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    Trouble connecting ext hdd to nix box?

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by tk112190, Jul 19, 2010.

  1. tk112190

    tk112190 Notebook Consultant

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    Hey everyone:]

    As the subject states, I can not connect my 1.5TB Western Digital External Hard drive. It runs great :)

    Earlier today I transferred all my music, pix, and videos onto the hard drive. I unplugged it and set it aside for later. Now I'm finally getting back home and I plug it back into the computer and I get this error......

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    somebody please help :( I don't know what to do to make it recognize again! I have so much stuff on here!

    The data is safe and I know it's not deleted or anything, I tested it by plugging it into my windows computer. Now I would transfer the data off onto my Windows computer, then reformat the drive but it won't fit.

    So I'm stuck with this error on my Ubuntu Linux computer and I have to figure out what to do..

    plz help...

    sincerely and utterly helpless,
    TK

    edit: and yes i know i posted the wrong link lol >.>
     
    tk112190, Jul 19, 2010
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    tk112190 Notebook Consultant

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    Solve:

    I plugged it into my windows computer and went into the run command and typed

    It did a 3 step inspection and solved it all! I plugged it back into my ubuntu box and succeeded.

    Thanks in advance for anyone who was planning on typing a 3 page response to help me out :)
     
    tk112190, Jul 19, 2010
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  3. theZoid

    theZoid Notebook Savant

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    Yep...you can force mount it in linux too....
     
    theZoid, Jul 20, 2010
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    ...and it would probably end in tears.
     
    timberwolf, Jul 20, 2010
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  5. theZoid

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    no way, just for the record....LOL....if you didn't unplug during a write operation in windows it doesn't matter
     
    theZoid, Jul 20, 2010
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