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canetoad

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8. Ima stick my neck out

Mon Jul 7, 2025, 08:34 PM

Jul 7

And suggest that the drive enclosure is probably kaput.

I've used portable drives with both 3.5 and 2.5 disc drives in them for decades and have found the little bit of electronics in the portable case is nearly always the first thing to fail. In fact, I can't remember an actual drive failing.

I have a couple of drive docks - it's easy to pull out the HDD and plug it into a dock to check if it's OK. This is similar to my dock.

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Problem with a remote drive. [View all] thucythucy Jul 7 OP

HDD or SSD? MichMan Jul 7 #1

It's a Seagate Portable Hard Drive. thucythucy Jul 7 #2

I use multiple SSD MichMan Jul 7 #4

I do use more than one backup, so I haven't lost anything. thucythucy Jul 7 #6

Not an expert by any means but I use Samsung T7 Shield MichMan Jul 7 #7

Thank you. thucythucy Jul 8 #13

This is probably a stupid question but thucythucy Jul 8 #14

I think the only compatibility concerns are with smartphones MichMan Jul 8 #15

Thanks again! thucythucy Jul 8 #16

Plugged into a USD slot on the keyboard or back of the unit? brush Jul 7 #3

Plugged into a USD slot. nt thucythucy Jul 7 #5

Ima stick my neck out canetoad Jul 7 #8

Back up twice. usonian Jul 7 #9

Thanks everyone for these suggestions. thucythucy Jul 7 #10

Have you tried running diagnostics on it ? CentralMass Jul 8 #11

According to my computer thucythucy Jul 8 #12