Delayed write failed

[elistoughton]

I have a desktop PC and a notebook. I also have a 250gb Seagate in an external enclosure. Everything has worked fine between both PCs and the hard drive, .... but now I'm getting this error when I try to use the hard drive with my notebook.

"Windows - Delayed write failed

Windows was unable to save all the data for the file .... The data has been lost. This error may be caused by a failure of your computer hardware or network connection. Please try to save this file elsewhere. "

Anybody care to offer advice on what the problem is, and how to fix it.

[nvme]

it could be the drive failing, or it could be a bad connection in the cable. does it do this on other computers, or just your laptop? if it's isolated to a single computer, it could be something with that computer.

[elistoughton]

It is only a problem with my notebook.

[mrhack]

I got that same error msg 2 days before my External HD took a crap.

Get any data you need off that drive asap...

MrHack

[Subaru]

  mrhack said:

I got that same error msg 2 days before my External HD took a crap.

Get any data you need off that drive asap...

MrHack

I got the same error too: 1.5 months before HD bricked. It was a pain to recover MOST data out of it. It was in a case too and i also used it as a secondary HD for my laptop.

I really suggest you to get everything off it ASAP

REALLY

:pinch:

[ninjagowoowoo]

I've had that error too...although nothing "bad" ever happened to the harddrive(now maybe like 5 months afterwards). I think mine happened as i was switching it off when the switch was half way between on & off.

[elistoughton]

hm, well I think I solved my problem. It dawned on me to plug the cord straight into a usb port on the notebook, rather than to my usb hub.