External HDD Error: The file or directory is corrupted and unreadable.
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When I go to plug my Western Digital HDD into my desktop computer running WinXP MCE, I get the error message "The file or directory is corrupt and unreadable." Though when I plug it into my laptop running Windows Vista Premium, I can open the HDD and view all of the file on it. I'm thinking the problem has to do with security and permissions, because I have had problems hooking this HDD to other computers other than my laptop. Any ideas? I have read through many forums trying to solve this problem, but have come up with nothing. Thank you in advance.
Hello,
Sorry for the late response. I set the security permissions to allow everyone access to the drive. This solved half my problem, being that I can now read/write to the HDD with two computers, one running Vista Premium and the other running Vista Basic. When I try on both my XP Pro and XP MCE computers, I still get the error message. Also, when I go into the HDD properties, it lists the file system as RAW, with 0mb capacity. Also, the HDD is not USB powered. I Hope this helped.
Sorry for the late response. I set the security permissions to allow everyone access to the drive. This solved half my problem, being that I can now read/write to the HDD with two computers, one running Vista Premium and the other running Vista Basic. When I try on both my XP Pro and XP MCE computers, I still get the error message. Also, when I go into the HDD properties, it lists the file system as RAW, with 0mb capacity. Also, the HDD is not USB powered. I Hope this helped.
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