Windows 10: Transferring files to external hard drive.

Sometimes [ not every time ] when I try to transfer a film from my laptop to external hard drive , it starts and then stops immediately and I get the message, " this drive already has a file named...." . When I look at the drive it has a file named the same but is empty. If I try to , " replace the files in the destination" I am told " there is not enough space to copy this item". This only happens occasionally .

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External Hard Drive

Hi John,

We suggest that you try the troubleshooting steps below:

• Open your External Hard Drive file in File Explorer.
• Type the name of the file you want to search on the search box and click Enter.

The file will show up in Search Results and you will be able to move it to the correct folder.

Let us know if you need further help.

 

trying to transfer photes from computer to hard external drive

Hello.

Connect your External Hard drive to your PC

Open Windows File Explorer

On the left, click Pictures

On the right, find the photos you want to transfer to the external drive

Right click those photos or their containing folder and choose 'Send To' - your external drive will be bottom of the 'Send To' list

That's It, wait for those to transfer across . . .

 

TRANSFERRING FILES FROM MAIN DRIVE TO EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE . HOW?

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