Error in copying to external HDD

[biki06081988]

I own an i Omega 1TB Ext.HDD...the problem lies in the fact I can neither copy to or from my Ext. Hard Drive...virus scans were in-effective...

almost 95% of the file gets copied and when the time remaining is 5 seconds, copying stops..copy window halts as it is...

Plzzzz help!!!!!!!!

[Pjieter]

I own an i Omega 1TB Ext.HDD...the problem lies in the fact I can neither copy to or from my Ext. Hard Drive...virus scans were in-effective...

almost 95% of the file gets copied and when the time remaining is 5 seconds, copying stops..copy window halts as it is...

Plzzzz help!!!!!!!!

Maybe your HDD has not enough space available? What OS are you using?

[biki06081988]

I have 673GB of space available...m using Windows 7 Ultimate OS...

[Pjieter]

I have 673GB of space available...m using Windows 7 Ultimate OS...

Ok, and which files are you trying to copy then? Maybe the files are protected for copying?
And what happens at the 95%, the window freezes, or you get an error message?

[jumbowat]

Format your HD directly or from the Command Prompt

[Pjieter]

Format your HD directly or from the Command Prompt

That doesn't make any difference from formatting it using the GUI I think? Still, a good idea, as your HDD may be damaged?

[biki06081988]

I am trying to copy files of .avi format mostly...n d files are not right protected...
i don't think the hard disk is damaged...'coz had this been the case, I wouldn't be able to access or read any of the files already present in it. Maybe Bad Sectors in the HDD, but definitely not Damaged Disk...

[biki06081988]

The window automatically freezes....

[Pjieter]

The window automatically freezes....

Try copying your files to the HDD in smaller pieces.
If the copying-windows freezes, you are able to determine if it may be due to a corrupt file that can't be copied to the HDD