Portable Hard Drive Problem
 

Just upgraded to Windows 7 with new build and after plugging in a
portable hard drive into one of the USB ports, Windows wanted to format
the unit.

I have been able to read the files on two occasions but for the rest of
the time the OS reckons that there is no filing system and recommends a
format. Which is nonsense.

Any solution? I have tried Googling without success

Re: Portable Hard Drive Problem
 

Sam Taylor wrote:

> Just upgraded to Windows 7 with new build and after plugging in a
> portable hard drive into one of the USB ports, Windows wanted to format
> the unit.
>
> I have been able to read the files on two occasions but for the rest of
> the time the OS reckons that there is no filing system and recommends a
> format. Which is nonsense.
>
> Any solution? I have tried Googling without success

The Microsoft community for Windows 7 is found at:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/...tegory/w7itpro

Re: Portable Hard Drive Problem
 

Gaius Baltar wrote:
> On Wed, 06 Jan 2010 11:44:50 +0000, Sam Taylor
> <b2rcco@deletethisbit_btopenworld.com> wrote:
>
>> Just upgraded to Windows 7 with new build and after plugging in a
>> portable hard drive into one of the USB ports, Windows wanted to format
>> the unit.
>>
>> I have been able to read the files on two occasions but for the rest of
>> the time the OS reckons that there is no filing system and recommends a
>> format. Which is nonsense.
>>
>> Any solution? I have tried Googling without success
>
> Open a CMD prompt (Start, Run, type cmd <Enter>)
>
> Run CHKDSK [USB drive letter]: /f
>
> to fix any logical errors on the drive
>
> gb
>


Thanks. And thanks to VanguardLH. I see that it is a issue with other
USB devices attached to 64 bit installations.