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Crash problem with P+ and USB hdd
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<blockquote data-quote="briangw" data-source="post: 793687" data-attributes="member: 290989"><p>I regularly connect my USB HDD to my PC and tidy up the various bits of debris left lying around by the P+ firmware - as you say lots of odd folders with a single 0 byte file in it, or multiple versions of the Timeshift folder . So I dont think this is the cause of your problems. Have you tried connecting another USB HDD to the P+ to see where the fault lies ie P+ or HDD.</p><p></p><p>As far as I can tell, the HDD can hold any number of non-P+ folders and they will be ignored. The 'scan' process just seems to look for folders containing a TS, IDX and INF files with the same name as the folder name. So I dont think any Windows system folders should cause any problems.</p><p></p><p>I would copy off any 'complete' and wanted folders to your PC, full-format the drive, and copy the required folders back on. If there is an apparent hardware issue on the HDD, you could try creating 2 partitions so that the P+ doesnt try to access the bad part. I aasume you know the partition has to be FAT32, but the other could be NTFS if you want.</p><p></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>EDIT I have just spotted your other post - are you now saying its the 256 recording limit that is causing the problem ? If it is you could copy all the non-urgent ones onto a second partition as a work-around.!</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="briangw, post: 793687, member: 290989"] I regularly connect my USB HDD to my PC and tidy up the various bits of debris left lying around by the P+ firmware - as you say lots of odd folders with a single 0 byte file in it, or multiple versions of the Timeshift folder . So I dont think this is the cause of your problems. Have you tried connecting another USB HDD to the P+ to see where the fault lies ie P+ or HDD. As far as I can tell, the HDD can hold any number of non-P+ folders and they will be ignored. The 'scan' process just seems to look for folders containing a TS, IDX and INF files with the same name as the folder name. So I dont think any Windows system folders should cause any problems. I would copy off any 'complete' and wanted folders to your PC, full-format the drive, and copy the required folders back on. If there is an apparent hardware issue on the HDD, you could try creating 2 partitions so that the P+ doesnt try to access the bad part. I aasume you know the partition has to be FAT32, but the other could be NTFS if you want. [I] EDIT I have just spotted your other post - are you now saying its the 256 recording limit that is causing the problem ? If it is you could copy all the non-urgent ones onto a second partition as a work-around.![/I] [/QUOTE]
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