passport says need to format everytime i pugged it in

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  1. Posts : 11
    windows 7 home basic 64bit
       #1

    passport says need to format everytime i pugged it in


    HI there,

    I have a similar problem, but my passport says need to format everytime i pugged it in. i already formated it and says unable to complete formatting what should i do?? thanks
    Last edited by Brink; 12 Oct 2014 at 22:46. Reason: moved to new thread
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  2. Posts : 52
    Windows 7
       #2

    Hi there.

    Did you try running chkdsk /r command using the CMD on the drive? This will locate the bad sectors and fix errors on the disk.

    Hope this helps. Cheers! :)
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  3. Posts : 11
    windows 7 home basic 64bit
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Hi there can u teach me how. I really dnt have any idea abt it. Thanks.
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  4. Posts : 52
    Windows 7
       #4

    Of course :)

    Click on Start. In the field Search Programs and files type CMD. Right-click on the first icon on the top and choose Run as Administrator. A new window will appear and in it type chkdsk x: /r (where x: is the letter of your external drive).

    Keep in mind that you must not stop the process until it is over.
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  5. Posts : 48
    Windows 7 Professional
       #5

    I had a similar problem with my Passport USB drive. But in my case there was all ready data on the drive that I did not want to lose. After many Google searches, I ran across a solution that worked for me.

    I plugged the passport in, then when the "format window" opened, I just closed the window asking me to format the drive, then opened Windows Explorer. I was able to "see" the drive (passport). I created a new folder on the drive, then renamed the folder "autorun.inf" without the quotes. (The folder is empty -- just named autorun.inf). This solved my problem of windows wanting to format the passport drive every time I plugged it in. Worked great for me, even though I am not quite sure why.

    Harmless to try if you want...

    Jim
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  6. Posts : 11
    windows 7 home basic 64bit
    Thread Starter
       #6

    hi icant do it. it says cannot open volume for direct access.

    MightyMiroWD said:
    Of course :)

    Click on Start. In the field Search Programs and files type CMD. Right-click on the first icon on the top and choose Run as Administrator. A new window will appear and in it type chkdsk x: /r (where x: is the letter of your external drive).

    Keep in mind that you must not stop the process until it is over.
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  7. Posts : 11
    windows 7 home basic 64bit
    Thread Starter
       #7

    hi,

    in my case i cant also see the device at my computer. after deleting from disk mngement. after mking a new volume same result.

    akjudge said:
    I had a similar problem with my Passport USB drive. But in my case there was all ready data on the drive that I did not want to lose. After many Google searches, I ran across a solution that worked for me.

    I plugged the passport in, then when the "format window" opened, I just closed the window asking me to format the drive, then opened Windows Explorer. I was able to "see" the drive (passport). I created a new folder on the drive, then renamed the folder "autorun.inf" without the quotes. (The folder is empty -- just named autorun.inf). This solved my problem of windows wanting to format the passport drive every time I plugged it in. Worked great for me, even though I am not quite sure why.

    Harmless to try if you want...

    Jim
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  8. Posts : 52
    Windows 7
       #8

    OK, let's try another thing.
    Can you try to assign letter to the drive?
    1. Click the Start button, right click on Computer, click Manage and in the window that'll open - go to Disk Management.
    2. If the device is there, right click on it and chose Change drive letter and Paths.
    3. Click Change → Assign the following drive letter.
    4. Type the letter you want to use and click OK.

    If this doesn't work, try to reinstall the device:
    1) Open device manager (go to run and type devmgmt.msc).
    2) Locate the external hard drive.
    3) Right click on it and choose uninstall.
    4) Reboot and let windows to reinstall a new driver.

    Let me know how it went. :)
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  9. Posts : 11
    windows 7 home basic 64bit
    Thread Starter
       #9

    this is what i have for my disk management sould i initialized it again made a new volume before doing ur sugegstion? because last night i try again to format it using the write zero. passport says need to format everytime i pugged it in-hd7.jpg
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  10. Posts : 52
    Windows 7
       #10

    Just right click on the drive, format it and after that assign a letter. :)
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