Every thing i buy for PC is S**T as nothings simple ..well for me.
Just got this to help free up a larrge amount of 720p fils off my PC..
Plugged it in ,PC found it BOBS your uncle.
Sent over 300gb of films to it…

Unplugged & tested it to see if it waas ok .
Yep all films on after 2 hrs waiting but no probs..
This morning was going to check if i had AVPR on 720p

opened it up clicked on folder where films are ….

THEN Windows explorer needs to shut down ARGHHHHHH

It wont let me browse through the films WHY O WHY !

Looked on WD support & well you need to fill your life story to ask them a question LOL..
ANYONE ??
As the main bit is i deleted all my films off PC last night on the strength of the WD got them safe n sound ARGHHHHH again….

NIGHTMARE. 😐

did you plug it into the same usb port today as you used yesterday?

you sure you were lookign at the external drive when you verified the stuff had been copied over?

personally, I'd be lookign to keep anythign I didn't want to lose on two, separate, drives rather than relying on one (internal or external).

waswas.
yep fella.Done a virus check,defrag everything…

PC running super fast AGAIN now but……

Will double check stuff.???

Why me LOL..
Just found a samsung 80gb internal drive in spare room ??
Might pop that in PC later tonight is is a hard task>?

Maybe it is crashing whilst trying to regenerate the previews.

Can't send links as posting from my phone but maybe that'll give you somewhere to start looking for an answer

Try also going to file-open from within media player or vlc and seeing if you can access the files from there

have you got another pc/laptop/mates machine you could use to look at it?

the samsung – 80gb for films isn't going to make much of a dent and will be a bit of a faff to set up – probably need jumper changes plus sides off pc etc. and then you need to make sure it's got the 'right' interface for your pc.

Your main problem probably is Windows, not Western Digital.

Download and install linux instead. Ubuntu is a good place to start.

Fstab is pretty easy once you're on the learning curve.

Back under your bridge waderider!

I've had a drive do that before when i pulled the usb lead out before it had been 'safely removed' User error by me

shut the pc down and reboot

before you open the drive chage the folder view settings to details or list so it doesnt try and load thumbnails. might help

If you're really stuck you can download a Ubuntu .iso and burn to Cd. Then boot from the cd, and copy the files from your new hard drive back to you old one.

It'll work because it's linux.

No trolling here, no sir.

Cheers all.
Its sorted due to the silly view setting thx Tim.
Its expands menu then works..

Phew a lot of 720p films to lose ….

Tip top all….Take care thx for the info

Might try the Download and install linux instead. Ubuntu is a good place to start.

Fstab is pretty easy once you're on the learning curve.
On my other PC 1st.
Bit sad like my windows?????& dunt like change too.. 😥