WD Passport Issue

adwilk · 05-09-2008, 07:07 AM

Looking for some help with a 160gb passport. I was copying some folders from my laptop to it and the laptop froze up. I had to do a hard reset and when i opened the hdd folder from my computer, it shows all empty folders but they are named correctly. There a few DLL files and a bunch of system folders and files that were not there. They have very weird names made of unusual characters. none of the folders open, it says that the directory is corrupt or unreadable and that the folder is not accessible. I would REALLY like to not lose the 130gb of music that i have on it. I use it as my itunes directory and i would love not to have to reload all my music back to it. Any help is much appreciated...

adam

**The_Other_One** · 05-09-2008, 07:26 AM

Go to RUN, CMD, and run CHKDSK (the drive letter). If the problem is software related, CHKDSK is usually quite good about repairing it. Let it go through its process and see what it finds.

cohen · 05-09-2008, 09:41 AM

sounds like the drive might need a reformat... at this stage...

adwilk · 05-09-2008, 01:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The_Other_One

Go to RUN, CMD, and run CHKDSK (the drive letter). If the problem is software related, CHKDSK is usually quite good about repairing it. Let it go through its process and see what it finds.

Yeah, i went a head and ran a chkdsk /F after i posted last night... its still running so i'll post the results after it finishes up. thanks...

Calibretto · 05-09-2008, 01:58 PM

Also, this might have nothing to do with the problem, but format your WD passport to NTFS. It comes defualt with FAT32 which is pain in the butt when trying to move large files over 4GB.

adwilk · 05-09-2008, 06:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Calibretto

Also, this might have nothing to do with the problem, but format your WD passport to NTFS. It comes defualt with FAT32 which is pain in the butt when trying to move large files over 4GB.

Yeah, I'm gonna "byte" the bullet and just reformat. I was finally able to check in all the folders and open files but all the songs were only a second long. not sure... At least i dont pirate music and actually have my entire collection on CD's...

**The_Other_One** · 05-09-2008, 06:03 PM

That's good to know...and let this be a lesson for you. Never use a single drive as backup. My music, for example, is on DVDs, two external HDs, my NAS, and my desktop.

05-09-2008, 07:07 AM	#1 (permalink)
adwilk New Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 3	WD Passport Issue Looking for some help with a 160gb passport. I was copying some folders from my laptop to it and the laptop froze up. I had to do a hard reset and when i opened the hdd folder from my computer, it shows all empty folders but they are named correctly. There a few DLL files and a bunch of system folders and files that were not there. They have very weird names made of unusual characters. none of the folders open, it says that the directory is corrupt or unreadable and that the folder is not accessible. I would REALLY like to not lose the 130gb of music that i have on it. I use it as my itunes directory and i would love not to have to reload all my music back to it. Any help is much appreciated... adam

05-09-2008, 07:26 AM	#2 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 23 Posts: 12,188	Go to RUN, CMD, and run CHKDSK (the drive letter). If the problem is software related, CHKDSK is usually quite good about repairing it. Let it go through its process and see what it finds. __________________ Urban De-Development * Athlon X2 4200 \| 2048M RAM \| 160G HD \| 7600GT * C2D T5250 \| 2048M RAM \| 160G HD \| Intel x3100 * G4 1.33GHz \| 512M RAM \| 40G HD \| Radeon 9200

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cohen Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 14 Posts: 2,092	sounds like the drive might need a reformat... at this stage... __________________ formerly vk3fcll View My website It has all my computer stuff on it User Name - cf Password - computer NEW!!!! Live Streaming!! My Computer Specs My Computer Pics

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Calibretto Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Indiana, USA Age: 18 Posts: 1,710	Also, this might have nothing to do with the problem, but format your WD passport to NTFS. It comes defualt with FAT32 which is pain in the butt when trying to move large files over 4GB. __________________ Cooler Master Elite 330 Case \| AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ \| 1.5GB PC3200 RAM \| XFX GeForce 7900GT Member of the CoD4 [CF]Clan, Join and be a member! 01000011011000010110110001101001011000100111001001 100101011101000111010001101111 43 61 6C 69 62 72 65 74 74 6F

05-09-2008, 06:03 PM	#7 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 23 Posts: 12,188	That's good to know...and let this be a lesson for you. Never use a single drive as backup. My music, for example, is on DVDs, two external HDs, my NAS, and my desktop. __________________ Urban De-Development * Athlon X2 4200 \| 2048M RAM \| 160G HD \| 7600GT * C2D T5250 \| 2048M RAM \| 160G HD \| Intel x3100 * G4 1.33GHz \| 512M RAM \| 40G HD \| Radeon 9200

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