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Archival hard drive no longer appears in File Explorer

Arthir673 Posted messages 3 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   -  
brucine Posted messages 25116 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   -

Hello,

My SSD archival hard drive from Seagate is no longer recognized in Windows Explorer. It used to appear in Explorer under the name Seagate. It now appears under the name backup + in the notification bar listing USB devices. I can click it and disconnect it. Do you have a method to locate it in Explorer because I can no longer access its contents? Thanks for your help.

tlg

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    fabul Posted messages 42207 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   6 074
     

    Hello,

    Right-click the Start button > Disk Management > (Full screen)

    Please provide us with a nice screenshot so we can see everything and say more about it.

    You can use Greenshot to take screenshots easily from the notification area or the Print Screen key

    https://getgreenshot.org/downloads/

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  3. Arthir673 Posted messages 3 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
     

    here is a screenshot of disk management. the screen is empty.

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    1. fabul Posted messages 42207 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   6 074
       
      Good evening, In the bottom left, it says "connection to the virtual disk service," but it doesn't seem to complete. The SSD or enclosure is probably defective. As MPMP10 who I greet suggested, CrystalDiskInfo might show it as Bad if it detects it. Otherwise it should have opened in Disk Management. Then for archiving, an SSD is the worst choice after a USB flash drive; you need a HDD.
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  4. Arthir673 Posted messages 3 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
     

    hello everyone,

    indeed, cristaldisk brings nothing. yet I hear noise in the case as if something is spinning and it appears in the notification bar as I mentioned in my first post. Oh well? in any case thank you for showing interest in my case :)

    I already have a large HDD for archiving. I had bought this SSD to transport and share larger files more easily without using a USB key. could you enlighten me on the reasons why an SSD is not a good method for archiving?

    thanks,

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    1. fabul Posted messages 42207 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   6 074
       

      Hi again,

      It’s flash memory, it eventually wears out one day, 2 years without connection and power can be enough to corrupt data on flash memory, 10 years without being connected to a power source, and it’s totally screwed.

      When a HDD with a metallic disk and an electro-magnetic head can preserve them for decades, or even longer without necessarily being plugged in or powered.

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      1. brucine Posted messages 25116 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   4 161 > fabul Posted messages 42207 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention  
         

        Hello,

        Well, come on...

        The average person doesn’t buy archival discs to leave them disconnected for years in a closet.

        It isn’t necessarily a good idea for transporting large deleted files only to rewrite them later, causing faster wear, and it isn’t economical if the archive size must be very large; it’s more resilient if it’s meant to be moved around, but speed isn’t a primary criterion for archiving.

        Nothing is black and white; everyone has their own set of requirements.

        https://www.silicon-power.com/fr/knowledge-detail/ssd-vs-hdd/

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