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Justin B
Why are files reappearing after a format?
I recently bought an external HD, new, and it should be empty - but something is happening that has me in doubt. Of the 200G only186 is available, that in and of itself didnt bother me, but when I transfered the files in bulk to it I was watching the transfer and something odd started happening. In the middle of all my regular files flashing by it changed from transfering "Switch" to "Switch" to transfer "_" to "_" and files that I have never seen before, could not locate, and after completing the entire transfer could not locate in Any drive "_" nonwithstanding started flying by.
I formated, reformated, tried again, and it happened again. I searched and researched for the same keywords but I cant find these anywhere. The only thing bouncing in my head at this point is that there is some sort of hidden, nonformatable section of a drive somewhere that is harboring files that I am transfering. Suggestions?
1 AnswerOther - Hardware1 decade ago