Schmutz
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Hello, I am trying to access some files stored on an IDE hard drive in Windows 7. I recently found out about "drive management" function which I can use to assign a letter/path to the drive - however it now says:
" you need to format this drive before you can use it "
and then...
"F:\ is not accessible.
the volume does not contain a recognized file system.
Please make sure that all required file system drivers are loaded and that the volume is not corrupted"
I think it could be something to do with older file systems and compatibility (FAT32/NTFS...?) But I don't know really. Maybe I have set it up incorrectly
The hard drive is not corrupted as far as I am aware. The last time I used it was around a year ago on an older computer which I no longer have access to and it has been safely stored ever since
any ideas will be appreciated!
Thanks,
" you need to format this drive before you can use it "
and then...
"F:\ is not accessible.
the volume does not contain a recognized file system.
Please make sure that all required file system drivers are loaded and that the volume is not corrupted"
I think it could be something to do with older file systems and compatibility (FAT32/NTFS...?) But I don't know really. Maybe I have set it up incorrectly
The hard drive is not corrupted as far as I am aware. The last time I used it was around a year ago on an older computer which I no longer have access to and it has been safely stored ever since
any ideas will be appreciated!
Thanks,