Hard drive ranting
Dec 9, 2018 13:43:54 #
I need to rant, just to feel better.
Working on a brand new Surface Pro 6 with a 1tb Samsung portable hard drive attached. All is well, moved some files around then started building a new document using InDesign.
No problem till it stopped being recognized by Windows. Just quit working.
I am out in the middle of Texas hill county for another week.
The only internet access (when it works) is my phone.
I suppose I will have to wait till I get back to Ft. Worth next week to try and fix this headache.
I just love computers 😝
Ken
Working on a brand new Surface Pro 6 with a 1tb Samsung portable hard drive attached. All is well, moved some files around then started building a new document using InDesign.
No problem till it stopped being recognized by Windows. Just quit working.
I am out in the middle of Texas hill county for another week.
The only internet access (when it works) is my phone.
I suppose I will have to wait till I get back to Ft. Worth next week to try and fix this headache.
I just love computers 😝
Ken
Dec 9, 2018 13:54:20 #
Plieku69 wrote:
Ken, Technology is great when it works the way it is supposed to. When you have a glitch, you tilt.I need to rant, just to feel better. br Working on... (show quote)
Dec 9, 2018 13:58:52 #
I can sympathize. No matter how careful you are, the computer will malfunction for no apparent reason. On the bright side, it might just start working again for no apparent reason. 
Dec 9, 2018 14:35:55 #
Maybe email the file(s) to yourself as a backup until you resolve the problem with the external HD?
Dec 9, 2018 18:29:40 #
Could be that the drive is too full. I put it away for a cooling off period. Just reconnected and found that it is 90% full.
I could read the drive so I moved the folder I was working on to the computer hard drive.
All seems to be good again. I must be taking too many pictures to use 1 Tb of drive space.
Ken
I could read the drive so I moved the folder I was working on to the computer hard drive.
All seems to be good again. I must be taking too many pictures to use 1 Tb of drive space.
Ken
Dec 10, 2018 11:15:36 #
I have been watching an English TV program lately called "The IT Crowd". When someone calls in about a computer problem, the Crowds opening greeting is, "Have you tried turning it off, then on again?". Have you done that?
This might apply to anyone having computer problems (Jerry?).
This might apply to anyone having computer problems (Jerry?).
Dec 10, 2018 11:22:36 #
That was the first question when I was forced to use Apple (fruit) computers where I worked some time ago.
Ken
Ken
Dec 10, 2018 18:04:12 #
Plieku69 wrote:
Could be that the drive is too full. Ken
One neat little "free" program that would be helpful for you is "Tree Size Free," from https://www.jam-software.com/treesize_free/.
It's sort of like File Explorer, but it sorts the entire contents of the drive, putting the biggest directories on top. You can then easily see what is taking up the most storage. For example, I have found that on occasion c:\temp has a bazillion files in it taking up a good portion of the HD. Deleting those freed up a ton of disk space. Good luck.
Dec 10, 2018 18:25:59 #
This is the kind of situation where it pays to have the system automatically save periodically.
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