external hard drive

Walter Goldschmidt · External Since: Apr 27, 2009 Posts: 15

I have several external hard drives and to remove them from usb port your
suppose to double click remove hardware icon in task bar near clock. I have
ruined 2 of them by accidentally unplugging them. If the computer is turned
off is it a different story. Can you go ahead and unplug it without clicking
remove hardware icon without harming device?

Walt

mikeyb30 · External Since: Apr 27, 2009 Posts: 1

yes

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John Barnett MVP · External Since: Jan 13, 2009 Posts: 17

Walt I can't say I've ever ruined a drive by simply pulling the plug. Vista
is supposed to be more 'hot swappable' than XP. In fact I rarely use the
remove hardware button now. However, turning the computer off does allow you
to unplug the device without causing any damage because it effectively shuts
down the disk drive.

I have a Verbatim USB stand alone hard drive now which sits on top of my PC
case. This is permanently connected to the power supply and the USB port,
all I need do is press the switch at the back to turn it on or off. When I
have finished using it I simply press the switch to turn it off and then
unplug the USB if I need to use the drive elsewhere. The disk also shuts
itself off when the PC is powered down (assuming I forget to switch it off
at the back) and then powers itself up again when I switch the computer back
on.

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"Walter Goldschmidt" <wgold.DeleteThis@woh.rr.com> wrote in message
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> I have several external hard drives and to remove them from usb port your
> suppose to double click remove hardware icon in task bar near clock. I
> have ruined 2 of them by accidentally unplugging them. If the computer is
> turned off is it a different story. Can you go ahead and unplug it without
> clicking remove hardware icon without harming device?
>
> Walt
>

Walter Goldschmidt · External Since: Apr 27, 2009 Posts: 15

I've ruined 2 drives by accidently unplugging them. Afterwards I could not
copy some of the files. Do you use a regular hard drive plugged into usb
port instead of a external hard drive or are they the same?

"John Barnett MVP" <freelance.RemoveThis@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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> Walt I can't say I've ever ruined a drive by simply pulling the plug.
> Vista is supposed to be more 'hot swappable' than XP. In fact I rarely use
> the remove hardware button now. However, turning the computer off does
> allow you to unplug the device without causing any damage because it
> effectively shuts down the disk drive.
>
> I have a Verbatim USB stand alone hard drive now which sits on top of my
> PC case. This is permanently connected to the power supply and the USB
> port, all I need do is press the switch at the back to turn it on or off.
> When I have finished using it I simply press the switch to turn it off and
> then unplug the USB if I need to use the drive elsewhere. The disk also
> shuts itself off when the PC is powered down (assuming I forget to switch
> it off at the back) and then powers itself up again when I switch the
> computer back on.
>
> --
>
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> Windows XP Associate Expert
> Windows Desktop Experience
>
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>
> "Walter Goldschmidt" <wgold.RemoveThis@woh.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:gt4fdi$2ek$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>> I have several external hard drives and to remove them from usb port your
>> suppose to double click remove hardware icon in task bar near clock. I
>> have ruined 2 of them by accidentally unplugging them. If the computer is
>> turned off is it a different story. Can you go ahead and unplug it
>> without clicking remove hardware icon without harming device?
>>
>> Walt
>>

Malke · External Since: Jan 10, 2009 Posts: 132

Walter Goldschmidt wrote:

> I've ruined 2 drives by accidently unplugging them. Afterwards I could not
> copy some of the files. Do you use a regular hard drive plugged into usb
> port instead of a external hard drive or are they the same?

It isn't that you ruined the drives physically. It's that you corrupted the
data on them, which is the reason for the "safely remove hardware" thing.
Yes, you can safely unplug them when the computer is turned off.

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Walter Goldschmidt · External Since: Apr 27, 2009 Posts: 15

I tried to format drive afterwords but it still didn't function properly.

Walt

"Malke" <malke.DeleteThis@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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> Walter Goldschmidt wrote:
>
>> I've ruined 2 drives by accidently unplugging them. Afterwards I could
>> not
>> copy some of the files. Do you use a regular hard drive plugged into usb
>> port instead of a external hard drive or are they the same?
>
> It isn't that you ruined the drives physically. It's that you corrupted
> the
> data on them, which is the reason for the "safely remove hardware" thing.
> Yes, you can safely unplug them when the computer is turned off.
>
> Malke
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Malke · External Since: Jan 10, 2009 Posts: 132

Walter Goldschmidt wrote:

> I tried to format drive afterwords but it still didn't function properly.

There is no way for me to know what you did or the state of the drive by
reading about it in a newsgroup. I suspect that you didn't realize that you
need to completely delete all partitions and create new ones before you
attempted a format. I've had an external drive be corrupted and it took a
bit of doing to get it back in shape so I could format it and use it again.
The drive was *physically* fine.

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John Barnett MVP · External Since: Jan 13, 2009 Posts: 17

As Malke has pointed out you haven't physically damaged the drive you have
simply corrupted the data. This has probably been cause by the fact that you
unplugged the drive while data was being written to it.

I use an external drive, but if you also mean a standard hard drive that has
been put into an outer casing with a USB connection, then yes they are
basically the same and yes I do also have one like that and it gets the same
treatment as my other external drive.

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"Walter Goldschmidt" <wgold DeleteThis @woh.rr.com> wrote in message
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> I've ruined 2 drives by accidently unplugging them. Afterwards I could not
> copy some of the files. Do you use a regular hard drive plugged into usb
> port instead of a external hard drive or are they the same?
>
> "John Barnett MVP" <freelance DeleteThis @invalid.invalid> wrote in message
> news:%23C3T910xJHA.3460@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Walt I can't say I've ever ruined a drive by simply pulling the plug.
>> Vista is supposed to be more 'hot swappable' than XP. In fact I rarely
>> use the remove hardware button now. However, turning the computer off
>> does allow you to unplug the device without causing any damage because it
>> effectively shuts down the disk drive.
>>
>> I have a Verbatim USB stand alone hard drive now which sits on top of my
>> PC case. This is permanently connected to the power supply and the USB
>> port, all I need do is press the switch at the back to turn it on or off.
>> When I have finished using it I simply press the switch to turn it off
>> and then unplug the USB if I need to use the drive elsewhere. The disk
>> also shuts itself off when the PC is powered down (assuming I forget to
>> switch it off at the back) and then powers itself up again when I switch
>> the computer back on.
>>
>> --
>>
>> --
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>> Windows XP Associate Expert
>> Windows Desktop Experience
>>
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>>
>>
>> "Walter Goldschmidt" <wgold DeleteThis @woh.rr.com> wrote in message
>> news:gt4fdi$2ek$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>>> I have several external hard drives and to remove them from usb port
>>> your suppose to double click remove hardware icon in task bar near
>>> clock. I have ruined 2 of them by accidentally unplugging them. If the
>>> computer is turned off is it a different story. Can you go ahead and
>>> unplug it without clicking remove hardware icon without harming device?
>>>
>>> Walt
>>>
>

Walter Goldschmidt · External Since: Apr 27, 2009 Posts: 15

How do you delete partitions on a external hard drive. I'm assuming your
telling me to do that first and then format it?

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"Malke" <malke RemoveThis @invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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> Walter Goldschmidt wrote:
>
>> I tried to format drive afterwords but it still didn't function properly.
>
> There is no way for me to know what you did or the state of the drive by
> reading about it in a newsgroup. I suspect that you didn't realize that
> you
> need to completely delete all partitions and create new ones before you
> attempted a format. I've had an external drive be corrupted and it took a
> bit of doing to get it back in shape so I could format it and use it
> again.
> The drive was *physically* fine.
>
> Malke
> --
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>

Richard Urban · External Since: Mar 03, 2006 Posts: 3019

You work with an external drive the same as you would work with an internal
drive. Use drive manager! Go to the drive and right click on the visual
representation of the drive. You will see options there. Delete partition /
create partition / format partition.

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"Walter Goldschmidt" <wgold.DeleteThis@woh.rr.com> wrote in message
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> How do you delete partitions on a external hard drive. I'm assuming your
> telling me to do that first and then format it?
>
> --
>
>
> Walt
> "Malke" <malke.DeleteThis@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
> news:O8HpHr5xJHA.4164@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Walter Goldschmidt wrote:
>>
>>> I tried to format drive afterwords but it still didn't function
>>> properly.
>>
>> There is no way for me to know what you did or the state of the drive by
>> reading about it in a newsgroup. I suspect that you didn't realize that
>> you
>> need to completely delete all partitions and create new ones before you
>> attempted a format. I've had an external drive be corrupted and it took a
>> bit of doing to get it back in shape so I could format it and use it
>> again.
>> The drive was *physically* fine.
>>
>> Malke
>> --
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>> Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
>> http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ
>>
>

Malke · External Since: Jan 10, 2009 Posts: 132

Richard Urban wrote:

> You work with an external drive the same as you would work with an
> internal drive. Use drive manager! Go to the drive and right click on the
> visual representation of the drive. You will see options there. Delete
> partition / create partition / format partition.
>

What Richard said. Wink

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Richard Urban · External Since: Mar 03, 2006 Posts: 3019

Sorry for jumping in Malke but I had a bad night and have been up most of
it! (-:

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"Malke" <malke.RemoveThis@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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> Richard Urban wrote:
>
>> You work with an external drive the same as you would work with an
>> internal drive. Use drive manager! Go to the drive and right click on the
>> visual representation of the drive. You will see options there. Delete
>> partition / create partition / format partition.
>>
>
> What Richard said. Wink

>
> Malke
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> Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
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Walter Goldschmidt · External Since: Apr 27, 2009 Posts: 15

There is no delete partition in there. I opened drive manager and went to
Disk drives/chose Generic USB Disk USB Device and right clicked. No delete
partition. Also opened computer and right clicked on that drive. No delete
partition. Only format and a few other things. Where's delete partition at
because a format alone won't fix the drive?
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"Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS.RemoveThis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> You work with an external drive the same as you would work with an
> internal drive. Use drive manager! Go to the drive and right click on the
> visual representation of the drive. You will see options there. Delete
> partition / create partition / format partition.
>
> --
>
> Richard Urban
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Desktop Experience
>
>
>
> "Walter Goldschmidt" <wgold.RemoveThis@woh.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:gt6jan$e1q$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>> How do you delete partitions on a external hard drive. I'm assuming your
>> telling me to do that first and then format it?
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>> Walt
>> "Malke" <malke.RemoveThis@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:O8HpHr5xJHA.4164@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>> Walter Goldschmidt wrote:
>>>
>>>> I tried to format drive afterwords but it still didn't function
>>>> properly.
>>>
>>> There is no way for me to know what you did or the state of the drive by
>>> reading about it in a newsgroup. I suspect that you didn't realize that
>>> you
>>> need to completely delete all partitions and create new ones before you
>>> attempted a format. I've had an external drive be corrupted and it took
>>> a
>>> bit of doing to get it back in shape so I could format it and use it
>>> again.
>>> The drive was *physically* fine.
>>>
>>> Malke
>>> --
>>> MS-MVP
>>> Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
>>> http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ
>>>
>>

Richard Urban · External Since: Mar 03, 2006 Posts: 3019

You are saying that you want to delete a partition. Are you certain that it
is not "Unallocated Space"" If it is as I suspect all you have to do is
create a partition in the unallocated space and format the partition.

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"Walter Goldschmidt" <wgold DeleteThis @woh.rr.com> wrote in message
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> There is no delete partition in there. I opened drive manager and went to
> Disk drives/chose Generic USB Disk USB Device and right clicked. No delete
> partition. Also opened computer and right clicked on that drive. No delete
> partition. Only format and a few other things. Where's delete partition at
> because a format alone won't fix the drive?
> --
>
>
> Walt
> "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:OwfCO3%23xJHA.6004@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> You work with an external drive the same as you would work with an
>> internal drive. Use drive manager! Go to the drive and right click on the
>> visual representation of the drive. You will see options there. Delete
>> partition / create partition / format partition.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Richard Urban
>> Microsoft MVP
>> Windows Desktop Experience
>>
>>
>>
>> "Walter Goldschmidt" <wgold DeleteThis @woh.rr.com> wrote in message
>> news:gt6jan$e1q$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>>> How do you delete partitions on a external hard drive. I'm assuming your
>>> telling me to do that first and then format it?
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>>
>>> Walt
>>> "Malke" <malke DeleteThis @invalid.invalid> wrote in message
>>> news:O8HpHr5xJHA.4164@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>> Walter Goldschmidt wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I tried to format drive afterwords but it still didn't function
>>>>> properly.
>>>>
>>>> There is no way for me to know what you did or the state of the drive
>>>> by
>>>> reading about it in a newsgroup. I suspect that you didn't realize that
>>>> you
>>>> need to completely delete all partitions and create new ones before you
>>>> attempted a format. I've had an external drive be corrupted and it took
>>>> a
>>>> bit of doing to get it back in shape so I could format it and use it
>>>> again.
>>>> The drive was *physically* fine.
>>>>
>>>> Malke
>>>> --
>>>> MS-MVP
>>>> Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
>>>> http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ
>>>>
>>>
>

Walter Goldschmidt · External Since: Apr 27, 2009 Posts: 15

Yeh but tell me how to do it!!

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"Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS RemoveThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> You are saying that you want to delete a partition. Are you certain that
> it is not "Unallocated Space"" If it is as I suspect all you have to do is
> create a partition in the unallocated space and format the partition.
>
> --
>
> Richard Urban
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Desktop Experience
>
>
>
> "Walter Goldschmidt" <wgold RemoveThis @woh.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:gt7bot$utk$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>> There is no delete partition in there. I opened drive manager and went to
>> Disk drives/chose Generic USB Disk USB Device and right clicked. No
>> delete partition. Also opened computer and right clicked on that drive.
>> No delete partition. Only format and a few other things. Where's delete
>> partition at because a format alone won't fix the drive?
>> --
>>
>>
>> Walt
>> "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS RemoveThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:OwfCO3%23xJHA.6004@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> You work with an external drive the same as you would work with an
>>> internal drive. Use drive manager! Go to the drive and right click on
>>> the visual representation of the drive. You will see options there.
>>> Delete partition / create partition / format partition.
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> Richard Urban
>>> Microsoft MVP
>>> Windows Desktop Experience
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Walter Goldschmidt" <wgold RemoveThis @woh.rr.com> wrote in message
>>> news:gt6jan$e1q$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>>>> How do you delete partitions on a external hard drive. I'm assuming
>>>> your telling me to do that first and then format it?
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Walt
>>>> "Malke" <malke RemoveThis @invalid.invalid> wrote in message
>>>> news:O8HpHr5xJHA.4164@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>>> Walter Goldschmidt wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I tried to format drive afterwords but it still didn't function
>>>>>> properly.
>>>>>
>>>>> There is no way for me to know what you did or the state of the drive
>>>>> by
>>>>> reading about it in a newsgroup. I suspect that you didn't realize
>>>>> that you
>>>>> need to completely delete all partitions and create new ones before
>>>>> you
>>>>> attempted a format. I've had an external drive be corrupted and it
>>>>> took a
>>>>> bit of doing to get it back in shape so I could format it and use it
>>>>> again.
>>>>> The drive was *physically* fine.
>>>>>
>>>>> Malke
>>>>> --
>>>>> MS-MVP
>>>>> Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
>>>>> http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ
>>>>>
>>>>
>>

Richard Urban · External Since: Mar 03, 2006 Posts: 3019

Walter,

All through your computer, by selecting an object etc., right clicking gives
you different options/choices of what you can do to that object. Don't be
afraid to experiment with the right click.

Now, right click on the empty space in drive management.

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"Walter Goldschmidt" <wgold.DeleteThis@woh.rr.com> wrote in message
news:gt7ifj$t3r$1@news.eternal-september.org...
> Yeh but tell me how to do it!!
>
> --
>
>
> Walt
> "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS.DeleteThis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:ut25nRCyJHA.1196@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> You are saying that you want to delete a partition. Are you certain that
>> it is not "Unallocated Space"" If it is as I suspect all you have to do
>> is create a partition in the unallocated space and format the partition.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Richard Urban
>> Microsoft MVP
>> Windows Desktop Experience
>>
>>
>>
>> "Walter Goldschmidt" <wgold.DeleteThis@woh.rr.com> wrote in message
>> news:gt7bot$utk$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>>> There is no delete partition in there. I opened drive manager and went
>>> to Disk drives/chose Generic USB Disk USB Device and right clicked. No
>>> delete partition. Also opened computer and right clicked on that drive.
>>> No delete partition. Only format and a few other things. Where's delete
>>> partition at because a format alone won't fix the drive?
>>> --
>>>
>>>
>>> Walt
>>> "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS.DeleteThis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:OwfCO3%23xJHA.6004@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>> You work with an external drive the same as you would work with an
>>>> internal drive. Use drive manager! Go to the drive and right click on
>>>> the visual representation of the drive. You will see options there.
>>>> Delete partition / create partition / format partition.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> Richard Urban
>>>> Microsoft MVP
>>>> Windows Desktop Experience
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Walter Goldschmidt" <wgold.DeleteThis@woh.rr.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:gt6jan$e1q$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>>>>> How do you delete partitions on a external hard drive. I'm assuming
>>>>> your telling me to do that first and then format it?
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Walt
>>>>> "Malke" <malke.DeleteThis@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
>>>>> news:O8HpHr5xJHA.4164@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>>>> Walter Goldschmidt wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I tried to format drive afterwords but it still didn't function
>>>>>>> properly.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> There is no way for me to know what you did or the state of the drive
>>>>>> by
>>>>>> reading about it in a newsgroup. I suspect that you didn't realize
>>>>>> that you
>>>>>> need to completely delete all partitions and create new ones before
>>>>>> you
>>>>>> attempted a format. I've had an external drive be corrupted and it
>>>>>> took a
>>>>>> bit of doing to get it back in shape so I could format it and use it
>>>>>> again.
>>>>>> The drive was *physically* fine.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Malke
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> MS-MVP
>>>>>> Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
>>>>>> http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>

Walter Goldschmidt · External Since: Apr 27, 2009 Posts: 15

I know all about right clicking I do it all the time it can be a real
shortcut. You geniuses don't seem to understand that I need you to explain
how to do these things your all talking about. What the heck is drive
management I could not find it under help.

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"Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS.TakeThisOut@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Walter,
>
> All through your computer, by selecting an object etc., right clicking
> gives you different options/choices of what you can do to that object.
> Don't be afraid to experiment with the right click.
>
> Now, right click on the empty space in drive management.
>
> --
>
> Richard Urban
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Desktop Experience
>
>
>
> "Walter Goldschmidt" <wgold.TakeThisOut@woh.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:gt7ifj$t3r$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>> Yeh but tell me how to do it!!
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>> Walt
>> "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS.TakeThisOut@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:ut25nRCyJHA.1196@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>> You are saying that you want to delete a partition. Are you certain that
>>> it is not "Unallocated Space"" If it is as I suspect all you have to do
>>> is create a partition in the unallocated space and format the partition.
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> Richard Urban
>>> Microsoft MVP
>>> Windows Desktop Experience
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Walter Goldschmidt" <wgold.TakeThisOut@woh.rr.com> wrote in message
>>> news:gt7bot$utk$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>>>> There is no delete partition in there. I opened drive manager and went
>>>> to Disk drives/chose Generic USB Disk USB Device and right clicked. No
>>>> delete partition. Also opened computer and right clicked on that drive.
>>>> No delete partition. Only format and a few other things. Where's delete
>>>> partition at because a format alone won't fix the drive?
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Walt
>>>> "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS.TakeThisOut@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:OwfCO3%23xJHA.6004@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>>> You work with an external drive the same as you would work with an
>>>>> internal drive. Use drive manager! Go to the drive and right click on
>>>>> the visual representation of the drive. You will see options there.
>>>>> Delete partition / create partition / format partition.
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>>
>>>>> Richard Urban
>>>>> Microsoft MVP
>>>>> Windows Desktop Experience
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "Walter Goldschmidt" <wgold.TakeThisOut@woh.rr.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:gt6jan$e1q$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>>>>>> How do you delete partitions on a external hard drive. I'm assuming
>>>>>> your telling me to do that first and then format it?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Walt
>>>>>> "Malke" <malke.TakeThisOut@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:O8HpHr5xJHA.4164@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>> Walter Goldschmidt wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I tried to format drive afterwords but it still didn't function
>>>>>>>> properly.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> There is no way for me to know what you did or the state of the
>>>>>>> drive by
>>>>>>> reading about it in a newsgroup. I suspect that you didn't realize
>>>>>>> that you
>>>>>>> need to completely delete all partitions and create new ones before
>>>>>>> you
>>>>>>> attempted a format. I've had an external drive be corrupted and it
>>>>>>> took a
>>>>>>> bit of doing to get it back in shape so I could format it and use it
>>>>>>> again.
>>>>>>> The drive was *physically* fine.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Malke
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> MS-MVP
>>>>>>> Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
>>>>>>> http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>
>>

Manny Weisbord · External Since: Feb 23, 2009 Posts: 31

"Walter Goldschmidt" <wgold.RemoveThis@woh.rr.com> wrote:

>I know all about right clicking I do it all the time it can be a real
>shortcut. You geniuses don't seem to understand that I need you to explain
>how to do these things your all talking about. What the heck is drive
>management I could not find it under help.

Lookup DISK Management.

Richard Urban · External Since: Mar 03, 2006 Posts: 3019

Type Management in search.

Start Computer Management

Start Disk/Drive Management under Storage

--

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience

"Walter Goldschmidt" <wgold.DeleteThis@woh.rr.com> wrote in message
news:gt8712$aed$1@news.eternal-september.org...
> I know all about right clicking I do it all the time it can be a real
> shortcut. You geniuses don't seem to understand that I need you to explain
> how to do these things your all talking about. What the heck is drive
> management I could not find it under help.
>
> --
>
>
> Walt
> "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS.DeleteThis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:uHkfn8EyJHA.5496@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Walter,
>>
>> All through your computer, by selecting an object etc., right clicking
>> gives you different options/choices of what you can do to that object.
>> Don't be afraid to experiment with the right click.
>>
>> Now, right click on the empty space in drive management.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Richard Urban
>> Microsoft MVP
>> Windows Desktop Experience
>>
>>
>>
>> "Walter Goldschmidt" <wgold.DeleteThis@woh.rr.com> wrote in message
>> news:gt7ifj$t3r$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>>> Yeh but tell me how to do it!!
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>>
>>> Walt
>>> "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS.DeleteThis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:ut25nRCyJHA.1196@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>> You are saying that you want to delete a partition. Are you certain
>>>> that it is not "Unallocated Space"" If it is as I suspect all you have
>>>> to do is create a partition in the unallocated space and format the
>>>> partition.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> Richard Urban
>>>> Microsoft MVP
>>>> Windows Desktop Experience
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Walter Goldschmidt" <wgold.DeleteThis@woh.rr.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:gt7bot$utk$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>>>>> There is no delete partition in there. I opened drive manager and went
>>>>> to Disk drives/chose Generic USB Disk USB Device and right clicked. No
>>>>> delete partition. Also opened computer and right clicked on that
>>>>> drive. No delete partition. Only format and a few other things.
>>>>> Where's delete partition at because a format alone won't fix the
>>>>> drive?
>>>>> --
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Walt
>>>>> "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS.DeleteThis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:OwfCO3%23xJHA.6004@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>>>> You work with an external drive the same as you would work with an
>>>>>> internal drive. Use drive manager! Go to the drive and right click on
>>>>>> the visual representation of the drive. You will see options there.
>>>>>> Delete partition / create partition / format partition.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Richard Urban
>>>>>> Microsoft MVP
>>>>>> Windows Desktop Experience
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Walter Goldschmidt" <wgold.DeleteThis@woh.rr.com> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:gt6jan$e1q$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>>>>>>> How do you delete partitions on a external hard drive. I'm assuming
>>>>>>> your telling me to do that first and then format it?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Walt
>>>>>>> "Malke" <malke.DeleteThis@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
>>>>>>> news:O8HpHr5xJHA.4164@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>> Walter Goldschmidt wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I tried to format drive afterwords but it still didn't function
>>>>>>>>> properly.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> There is no way for me to know what you did or the state of the
>>>>>>>> drive by
>>>>>>>> reading about it in a newsgroup. I suspect that you didn't realize
>>>>>>>> that you
>>>>>>>> need to completely delete all partitions and create new ones before
>>>>>>>> you
>>>>>>>> attempted a format. I've had an external drive be corrupted and it
>>>>>>>> took a
>>>>>>>> bit of doing to get it back in shape so I could format it and use
>>>>>>>> it again.
>>>>>>>> The drive was *physically* fine.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Malke
>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>> MS-MVP
>>>>>>>> Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
>>>>>>>> http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>

Dave · External Since: Jan 12, 2009 Posts: 181

Start - Control panel - Administrative Tools - Computer Management
Storage - Disk Management

or, in the Start search box, type diskmgmt.msc <Enter>

Here's a few tutorials...
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/95398-disk-management-shrink-partition.html
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/95418-disk-management-delete-extend.html

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"Walter Goldschmidt" <wgold.RemoveThis@woh.rr.com> wrote in message
news:gt8712$aed$1@news.eternal-september.org...
> I know all about right clicking I do it all the time it can be a real
> shortcut. You geniuses don't seem to understand that I need you to explain
> how to do these things your all talking about. What the heck is drive
> management I could not find it under help.
>
> --
>
>
> Walt
> "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS.RemoveThis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:uHkfn8EyJHA.5496@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Walter,
>>
>> All through your computer, by selecting an object etc., right clicking
>> gives you different options/choices of what you can do to that object.
>> Don't be afraid to experiment with the right click.
>>
>> Now, right click on the empty space in drive management.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Richard Urban
>> Microsoft MVP
>> Windows Desktop Experience
>>
>>
>>
>> "Walter Goldschmidt" <wgold.RemoveThis@woh.rr.com> wrote in message
>> news:gt7ifj$t3r$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>>> Yeh but tell me how to do it!!
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>>
>>> Walt
>>> "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS.RemoveThis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:ut25nRCyJHA.1196@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>> You are saying that you want to delete a partition. Are you certain
>>>> that it is not "Unallocated Space"" If it is as I suspect all you have
>>>> to do is create a partition in the unallocated space and format the
>>>> partition.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> Richard Urban
>>>> Microsoft MVP
>>>> Windows Desktop Experience
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Walter Goldschmidt" <wgold.RemoveThis@woh.rr.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:gt7bot$utk$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>>>>> There is no delete partition in there. I opened drive manager and went
>>>>> to Disk drives/chose Generic USB Disk USB Device and right clicked. No
>>>>> delete partition. Also opened computer and right clicked on that
>>>>> drive. No delete partition. Only format and a few other things.
>>>>> Where's delete partition at because a format alone won't fix the
>>>>> drive?
>>>>> --
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Walt
>>>>> "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS.RemoveThis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:OwfCO3%23xJHA.6004@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>>>> You work with an external drive the same as you would work with an
>>>>>> internal drive. Use drive manager! Go to the drive and right click on
>>>>>> the visual representation of the drive. You will see options there.
>>>>>> Delete partition / create partition / format partition.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Richard Urban
>>>>>> Microsoft MVP
>>>>>> Windows Desktop Experience
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Walter Goldschmidt" <wgold.RemoveThis@woh.rr.com> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:gt6jan$e1q$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>>>>>>> How do you delete partitions on a external hard drive. I'm assuming
>>>>>>> your telling me to do that first and then format it?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Walt
>>>>>>> "Malke" <malke.RemoveThis@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
>>>>>>> news:O8HpHr5xJHA.4164@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>> Walter Goldschmidt wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I tried to format drive afterwords but it still didn't function
>>>>>>>>> properly.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> There is no way for me to know what you did or the state of the
>>>>>>>> drive by
>>>>>>>> reading about it in a newsgroup. I suspect that you didn't realize
>>>>>>>> that you
>>>>>>>> need to completely delete all partitions and create new ones before
>>>>>>>> you
>>>>>>>> attempted a format. I've had an external drive be corrupted and it
>>>>>>>> took a
>>>>>>>> bit of doing to get it back in shape so I could format it and use
>>>>>>>> it again.
>>>>>>>> The drive was *physically* fine.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Malke
>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>> MS-MVP
>>>>>>>> Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
>>>>>>>> http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>