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Atman

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3. Why would you want to format the drive daily?

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Tue Mar 6, 2018, 11:44 AM

Mar 2018

That doesn't make sense. Wouldn't you just format it once, and then start using it? Formatting wipes out everything on the drive and starts over. It may be why there was nothing there the next time you used it. If the task bar shows the drive's icon, then the drive is mounted. Just begin copying files to it.

Disclaimer; I'm not a Windows guy, although I do have Win 10 on my Mac. I would think you just right click on the icon to make the drive menu open, but then I don't really know what I'm talking about. Still, reformatting every day seems like a big mistake, unless "reformatting" means something different on a Windows machine than it does on a Mac.

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Could do a restore point vercetti2021 Mar 2018 #1

You mean restore to a point in time before the HD was installed, I presume? mr_lebowski Mar 2018 #5

could this help? SummerSnow Mar 2018 #2

Why would you want to format the drive daily? Atman Mar 2018 #3

Question HopeAgain Mar 2018 #4

Oh, derp ... yeah ... formatting a drive completely wipes the contents ... mr_lebowski Mar 2018 #6

Sounds like you can't because you formatted the drive and erased the files... TreasonousBastard Mar 2018 #7