviously a common occurrence. If only someone could come with a goddamn bloody solution for it...😔😔

    Gonna try save the stuff back to my Hard-drive and format External Drive, see will that do anything.... I'll probably end up losing everything 'cos I really think God and Mother Nature have just decided recently, that all and any of my escapades into technology should be horrifically horrendously suicidally nightmarish. But shure, such is life.



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