Too many Hard Drives
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Too many Hard Drives
Hi all,
I have a rather stupid problem. Every time I unplug an external hard drive (USB or Firewire), TC doesn't refresh. It shows the removed drive. So at this time I'm writing, I see 5 drives more (of course no one is real and no one is working). If the PC doesn't reboot for some days, the number goes up until reboot.
How can I fix this? Any help?
Spyros
I have a rather stupid problem. Every time I unplug an external hard drive (USB or Firewire), TC doesn't refresh. It shows the removed drive. So at this time I'm writing, I see 5 drives more (of course no one is real and no one is working). If the PC doesn't reboot for some days, the number goes up until reboot.
How can I fix this? Any help?
Spyros
Re: Too many Hard Drives
It is strange thing,Spyros wrote:Hi all,
I have a rather stupid problem. Every time I unplug an external hard drive (USB or Firewire), TC doesn't refresh. It shows the removed drive. So at this time I'm writing, I see 5 drives more (of course no one is real and no one is working). If the PC doesn't reboot for some days, the number goes up until reboot.
How can I fix this? Any help?
Spyros
can you tell us the system you use
and the tc's edition.
such as
windows 2000
totalcmd 6.53.
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Hi sqa_wizard,
I must say that I just pull the USB-plug. I do this because when I go to safe remove entry at the tray, the system tells me that I cannot stop the drive and to try later, so I just pull the cable.
Well I understand that it is not the best thing for the drive but I don't know why windows cannot stop the drive (I 've seen the same problem in other PCs also).
But still windows explorer is ok (does not show the unpluged drives).
Spyros
I must say that I just pull the USB-plug. I do this because when I go to safe remove entry at the tray, the system tells me that I cannot stop the drive and to try later, so I just pull the cable.
Well I understand that it is not the best thing for the drive but I don't know why windows cannot stop the drive (I 've seen the same problem in other PCs also).
But still windows explorer is ok (does not show the unpluged drives).
Spyros
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Please, try closing those TC tabs, which are showing that USB drive contents to you, before you go to safe remove tray entry. What happens?Well I understand that it is not the best thing for the drive but I don't know why windows cannot stop the drive
F6, Enter, Tab, F6, Enter, Tab, F6, Enter, Tab... - I like to move IT, move IT!..
Spyros
I have MB on nForce 4 SLI chipset, no problems.BTW, does anybody know of any incompatibility with nforce4 chipset and TC??
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Simmilar USB drive problem (not sure TC related)
Dear forummembers
I have found the thread in the TC forum by 2Sphyros with the exact problem as I am confronted with.
At the end of that thread is is not clear to me what the solution for that problem is and/or any workaround.
Do you have any idea how to cope with:
**There is no difference in behavior between removable disks(usb sticks) or removale hard drives, in my case 2 X LaCie 250 GB with PGP virtual disk on it.
**Unmounted USB drives still occupy a driveletter after they are unmounted
**Next mounting takes a new free driveletter.
**Virtual PGP drives behave the same.
**Everyting normal after reboot, game starts over again on next USB mounting.
"my computer" does not not show empty drive letters as TC does.
It started sudden after I do not know wich upgrade of what program. I use this configuration for years.
I am not shure if this is TC related or Windows XP or PGP or hardware.
I cannot find any related issue in Microsofts Knowledge Base.
Any suggestions?
Theo van den Berg
Oud-Beijerland
Nederland
Windows XP home SP2 all updates
TC 6.54a
#PL 13309#
I have found the thread in the TC forum by 2Sphyros with the exact problem as I am confronted with.
At the end of that thread is is not clear to me what the solution for that problem is and/or any workaround.
Do you have any idea how to cope with:
**There is no difference in behavior between removable disks(usb sticks) or removale hard drives, in my case 2 X LaCie 250 GB with PGP virtual disk on it.
**Unmounted USB drives still occupy a driveletter after they are unmounted
**Next mounting takes a new free driveletter.
**Virtual PGP drives behave the same.
**Everyting normal after reboot, game starts over again on next USB mounting.
"my computer" does not not show empty drive letters as TC does.
It started sudden after I do not know wich upgrade of what program. I use this configuration for years.
I am not shure if this is TC related or Windows XP or PGP or hardware.
I cannot find any related issue in Microsofts Knowledge Base.
Any suggestions?
Theo van den Berg
Oud-Beijerland
Nederland
Windows XP home SP2 all updates
TC 6.54a
#PL 13309#