Having Problems With Maxtor OneTouch 4 Mini 160GB 2.5" External HDD

Ilpav · September 20th, 2008, 04:55 AM

As some of you may know, I made a thread about purchasing an external HDD because I was running out of space on mine. I successfully installed the software and it works ok, but I tried to put my Top Gear episodes on it and it says: "Cannot Copy <file name>. Cannot Find the Specified File. Make sure you specify the correct path and file name." Then it just cancels everything.

How can I fix this? All I did was drag and drop the Top Gear folder into the drive's icon.

Please help me on this.

Thanks.

Vette Boss · September 20th, 2008, 05:17 AM

You may be trying to transfer more than you can at once, try breaking it into multiple transfers.

Ilpav · September 20th, 2008, 04:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vette Boss

You may be trying to transfer more than you can at once, try breaking it into multiple transfers.

At first I tried to transfer my whole Top Gear file with all the episodes (45.4GB) and that message popped up. Then I tried to transfer just a single series (series 1 - 3.41GB) and it gave the same message after a couple of minutes. It still transferred some of the episodes, just until the episode that had an "error."

Ilpav · September 21st, 2008, 06:39 PM

Can someone please help me with this because this drive I just bought is useless until this problem is fixed.

Thanks.

Crazyjeeper · September 22nd, 2008, 02:23 AM

You can reformat the external drive. You can also make sure that the top gear files aren't read only and finally, you can re download the file that is causing the problem. And, make sure that the file isn't in use by any program such as utorrnet.

Ilpav · September 22nd, 2008, 05:44 PM

Thanks anyway, but I just plugged the USB cords into different slots at the back because the ones at the front didn't work properly (the connection worked, but there was something wrong there that didn't make the transfers correct).

I successfully transferred all my TG episodes onto the new drive and now have 50 GB left on my PC (had 1 GB before). images/smilies/biggrin.gif

Another thing: Should I just leave it plugged in all the time, or unplug it every time I don't need it? I set it to go on standby after 3 mins of inactivity, but how much energy do these consume anyway?

cvrefugee · September 22nd, 2008, 06:34 PM

You probably weren't getting enough power from the front USB ports to transfer the data. You can leave it plugged in 24/7 but I like to disconnect my external HDD after I'm done backing up my stuff.

September 20th, 2008, 04:55 AM	#1
Ilpav Joined: Sep 3rd, 2006 Last Online: 05:00 AM Location: GTA, Ontario, Canada Age: 19 Posts: 1,129 Car: 1996 Plymouth Grand Voyager SE 3.3L LFS Status: Rep Power: 16	Having Problems With Maxtor OneTouch 4 Mini 160GB 2.5" External HDD As some of you may know, I made a thread about purchasing an external HDD because I was running out of space on mine. I successfully installed the software and it works ok, but I tried to put my Top Gear episodes on it and it says: "Cannot Copy <file name>. Cannot Find the Specified File. Make sure you specify the correct path and file name." Then it just cancels everything. How can I fix this? All I did was drag and drop the Top Gear folder into the drive's icon. Please help me on this. Thanks. __________________ "The Ferrari 355. The best car...in the world...ever."- Jeremy Clarkson

September 20th, 2008, 05:17 AM	#2
Vette Boss Joined: Nov 14th, 2004 Last Online: 07:35 AM Location: United States, Britain, in time Age: 22 Posts: 2,980 Car: Nissan Altima 3.5-litre SE Rep Power: 34	You may be trying to transfer more than you can at once, try breaking it into multiple transfers. __________________ 2003 Nissan Altima 3.5SE SHIFT_the future

September 21st, 2008, 06:39 PM	#4
Ilpav Joined: Sep 3rd, 2006 Last Online: 05:00 AM Location: GTA, Ontario, Canada Age: 19 Posts: 1,129 Car: 1996 Plymouth Grand Voyager SE 3.3L LFS Status: Rep Power: 16	Can someone please help me with this because this drive I just bought is useless until this problem is fixed. Thanks. __________________ "The Ferrari 355. The best car...in the world...ever."- Jeremy Clarkson

September 22nd, 2008, 02:23 AM	#5
Crazyjeeper Joined: Nov 29th, 2006 Last Online: 04:26 AM Location: Texas Age: 19 Posts: 2,497 Car: 1985 Jeep CJ7, 1997 Ford F150 Rep Power: 50	You can reformat the external drive. You can also make sure that the top gear files aren't read only and finally, you can re download the file that is causing the problem. And, make sure that the file isn't in use by any program such as utorrnet. __________________ Toy: 1985 Jeep CJ7 Lifted and Locked Daily Driver: 1997 Ford F150 4.6L with a massive 220hp MSI P6N Diamond 680i, E8400 @ 3.15ghz, CM Hyper 212 Cooler, XFX 8800GT 512mb Extreme, MSI 8400GS, Creative X-FI, 2x1gb Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800, PC Power & Cooling 610w EPS12v, 1.6tb of HDD, CM Centurion 690.

September 22nd, 2008, 05:44 PM	#6
Ilpav Joined: Sep 3rd, 2006 Last Online: 05:00 AM Location: GTA, Ontario, Canada Age: 19 Posts: 1,129 Car: 1996 Plymouth Grand Voyager SE 3.3L LFS Status: Rep Power: 16	Thanks anyway, but I just plugged the USB cords into different slots at the back because the ones at the front didn't work properly (the connection worked, but there was something wrong there that didn't make the transfers correct). I successfully transferred all my TG episodes onto the new drive and now have 50 GB left on my PC (had 1 GB before). Another thing: Should I just leave it plugged in all the time, or unplug it every time I don't need it? I set it to go on standby after 3 mins of inactivity, but how much energy do these consume anyway? __________________ "The Ferrari 355. The best car...in the world...ever."- Jeremy Clarkson

September 22nd, 2008, 06:34 PM	#7
cvrefugee Joined: Aug 16th, 2004 Last Online: 12:57 AM Location: Corona, CA Age: 28 Posts: 3,399 Car: 2005 Scion xB Rep Power: 58	You probably weren't getting enough power from the front USB ports to transfer the data. You can leave it plugged in 24/7 but I like to disconnect my external HDD after I'm done backing up my stuff.

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