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Mysterious folder with only three dots for name!
There is a folder on the root of my external drive with three dots as the name which suddenly appeared mysteriously on my external drive this morning. This folder is on the root of my external drive, E:. I don't want t delete it unless I know its contents. I tried to move it and it said it was...- FireMarshalBill69
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- data recovery e drive external drive file size file system folder deletion folders hard drive mysterious
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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E Drive Suddenly Dissapeared
Hi, When I woke up this morning I turned on my computer and it had an error message, unfortunately I didn't look at this error message and continued to start up (computer updated, see attached for list of updates). When I loaded up I noticed many different programs weren't accessible anymore...- simanton
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- 2tb accessibility connection data recovery disappearing disk management drive recognition e drive hard drive hdd missing drive rescan disk storage issues system error system update tech support troubleshooting user request
- Replies: 9
- Forum: Windows Hardware
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Windows 10 Help with creating Batch files. My instructor is no help.
I'm having to create a set of batch files for a class. My instructor is no help. I have included the assignment. Is there anyone out there who can help me? 1. Create a batch file called DD.BAT. This batch file should display the files on the root of the HOMEWORK drive in date order with the...- jpriley
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- assignment automation batch file born.txt documentation e drive file copy file deletion file extensions file management h drive hidden files homework s drive screen clearing scripting sorting subdirectories teams.tms windows commands
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 Won't boot after windows update
This is on a six-core system, 8GB ram, win 8.1 64bit. Yesterday everything was fine. I went to shut down at the end of the day and selected 'update and shut down.' Then in the morning windows would not boot up. After some digging around it looks like the update moved my entire windows folder...- rpahl13
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- 64-bit backup boot boot issues c drive e drive error help ram repair six-core system restore tech support troubleshooting update update issues windows 8.1 windows folder windows update
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 How do I get a disc to run?
After countless issues and a time-frame when the internet was down, I re-installed Windows 10. The problem is that inserting the driver disc does nothing. How to get it to play? I can see the files on it for the E: drive, but none look like an .exe file. How do I get the disc player to...- trog69
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- autoplay disc drivers e drive files installation issues support troubleshooting windows 10
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 Windows 10 "data" drive full
Windows 10 created a drive "E" for data, that is completely full, but I have not put anything on it. I am getting warnings that this data drive is out of space. Prior to Windows 10 installation, my 1TB data hard drive was unplugged. That drive was drive "E." When Windows 10 installed, it...- Jerald7
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- configuration data drive data recovery disk management disk space disk usage e drive file system hard drive hidden files partition ssd storage storage issues troubleshooting user inquiry warning windows 10 windows installation
- Replies: 8
- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Unexpected BSOD on a new install of windows (Crashdump(s) included)
Hello people of the Windows form! I have had 2 BSOD'S in one day! one happened when i was AFK and the other when i was playing GTA V (game). As I have know clue what to do i thought i would upload the dump files here and hope some one can help. Thanks for any help *NOTE* i have been having...- NiallHT
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- afk bsod community crash dump discussion driver issues dump files e drive error gaming gta v hard drive help request support system crash troubleshooting windows installation windows update
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
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Windows 10 Questions about the search Panel?
Hi If you click search from the start button right click menu it opens a search panel on the right side of the screen. It has 3 categories, Everywhere, Files and Settings. If I type in the word "Lucy" (I picked Lucy because it's my animated character and there are a lot of files like Lucy...- MikeHawthorne
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- agent ransack c drive cartoon character d drive e drive everywhere file indexing file management file search files microsoft feedback panel usage search functionality search issues settings troubleshooting user questions windows 10 windows search
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Optimal Partition Size for Windows 7 and Virtual XP on 1TB Hard Drive
I have a new Lenovo computer with Windows 7 Professional 64 bit. I'm going to partition it into drives C, D, E and F. It has a 1 Terabyte hard drive (actually 918 GB) I need to allow sufficient space in the C partition for the W7P operating system PLUS Virtual XP, which I plan to install...- Jerome100
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- c drive computer setup d drive disk setup drive configuration e drive f drive hard drive lenovo partition space allocation storage tech support virtual xp windows 7
- Replies: 7
- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 Driver Download Needed
Hey all, so I need a drivers download for slimtype dvd a ds8a8sh. I cant find one for free. Most of them are those stupid driver support programs that require you to pay. Windows must have their driver files available somewhere, wouldn't they? The computer isn't recognizing the e drive for some...- Kat
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- download drivers dvd e drive slimtype support troubleshooting windows
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- Forum: Windows Hardware
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Windows 7 Convert .wtv to .dvr-ms Files Output with Shorter Length
When I use the Windows 7 option to convert .wtv to .dvr-ms the converted .dvr-ms files are much shorter in length than the original .wtv files, e.g. a .wtv file with a length of 2:35:58 will be converted to a .dvr-ms file with a length of 29:35. To troubleshoot this I tested a few .wtv files...- AkashaJSummer
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- .wtv conversion drive issues dvr e drive file format file size media files troubleshooting windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Multimedia
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Windows 7 My C isnt my E
So my system it telling me that I cant use E: to do my system backup. See attachments for what I am seeing. (I'm aware that I don't have enough space currently to do a backup but that's not really a relevant issue) I've been getting this error for almost a month and am getting to the point...- Prettz
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- backup c drive disk management drive e drive error free space storage system windows
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 D drive and E drive not able to open
I am trying to open my hard drives of my dell windows 7 laptop, but unable to open and the error continuously going on. I think it is badly affected with virus. But my anti-virus is still running, can any one suggest me what should I do to access my drives again?- mayuri14
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- antivirus d drive drive access e drive error hard drive laptop troubleshooting virus windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Hardware
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Windows 7 Windows 7 / Linux Dual Boot Missing Hard Drive Space
Hello, About 6 months ago I set up a new machine dual boot using GParted with the following configuration: /dev/sda1 ntfs (Windows 7 system reserved) 100 MB /dev/sda2 ntfs (Windows7 C: drive) 99 GB (includes 4 GB of preloaded page file space) /dev/sda3 ntfs (Shared drive - Windows7 E: Drive /...- bajones234
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- c drive disk space drive management dual boot e drive file access file system gparted hard drive hidden files linux linux root partition shared drives storage storage warning swap system reserved treesize windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Media Player 12 Won"T Recognise Ant Discs!!!!
Please help!!!! Media Player12 is not working properly. All drivers are up to date and windows says all should be working. Have 32 bit Dell Home Premium desktop. Seems the E drive is unable to read any disc I put in. I get pop-up saying insert media. I have tried store bought CDS and DVDS and...- pleasantvalley
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- burning issues cds dell disk recognition drivers dvd e drive expert assistance fix home premium libraries media player motherboard pc terminology power supply settings tech help troubleshooting user support windows
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 disk not recognised in e drive
I have a cd with pictures on it from my holiday. When I got home I tried the disk in my ps3 and all the pictures were there I then tried it in the e drive of my pc but it doesn't recognise the disk at all. I have since tried it back in the ps3 and now that doesn't recogise it either. Am...- JoPayne
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- computer help computer issues data loss digital photos disk issues drive recognition e drive file recovery holiday media pictures ps3 recovery disc storage tech support troubleshooting
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 How can i get back full permission
Hi all, I have changed the permission of E drive, and now i cant access my E drive with my administrator id too, kindly help me , there is very important data in my E drive. am also attaching the error.... Link Removed reply Earlier... Thanks In Advance- furqanhaider
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- access issues administrator data recovery e drive file system security user rights windows
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- Forum: Windows Security
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Windows 7 Repartitioning, Understanding my Partitions
I have a laptop I’m using for an imaging tutorial that I’m doing. It’s a Lenovo Thinkpad L412. I would like to understand the present partitions before I repartition. I have: C: “Windows7_OS” 122GB free of 221 GB E: “SYSTEM_DRV” 500mb free of 1.17GB Q: “Lenovo_Recovery” 2.01GB free...- webmanoffesto
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- c drive data management e drive lenovo partition partition management recovery repartitioning system drive windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Cannot find drive?
Hi there, I'm trying to upgrade from windows XP to Windows 7 Ultimate. After I boot the installation and chose a custom installation, it asks me to select a drive to install windows 7 onto. Only problem is the program cannot find any drives... It then gives me an option to browse my drives for...- Blake Eshleman
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- custom install drivers e drive installation tips troubleshooting upgrade windows 7 windows xp
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- Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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Windows 7 I need a backup software for Windows 7
Hi guys! I need a good Backup software for my computer that is running windows 7 I´ve heard about Moze Edrive ZenOK.com Any suggentions? which one is reliable (and cheap) Thanks:confused:- crickett85
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- backup cheap data recovery e drive moze reliable software suggestions windows 7 zenok
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Windows Software