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External HDD stops working

DariusHG
By DariusHG
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So I have an old (3 - 4 years) external Samsung 2Tb HDD, which is not bus-powered and need power supply from a "charger".

 

The issue it's, It suddenly stops working while I'm using it. At first I thought it automatically disabled itself because it wasn't being used, but today I found myself trying to copy files to it and when I was dragging the files to the HDD folder, It dissapeared like It was being unplugged although It was plugged. Windows had his typical sounds of "Well, you just unplugged something from an USB port" but it was still plugged, and I have to unplug/plug ir order for it to work again.

 

So what's going on? Satan? Illuminati? Or maybe I should quickly backup all my stuff from it?

 

PD: sorry about my English

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its probably at the end of its life, copy evrything you can off it and get a new one

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

Builds:

The Toaster Project! Northern Bee!

 

The original LAN PC build log! (Old, dead and replaced by The Toaster Project & 5.0)

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"Here is some advice that might have gotten lost somewhere along the way in your life. 

 

#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

Follow these simple rules in life, and I promise you, things magically get easier. " - MageTank 31-10-2016

 

 

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