Pelican Parts Forums

Pelican Parts Forums (http://forums.pelicanparts.com/)
-   Off Topic Discussions (http://forums.pelicanparts.com/off-topic-discussions/)
-   -   External PC hard drive - can't 'see' contents? (http://forums.pelicanparts.com/off-topic-discussions/725246-external-pc-hard-drive-cant-see-contents.html)

steve911 12-23-2012 03:46 PM

External PC hard drive - can't 'see' contents?
 
I've got an external Seagate hard drive (ST3160026ARK) (was my daughters's). She used it back up files from her MAC.
I want to wipe it clean and/or reformat it.

I've plugged it into my Dell desktop (via usb cable) and fired it up. It shows up as a mass storage device, not as an actual drive and I can't see the contents.

How do I go about wiping this?

Thanks

azasadny 12-23-2012 03:53 PM

I use Windows Disk Manager to do this... Don't know which version of Windows you have, but go to "Disk Manager" and if you see the drive, you can "initialize" and format it. Just be careful and be sure you've selected the right drive!

id10t 12-23-2012 04:55 PM

Windows disk manager, delete existing partition(s), re-create them, and format them.

steve911 12-24-2012 05:43 AM

Thanks guys. I'm running Windows 7.
I've found the drive in Disk Manager and deleted the partion.
I now have two boxes for the drive:

200MB
Healthy (EFI System Partition)

148.86GB
Unallocated

However, I can't find any options to initialize the drive or recreate a new partition and format it.
Thanks

cstreit 12-24-2012 06:32 AM

Try EaseUs partition manager. Free to download and works well.

azasadny 12-24-2012 06:37 AM

You can right-click on the "unallocated" partition and create one...

steve911 12-24-2012 07:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by azasadny (Post 7168934)
You can right-click on the "unallocated" partition and create one...

That's the ticket!
Thanks Art.

Happy Holidays to all.
Steve


All times are GMT -8. The time now is 05:47 AM.

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.6.0
Copyright 2025 Pelican Parts, LLC - Posts may be archived for display on the Pelican Parts Website


DTO Garage Plus vBulletin Plugins by Drive Thru Online, Inc.