S sllim Reputable Jun 14, 2014 1 0 4,510 Jun 14, 2014 #1 I have an external hard- drive and I have forgotten the password. I changed computers and therefore lost the automatic entry, Can I recover the use of the hard- drive or do I throw it away.
I have an external hard- drive and I have forgotten the password. I changed computers and therefore lost the automatic entry, Can I recover the use of the hard- drive or do I throw it away.
Solution chris_shadez Jun 17, 2014 In general, to recover use of an obselete hard drive, you can simply right click>Format it
T te100 Distinguished Aug 8, 2004 1,336 0 19,660 Jun 14, 2014 #2 if you cant remember the password it is now a paper weight. Sometimes they(not many) have a reset button like a router. Upvote 0 Downvote
if you cant remember the password it is now a paper weight. Sometimes they(not many) have a reset button like a router.
chris_shadez Distinguished Oct 22, 2013 652 1 19,565 Jun 17, 2014 Solution #3 In general, to recover use of an obselete hard drive, you can simply right click>Format it Upvote 0 Downvote Solution