Win7 can't see folders on an external drive


  1. Tdattomo
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    Win7 can't see folders on an external drive


    I have a Win7 machine with external drives. I bought a new machine, also with Win7. When I moved the external drives over I can't see the folders. I thought the drive might be damaged so I moved them back to the original machine and I can see the folders.

    Why can't I see the folders on the external drive with the new machine?
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  3. Ztruker
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    Do you get any kind of message when you try to browse the external drive, like Access denied?
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  4. Tdattomo
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    I just thought of,it, the new machine is 64 bit so not sure what to do now
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  6. Ztruker
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    64 bit does not matter. Please answer my question.
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