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Having problem with external hdd drive and after scanned and fixed, problem keeps appearing. Furthermore another error message when transferring files Error 0X800701B1. Kindly advise how to fix it.
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I've been having the same issue.
I was able to resolve it by going to device manager, finding the external drive, right clicking the drive and then uninstalling the device. I then restarted the PC, unplugged the device and then plugged it back in. I was then able to copy files to the drive.
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Hello
I install a new hard drive and I am still getting the same message, it referring to DVD drive with windows 10 DVD in it.
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