Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?)
Hi all,
OS: XP home sp2
I know there are a million questions posted about assigning a letter ot an
external hard drive, but...
My external drive has been formatted (by a colleague who gave it as a gift)
for windows, but so far I've only used in on a Mac at work. I have lots of
data on it. I just got a Windows machine at home - XP home sp2. When I plug
in the drive it tis recognized as a plug&play device. I've goneinto disk
manager to partition it to add a drive letter, but I still can't access the
files. When I try to explore the contents, I am told that the drive has not
been formatted, and asked me if I would like to format it.
If I format it, will I lose my data? How can I gain access to a drive with
data on it without formatting it?
Thanks for your help,
Marc
Hi all,
OS: XP home sp2
I know there are a million questions posted about assigning a letter ot an
external hard drive, but...
My external drive has been formatted (by a colleague who gave it as a gift)
for windows, but so far I've only used in on a Mac at work. I have lots of
data on it. I just got a Windows machine at home - XP home sp2. When I plug
in the drive it tis recognized as a plug&play device. I've goneinto disk
manager to partition it to add a drive letter, but I still can't access the
files. When I try to explore the contents, I am told that the drive has not
been formatted, and asked me if I would like to format it.
If I format it, will I lose my data? How can I gain access to a drive with
data on it without formatting it?
Thanks for your help,
Marc