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Windows 10 Windows 10 keeps installing bootloader on a seperate hard drive! Why?
Below in my screenshot I have marked the W10 installation, W10 bootloader, and Linux install. For some reason, every time I install W10 it decides to install the bootloader on a seperate drive. When I boot into the linux drive grub shows W10 but I am unable to boot into it. I am able to boot...- treepi
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- bios bootloader configuration disk management dual boot easybcd grub hard drive installation installation disk linux primary partition reinstall support troubleshooting uefi windows 10 windows issues
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- Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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Windows 10 Unallocated disk space
Bookspace disk space I noticed that I have unallocated disk space on the system disk. Quite a lot, in relation to the size of the disc in question, and so I like to use it. Does Windows have any tool / option to add it to C drive? The disk space reserved for programs and applications would...- Rapaaja
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- c drive disk management disk space disk usage file explorer file system hard drive idle space maintenance partition reserved space storage storage expansion system drive unallocated user query windows tools
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 Certain files are not copied from PC to NAS, alleged use by other program
After replacement of a harddisk in my NAS I want to shovel back about 1 TB files from my PC win10 64 bit to it. Tried it first with robocopy. File transfers ended when some mp4, some tif files were to be copied. Error message - Other app using them. Resource monitor showed no handles to these...- Franz47
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- backup file sharing file synchronization file transfer gigabit goodsync hard drive lan configuration mp4 nas network issues resource monitor robocopy task manager tiff files transfer speed unmanaged switch windows 10
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 I can't partition my hard disk
Hi everyone, I'm using a Dell XPS 15 9570 and I'm trying to partition my C: drive but I'm facing an issue with storage. Even though I have more than 90GB free, every time I try to partition the disk I'm given only 2GB to work with. I've cleared up temporary files and scanned for viruses but...- thelennyjohnson
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- dell hard drive partition
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 Computer not working after factory reset.
After my mom corrupted the hard drive of my computer I had to factory reset my laptop. Since then I can't use it. I can't open apps, I can't create a windows linked account because I can't get past the services part of windows setup without getting a blue screen. I've looked everywhere and tried...- windowsuser19918
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- blue screen command prompt computer issues factory reset hard drive laptop recovery points system repair troubleshooting windows setup
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 New Notebook Space Issues
I just purchased an HP laptop with a 128 GB M.2 SSD Hard Drive. Besides the original setup and adding some basic programs, I've done very little in a week. But my C: Drive has already used 42% (only 69GB free) A further disk analysis shows that, of the total used, Windows has used 30%...- Hiram
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- appdata c drive data cleanup disk analysis file management hard drive hp laptop notebook performance issues space issues ssd storage storage optimization system information system volume tech support user data windows performance windows storage
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 can not loggin after cloning harddrive
I just cloned my old SSHD onto an SSD and now when I try boot my PC with the SSD it keeps saying my password is incorrect. It boots up fine all the way to the login screen (I can see my old wallpaper and everything looks normal) but I just cant seem to log in, I even tried changing my password...- nerfherd0r
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- boot issues cloning hard drive login issues password ssd sshd troubleshooting user account windows
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 Windows 10 storage space "full" when trying to copy files
I have 2 identical hard drives set up as a "storage space" in a redundant mode. Since the last forced crap windows update or so, when I try to copy a file of any size to the space, it says the drive is full. Windows explorer, system, terracopy, ubuntu subsystem, partition magic and western...- grandkodiak
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- data lifeguard file explorer fixes file transfer free space hard drive partition redundant mode storage windows 10 windows update
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 Creating a Bootable Hard Drive for Dual 32-Bit and 64-Bit Windows Installation
How can make a hard drive that allows me to install both 64-bit and 32-bit windows into any machine if I plug it into. I don't mean a USB stick, or external hard drive, I mean an actual hard drive. This is my only option right now. I tried the media creation tool but it only allows me to use...- LawH
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- 32-bit 64-bit bios compatibility dual boot hard drive installation media creation tool usb alternatives
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- Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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Windows 8 Windows not booting, black screen
Hello, I've been messing with my computer (Laptop) for a few hours now trying to get it to work and it just won't. It got hit on the far right of the touchpad, shut off, and now will not boot. I figured maybe it was my hard drive just having boot problems so I created a windows 8 bootable USB...- MH27x
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- bad clusters bios black screen boot chkdsk cmd disk space error 0xc0000001 hard drive hardware issues i/o error laptop issues recovery reinstall safe mode startup repair troubleshooting windows windows 8 windows 8.1
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 How to make bootable usb drive for Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro that won't boot
The Windows 8 Lenovo Yoga Pro 2 machine says 'Default Boot Device Missing or boot failed. Insert recovery media and hit any key', when we boot. I've followed these instructions, with no luck: Link Removed The machine cannot recognize the hard drive. Can I create a bootable usb drive, boot...- Dan Thomas
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- boot issues bootable usb data recovery hard drive lenovo yoga recovery media usb windows 8
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 Troubleshooting Computer Freeze After Extended Idle: Windows 10 Sleep Issues
After leaving the computer idle for some time, like overnight, I find the computer apparently awake (sleep light not on), with the hard drive light irregularly but dimly flashing, and no way to access it. Neither mouse clicks nor any key on the keyboard does anything, nor is there any apparent...- MikeAtt
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- bios hard drive idle power issues recovery sleep mode system freeze troubleshooting unresponsive windows 10
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 "documents" folder missing
Hi all, I have 2 drives, an SSD and a hard drive. Windows is installed on my SSD, but I moved my documents folder to my hard drive in order to save space on my SSD. This worked fine, but my hard drive is showing problems and I wanted to move my documents back to my SSD in preparation for when I...- PoyntingVector
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- backup data recovery documents file management folders hard drive missing ssd storage windows
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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SSD Hot Swappable ?
I am running Win 10 using a 3.5" Hot Swappable HD caddy. I am interested in graduating to a SSD HD. Is it necessary to disconnect my existing caddy in order to install the adapter? Or can I affix the adapter to the SSD drive, and merely insert it into my existing caddy? TIA- spooz2
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- adapter caddy connectivity hard drive hot swap installation ssd storage upgrade windows 10
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- Forum: Windows Hardware
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Windows 10 Mac drives on Windows machine
I just got a job that involves 6tb mac formatted hard drives, in order to read those disks on my windows 10 OS I got the HFS paragon software. I plugged the drives and for a couple of days everting was working property, but this morning when I start up the computer, a Z840 HP by the way, two of...- lerkaso2000
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- drive not recognised hard disk acces hard disk errors hard drive
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Dual boot Win 7 and Ubuntu
I have a Dell desktop and I am currently running Windows 7 and I would like to install Ubuntu on separate hard drive in same computer. My question is, when I install Ubuntu, do I keep Win 7 hard drive plugged in or do I remove it. Thanks Zavier- zavier
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- computer dell desktop dual boot hard drive installation ubuntu windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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How can i fix it?
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- hard disk hard disk errors
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- Forum: Windows Hardware
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Change Hard disk for window server 2008R2
I have a HP ML350 G6 window server 2008 R2, 6 x 300G Hard disk in Array 5, due to lack of space, I going to change to 6 x 3T Hard disk in Array 5, I want to ask how to copy the OS into the new hard disk, thanks.- lqq889
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- 2008 r2 array configuration data migration hard drive hp ml350 server management storage upgrade tech support windows server
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- Forum: Windows Server Forums
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Windows 10 I believe I accidentally erased all data from the recovery partitions can i restore it?
Upon preforming a disk cleanup I believe I accidentally erased data on 2 recovery partitions. I assume one is for 7 and one for 10. I took a look at the hard drives recovery partitions and there is 100% free space. If one is for 7, I can live without it. However I would like to have one for 10...- Cretos
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- data recovery disk cleanup free space hard drive recovery partition system restore windows 10 windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 Reset Windows 8
I had recently partitioned my hard disk. Now want to reset my win 8 . If i copy all my files from C to other partition . After reset will the other partition also get reset in which i have copied my files. Sent from my Titanium Vista 4G using Tapatalk- VipulVIP
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- backup files hard drive partition reset system restore windows 8
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support