While trying to delete all files on an external hard drive, one folder would
not delete. A message kept saying that the file was in use and could not be
deleted, the folder contained MP3's that were not being played. It would not
let me re-format the disk as well. I couldn't remove the file on a MAC
either, so I just erased the disk on the MAC and now my computer will not
recognice it. How can I get my computer to recognize my external hard drive?

"cbcoslow" <cbcoslow@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> While trying to delete all files on an external hard drive, one folder
would
> not delete. A message kept saying that the file was in use and could not
be
> deleted, the folder contained MP3's that were not being played. It would
not
> let me re-format the disk as well. I couldn't remove the file on a MAC
> either, so I just erased the disk on the MAC and now my computer will not
> recognice it. How can I get my computer to recognize my external hard
drive?

Run diskmgmt.msc via the Start / Run box, then create
an NTFS partition on your external disk.

Thanks a lot Pegasus.
"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

>
> "cbcoslow" <cbcoslow@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:ECC1CB0F-F7FB-4CC8-BC3C-FED697D70C3D@microsoft.com...
> > While trying to delete all files on an external hard drive, one folder
> would
> > not delete. A message kept saying that the file was in use and could not
> be
> > deleted, the folder contained MP3's that were not being played. It would
> not
> > let me re-format the disk as well. I couldn't remove the file on a MAC
> > either, so I just erased the disk on the MAC and now my computer will not
> > recognice it. How can I get my computer to recognize my external hard
> drive?
>
> Run diskmgmt.msc via the Start / Run box, then create
> an NTFS partition on your external disk.
>
>
>