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magicyte
03-30-2009, 12:28 AM
Okay, so I have a problem with my Maxtor external hard drive. I installed Ubuntu on it, however, now I want to take Ubuntu off because it is unusable. When I put the hard drive into my computer, it doesn't recognize it as a drive. When I go to My Computer, I don't see it there. I've searched everywhere on my computer, but I can't seem to find it. How do I format my external hard drive?! Thanks!
Twey
03-30-2009, 10:32 AM
If Ubuntu is unusable, perhaps the hard drive is corrupted, or perhaps the hardware is broken?

Either way, you should find it somewhere in your Computer Management application.
PcTestCard.com
03-30-2009, 10:46 AM
From Desktop My Computer Icon, right click and selelct Manage.
From the left side of the pop up windows, left click on the Disk management.
Check right windows for the HDDs info.

If you see the external HDD there, you can repartiton, format and make the drive visible to the windows XP or Vista!

Hope this helps!
Bill
Lpe04
03-31-2009, 03:26 AM
If you can't see the drive that means it must be corrupted. Windows shouldn't care what is on it, wheter it is Linux or whatever, it should still show up.

Cheers,
magicyte
03-31-2009, 04:50 AM
Thanks! I formatted the drive, however, this drive did have a name. Drive F:, however, NOW it DOESN'T have a name! I am unable to read it because it doesn't have a name or SOMETHING! What should I do? Here is a screenshot of what I see:

My Computer Manager (http://localhostr.com/files/f69477/capture.png)
My Computer (http://localhostr.com/files/686205/capture.png)

The drive that doesn't have a name- disk 1- that's it. Does anyone have ANY idea about what to do? Thanks!
Twey
03-31-2009, 04:15 PM
It simply requires formatting.
magicyte
04-04-2009, 04:38 AM
Aye, but I don't understand how I would format it. I rightclick on the drive and it won't format it. I go into the command prompt and try it, but it doesn't recognize the drive. Again, :confused:
Twey
04-04-2009, 03:14 PM
In the Computer Manager. I would imagine it to be in the Action menu.
magicyte
04-11-2009, 07:34 PM
I almost forgot something- when I installed Ubuntu, I partitioned the drive (or something like that) so that there would be a little bit of free space (3 gb approx.) and the rest allocated for Ubuntu (89 gb approx.). Does that help? It still won't let me format the drive. I'm thinking it's because of the partition stuff.
magicyte
04-21-2009, 07:05 PM
Anyone? Please?