hard drive problem

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  1. Posts : 37
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       #1

    hard drive problem


    hi i have a 500gb buffalo inc hard drive and its been takeing ages transfering stuff over to it and when deleting stuff off it and sometimes it says not re sponding any idea how to fix this i have another 500gb buffalo inc hard drive and thats ok

    any help would be great thanks
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  2. Posts : 19,383
    Windows 10 Pro x64 ; Xubuntu x64
       #2

    Hi,

    You might want to try a few things:

    1. Run a chkdsk /R from an elevated commmand prompt
    2. Get a health ansd S.M.A.R.T status of the disk - try CrystalDiskInfo

    Post screenshots of both so we can have a look at this for you.

    Regards,
    Golden
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  3. Posts : 3,960
    W7 x64
       #3

    What is it, an external USBv2 drive? Something other?
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  4. Posts : 37
    windows 7 x64 Home Premium
    Thread Starter
       #4

    500gb external hard drive buffalo inc
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  5. whs
    Posts : 26,210
    Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
       #5

    Did you check "Better Performance" in Policies of the Device Manager Properties of this disk.
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  6. Posts : 37
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    Thread Starter
       #6

    i havent checked anything on it realy as im new to this stuff so still learning the basics
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  7. whs
    Posts : 26,210
    Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
       #7

    Type device manager into the start/search field and click on it. There you double click on Disk Drives and then double click on the disk in question. There you click on the button called Policies. There you will see.

    Just make sure you always safely remove your drive because else you might loose data. The chances are slim, but anyhow.
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  8. Posts : 37
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    Thread Starter
       #8

    ok did that, also i did a check on it in properties and if found errors and fixed them, and i defraged it and now it has even more problems, it starts making a buzzing noise and cuts out and comes back on all the time
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  9. Posts : 5,795
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
       #9

    It sounds like your drive is dying. I would get any data off it I could, and then check on your warranty status.
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  10. Posts : 37
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    Thread Starter
       #10

    thanks, im trying to get what i can off it now but keeps switching off, any idea on what made this problem happen ?
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