L lilpidgeon Reputable Jun 24, 2015 2 0 4,510 Jun 24, 2015 #1 I hooked drive up to DISH DVR to record movies and then unplugged it to hook it back up to my Windows 7 Ultimate pc to transfer/backup pc files and it didnt work. Shows up in device manager but not in my computer. PLEASE HELP! thanks in advance.
I hooked drive up to DISH DVR to record movies and then unplugged it to hook it back up to my Windows 7 Ultimate pc to transfer/backup pc files and it didnt work. Shows up in device manager but not in my computer. PLEASE HELP! thanks in advance.
Solution RealBeast Jun 24, 2015 DISH DVR uses a non-standard format and you cannot access the movies in Windows. If you want to use the drive with Windows you will need to unallocate all the partitions, then re-initialize and format the drive.
DISH DVR uses a non-standard format and you cannot access the movies in Windows. If you want to use the drive with Windows you will need to unallocate all the partitions, then re-initialize and format the drive.
RealBeast Titan Moderator Sep 13, 2010 17,109 474 104,790 Jun 24, 2015 Solution #2 DISH DVR uses a non-standard format and you cannot access the movies in Windows. If you want to use the drive with Windows you will need to unallocate all the partitions, then re-initialize and format the drive. Upvote 0 Downvote Solution
DISH DVR uses a non-standard format and you cannot access the movies in Windows. If you want to use the drive with Windows you will need to unallocate all the partitions, then re-initialize and format the drive.
L lilpidgeon Reputable Jun 24, 2015 2 0 4,510 Jun 25, 2015 #3 Does this require to reformat the whole pc and lose all my data? Upvote 0 Downvote
RealBeast Titan Moderator Sep 13, 2010 17,109 474 104,790 Jun 26, 2015 #4 No, just the external drive itself. Upvote 0 Downvote