"Empty" external hard drive
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jack4rall
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Updated on Dec 11, 2018 at 01:03 PM
Updated on Dec 11, 2018 at 01:03 PM
Hello,
Good Luck.
- Check whether files are not in hidden mode.
- Click on "Start" --> In search box, type cmd and press "Enter".
- Command prompt will be opened.
- Here I assume your External hard drive letter as G:
- Enter this command.
attrib -h -r -s /s /d g:\*.*
- You can copy the above command --> Right-click in the Command Prompt and paste it.
- Note : Don't forget to replace the letter g with your External hard drive letter.
- Now press "Enter".
- Now check for your files in your External hard drive.
Good Luck.
Oct 6, 2010 at 09:22 AM
C:\Users\NEO>attrib -h -r -s /s /d G:\*.*
Access denied - G:\$RECYCLE.BIN\S-1-5-21-2590995076-3651534325-4019763112-1000
Access denied - G:\$RECYCLE.BIN\S-1-5-21-3319309026-272854084-2858267046-1000
Access denied - G:\System Volume Information
Oct 6, 2010 at 12:43 PM
Let the process gets completed. There are some files like system volume information where
the user don't have permission to access it. So such files will be denied.
Wait for the process to get completed then you can look for your files in the external hard drive.
Good Luck.