My HP laptop unfortunately has a bug in Windows and is now being repaired. Since I don't have any backup copies, I have to make them beforehand - without Windows.
I have now burned a bootable rescue DVD from PC-Welt: https://www.pcwelt.de/...97996.html and also managed to boot from it. So far so good, I have access to my data and can theoretically save it. I followed the instructions, integrated hard drives, etc., if I connect a USB stick, I can also copy the data.
If I then connect my large external hard drive, I can unfortunately not make any backup copies, there's an error message that the hard drive is write-protected. If I connect the disk to another computer, it runs perfectly and without write protection.
Does anyone have any idea why copying to the stick works but not to the external hard drive? What do I have to change in order to use the external hard drive?
I can't say much without seeing it myself, but if the external hdd works on another PC then simply build the hard drive from the laptop and install it in the computer and copy all the data over there and then format the hard drive from the laptop and reinstall them formatted in the laptop. Then you simply use the "MediaCreationTool" from microsoft to create a bootable USB stick with the current Windows version and plug it into the laptop and follow the instructions on the screen and you have a freshly installed laptop. It is not that hard. There are many tutorials in youtube. After the installation you just have to activate your Windows
Now would be the easy and short way. If you are not familiar with the matter. Otherwise I would rather analyze what is the cause if it does not become too complex instead of making Windows new
Removing the hard drive was my original plan, but the laptop still has a warranty and the repair should be done in addition to the Windows problem, but the extended warranty (bought extra) expires when I open the laptop and remove the disk, me have already asked. So unfortunately this is out of the question…
From the laptop's point of view, is there a difference between USB stick and external hard drive, which would explain the problems with the external one? Or is it just because of my record?
Even with hard disks? Krass: / Can you disassemble your external hard drive?
Wouldn't I risk… What would help if the external one is disassembled?
If the external one works on the PC and only causes such a problem on the laptop, then it is certainly due to the laptop. Think that the laptop starts with "Windows to Go" (I say) it does not get administrative access to the hard drive. Looks to me more like a user authorization problem
But shouldn't the USB stick have the same uprisings in the case of a user authorization problem? Doesn't he have user authorization?
You have freshly made the USB stick, I assume the external disk will be in use for a longer time, actually it should work normally. Does the "write protection" problem come directly to the root? Or are you trying to copy that into an existing folder? If not try to copy everything on the top level in the path. So let's assume that drive "D" is also copied into the path "D: \".
Removing the external disk forget it, would bring something if you had an HDD docking or an adapter. Vlt the laptop does not recognize the SATA controller of the external disk correctly because it was already connected I assume and he remembered it from before when your Windows was still working correctly. Could you look in the device manager whether any hardware is not recognized, or look for the HDD in the list there and uninstall it, then pull it out and put it back in, then it will register the disk again.
To make a backup copy, you don't have to write to the hard disk, you just have to read it out.
My question would now be: What program are you using to make a swine backup? Windows itself has a backup function, but not a proper backup copy.
In addition, there must be enough space available for a backup copy on one of the other drives. If you mirror the entire hard drive into an image, it will probably be a few gigabytes.
So that you can access the hard drive without access problems, I would recommend a Linux LiveCD.
Since this is another operating system that can be started by usb, no access rights need to be requested from Windows.
I would recommend a Linux LiveCD with Knoppix 7.4 as the operating system. In Linux LiveCD creator everything is available for download.
