HDD is messed up :S
January 28th, 2020
after i reformatted it i tried to install windows xp on it and it now does not read when i plug it into my computer by an adapter or even when i put it into the HDD slot inside of the computer
i plugged it into one of my other computers via an adapter and windows says there is something wrong with the device and it needs to be replaced
i have no clue what to do and i need help, please help meee
what format did u format it in bro ? NTFS or FAT32 ? and are u gettin the error “this drive has malfunctioned” ?
yeah i formatted it to a FAT32 but the thing is im on a mac and i dont know how to format to NTFS on a mac :S any ideas?
yeah i was getting that message on the windows and on my mac it just wasnt showing up
ah yes, i see. Ur mac formats it differently its called FAT32 (journaled) and i heard that u cannot format it as NTFS on a mac. To use ur drive with windows use somefin called macdrive (search it on forum) (this is if it is formatted as FAT32 {journaled}). to format it as NTFS u must use a windows comp bro.
ok thanks man and how do i do it on a windows can you tell me?? coz ive got access to a windows computer here
sure np, to format ur drive as an NTFS. plug in ur drive and wait for it to be recognized, then right click on it (in MY Computer) and choose properties, then choose format. Then choose NTFS and if u want u can “quick format” to speed things up and i believe u can recover files u accidentally delete if u choose this. Then click format and it should format.
If any trouble send me a screenshot so i can help u out.
but the thing is it say USB device not recognized or should i use that macdrive program so that it will be recognized and then do that?
ah yes, try using the Macdrive program to see if it recognises.
EDIT: if that doesnt work, i just found out that u can use an app for ur mac called NTFS-3G, that gives u the ability to format as NTFS in disk utility. So try that out if the Macdrive thingy dont work.
ok but how do i get it to recognize on my mac?? coz it isnt showing up on my mac either :S
is it showing up on the disk utility ?
negative
u tried the macdrive thingy ?
noot just yet i will get back to ya when i do i willl in like 5 mins
sure take ur time. ill search up on other solutions till ur done.
nuh its still not working coz windows or mac cant recognize it
it isnt because its journaled its because it is hells messed up
like nothing will recognize it coz for mac drive to work windows has gotta recognize that there is a drive there first
DAMMMIT nothings worrrrrkinnnnnnnnnnnng
and it was formated to MS-DOS (FAT)
I had this problem to!
but i messed up my External Hard drive. fixed it today.
What i did. It was formated for mac. with 20gb and 14gb free space (Not showing up on any computer + no other partition)
Installed MacDrive 8 pluged in External HDD. opened MacDrive.
clicked format/modify using MacDrive.
then click the hdd. and selected Initialized disk. it worked on windows as a 500gb HDD. (Which it was)
plugged into mac and formated into 2 Partitions.
but it wont show up on windows or mac like not even mac drive will recognize it :S
hm… thats really odd. cause mine wouldn’t show up on mac but it would with MacDrive.
dammmit grrrrrrrr its annoying me soooo much
damn soz i couldnt help u, but ill let u know if i find a solution
ok thanks mate
try geeksquad
what www.geeksquad.com ????
yeah they are at bestbuys…
unless you dont live in US.
hah yeah i dont live in the US haha thanks anyways
Oh. Well I hope you figure it out cause i know how it feels when something happens likes this. Makes me smiling.
then happy when i fix it lol
haha yeah its a biatch
but im just gonna take it into a computer shop i cbf now
but thanks everyone it is appreciated