(Solved) - I have to format my hard drive... NO!

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(Solved) - I have to format my hard drive... NO!

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Started 9 months ago by snugglez64
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snugglez64

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i have this external drive that i keep a whole bunch of stuff on, when i plug it in vista now tells me i need to format it in order to use it.. please guys... i dont wanna format my drive... is there a fix for this?

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ScottW

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Snugglez, you are not the first to have this problem. Follow along with this old thread and the links in it:
http://www.howtogeek.com/forum.....ternal-hdd

Acronis Disk Director has fixed the problem for 2 other users. I thought before that it might just be a problem in the Master Boot Record, but Acronis seems to do more than just fix the MBR.

What do you see in Disk Management for the external drive partitions?

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snugglez64

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thanx ScottW , u will always be my hero!

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snugglez64

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i had no luck so i took the plunge and formatted the drive anyways.. thanks anyway ScottW

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