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meems
10-08-2008, 01:49 PM
I am very perplexed and annoyed right now.
My backup EHD has decided it needs to reformat itself? WTF? WHY????

i don't think I really lost anything :unsure: b/c it was my backup ::bitter ironic laugh::

off to talk to tech support. grrr.
mummytothree
10-08-2008, 01:54 PM
**ACK** hope you get it figured out!!!!
SeattleSheri
10-08-2008, 01:55 PM
Ugh, what a PITB! Good luck!
ditzyscrap
10-08-2008, 02:11 PM
Ugh, how annoying! My iPod actually did that the other day, it was weird. iTunes would NOT recognize it unless I reformatted it, so I lost all the music that was on there (again...thankfully I found it all on my EHD, lol).
newfiemountiewife
10-08-2008, 02:12 PM
That's exactly what our backup EHD said to me last week "this drive has not been formatted, would you like to format it now". No, I don't!

Hope you figure it out. I'm taking mine to my computer dude next time I go out that way.
ColleenSwerb
10-08-2008, 02:14 PM
Ugh, how annoying! My iPod actually did that the other day, it was weird. iTunes would NOT recognize it unless I reformatted it, so I lost all the music that was on there (again...thankfully I found it all on my EHD, lol).

Bree my ipod did that at work, and then I went home and plugged it in fine. And then I came back to work, and it worked fine. Weird right?? (And, I determined that my new songs must be corrupt and are the reason why my ipod keeps resetting itself, it's the only solution. Still no answer from apple techs.)
pbumbaca
10-08-2008, 02:15 PM
I get that almost everytime I plug my ehd into my lappy. I thought it was a vista thing. I hope you figure it out Mimi!
Tracie Stroud
10-08-2008, 02:27 PM
Ugh! That doesn't sound like fun!
Amy Carey
10-08-2008, 02:35 PM
Ugh that would be SO annoying!!! I'm amazed how long my EHD has gone with NO errors, no faults NO Problems...4 years and going with DAILY use and it's a western digital, lol. (knock on wood)
hope you get it worked out!
scarletsierra
10-08-2008, 02:50 PM
Big fat boo honkey.
sugarink
10-08-2008, 03:00 PM
Mimi, hope you get this sorted out and please share with us any valuable info that you receive from tech support! Thanks... :)
Jennifer
10-08-2008, 03:37 PM
Oh no! :( Hope you can get it working...
Julie Billingsley
10-08-2008, 03:50 PM
wha??? It can just randomly do that?! :blink: hope you find out why in the world it would do that. could it be a virus?
kscwgirl
10-08-2008, 04:35 PM
That sucks Mimi.. hope you get it figured out!!!
meems
10-08-2008, 06:16 PM
I get that almost everytime I plug my ehd into my lappy. I thought it was a vista thing. I hope you figure it out Mimi!then what do you do?

the ehd is connected to an XP desktop though.

haven't had a chance to call tech support yet though. I am tempted to just return it. it's only 4 months old :cursing:
aggiefamily
10-08-2008, 06:24 PM
I get that warning sometimes also. I just close it. It usually does that after I wake it up from a long sleep.
Paula
10-08-2008, 07:42 PM
Eek!
EveRecinella
10-09-2008, 01:56 AM
Ekk is right!!
pbumbaca
10-09-2008, 08:06 AM
then what do you do?

the ehd is connected to an XP desktop though.

haven't had a chance to call tech support yet though. I am tempted to just return it. it's only 4 months old :cursing:

I just say no to the format question and go on with my day. :)
meems
10-09-2008, 08:34 AM
I just say no to the format question and go on with my day. :)
hmm, when i did that my EHD won't show up.

HOWEVER, all is not lost b/c i unplugged it and then plugged it back in and everything magically appeared. so weird. :glare:
pbumbaca
10-09-2008, 08:36 AM
Strange! Glad it worked out for ya tho!