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derek03
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two problems with freeagent go 500gb

1st problem

something happened to a folder in my drive after copying some large files from a friend's computer. whenever i try to open that folder, a pop-up message appears saying that the folder is not accessible and that

 

"The file or directory is corrupted and unreadable."

 

when i try to delete that folder, another message appears saying

 

"An unexpected error is trying to prevent the operation. Make a note of this error code, which might be useful if you get additional help to resolve this problem: Error 0x80070091: The directory is not empty."

 

how do i resolve this?

 

 

2nd problem

whenever i safely remove my drive (not unplugging it yet), the lights don't turn off. even after 5 minutes. the lights used to turn off after about 30 seconds.

what's up with that?

 

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note:

my drive's model number is ST905003FAM2E1-RK (made in china)

my os is vista. my friend's is xp. (maybe connecting my drive to different machines with different os' messed it up?)

i don't have a dock so i don't know if my drive is getting enough power. i don't think they sell docks here in the philippines.

 

hope you guys can help me. thanks!

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derek03
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Registered: ‎11-17-2008
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Re: two problems with freeagent go 500gb

please help me.

i'm starting to regret i ever bought this piece of c.

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MrButkus
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Re: two problems with freeagent go 500gb

Two Items:

One.. remove the "write behind" delay on that drive.  Instructions are in the FAQ

Two.. that causes the "corrupt" folders.  The fix.

Find the drive letter of your external  F:  G: whatever it's called on your PC 

Go to Start, Run, then type   cmd

type   cd\windows   you should see the windows command prompt

In that box type   chkdsk_F:_/f_/r   (replace F: with your drive letter, don't type the underlines.  Those are to show the spaces needed)

Let that run, it will take a few hours.  You can use your PC while it's doing that.

That will fix the corrupt folders.   Changing the "write delay" will stop that from happening.

 

 

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derek03
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Re: two problems with freeagent go 500gb

[ Edited ]

thanks for replying. i did what you said, but it always gets stuck at 10%.

 

http://img213.imageshack.us/my.php?image=22122hp1.png

 

i left it overnight and when i woke up, it was still stuck at 22122 of 22144.

Message Edited by derek03 on 11-26-2008 04:31 AM
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SamCa111
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Registered: ‎11-25-2008
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Re: two problems with freeagent go 500gb

You could try reformatting it as a last resort.