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I’m dealing with an issue I’m hoping someone here can help with. I have an external hard drive (WD My Passport, around 2 years old) that suddenly stopped showing up on my Laptop. I’ve only been using it for backups over the past year, and it’s definitely not full.
When I plug it in, I hear a few clicks, but nothing shows up in File Explorer. However, I can see the “Safely Remove Hardware” option in the taskbar listing it as “My Passport.” So it seems like the laptop is detecting something, just not properly.
I tried checking Disk Management, but I’m not familiar with what I’m looking at. There’s no drive letter showing, and I don’t want to risk messing it up by clicking around.
There’s no physical damage—no drops or spills—so I’m guessing this is some kind of internal or software-related issue.
Appreciate any guidance or tips you can offer!
Thanks in advance 🙏
Hi,
I’ve started getting a Blue Screen of Death (BSoD) related to intelppm.sys on my Windows PC. It happens randomly, sometimes during startup or while using the system normally.
I haven’t made any major hardware changes, but I did install some recent Windows updates.
Does anyone know what causes this and how to fix it? A simple step-by-step solution would be really helpful.
Thanks in advance.
Hi,
Just wanted to check if anyone else is facing this. After installing the April 2025 updates on Windows 11 24H2, I’ve been getting random BSoD (Blue Screen of Death) errors.
It usually happens after boot or while using the system for a short time. I didn’t have these issues before the update. Nothing else has changed on my system.
Is this a known issue? Any fixes or workarounds that have worked for others?
Hi,
I updated my HP ProBook to Windows 11 recently. After the update, the system failed to boot and showed a recovery or repair error. I used a USB recovery drive to fix it, and the laptop finally booted.
But now, all my personal files are missing. Documents, pictures, and downloads are gone — even though I didn’t format the drive.
Is there any way to recover the lost files after this kind of update issue? I haven’t added or changed anything on the laptop since recovery.
Hi,
I’m trying to fix my Windows PC, and I keep getting this error:
“The requested system device cannot be found.”
It shows up when I run some commands like bcdboot or bootrec in Command Prompt. This started after I changed some partitions while reinstalling Windows.
I can still see my hard drive in Disk Management, but I’m not sure what’s wrong.
Can someone please explain what this means and how to fix it in simple steps?
Thanks!
If you’ve uninstalled the USB Backups app on your NAS, you can reinstall it based on the brand you’re using.
For Synology NAS, open Package Center in DSM and search for “USB Copy”. Install the app, then open it from the main menu to set up NAS-to-USB backup tasks.
For QNAP NAS, go to App Center and search for “Hybrid Backup Sync” or “USB One Touch Copy”, depending on your NAS model. Install the app and configure your backup jobs from the app interface or through the one-touch copy button if available.
For WD My Cloud NAS, there is no built-in app store. If the USB backup feature was removed, a system-only factory reset may restore it. Otherwise, use WD Backup software or third-party tools like rsync or GoodSync to handle backups.
If you’re using a different NAS brand, include the model for specific steps.
It is possible to run multiple instances of wdckit.exe in separate Command Prompt windows, each targeting a different WD SATA 512e non-RAID hard drive. The Windows 10 Pro 64-bit operating system and Intel SATA chipset support concurrent access to multiple drives, so the system itself won’t prevent this. However, whether wdckit.exe is designed to handle simultaneous execution safely is uncertain.
The tool performs low-level operations like formatting and changing block size from 512-byte to 4096-byte sectors, which typically require exclusive access to each drive. If more than one instance tries to access hardware resources at the same time, it may cause conflicts, failures, or even data loss. Without official documentation confirming that wdckit.exe supports concurrent operations, it’s better to assume it does not.
To avoid problems, run one instance at a time. If you want to streamline the process, use a batch script to automate the commands in sequence. This approach ensures each drive is processed safely without risking interference from another active session.
Is it possible to run multiple instances of wdckit.exe simultaneously in separate Command Prompt windows, each performing operations such as the format command on different WD SATA 512e non-RAID hard drives, with the goal of converting them from a 512-byte to a 4096-byte block size? The system in question is a desktop computer equipped with an Intel chipset that provides the SATA interface, running Windows 10 Pro 64-bit.
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I’m sorry to hear about your situation — losing precious photos can be distressing. Since you’re using Windows 11 and used CleanMyPC, it’s possible that the software deleted the images permanently or moved them to the Recycle Bin.
First, check your Recycle Bin to see if the photos remain; if so, you can easily restore them. If they’re not there, and if you had File History or any backup enabled on your system, you might be able to restore the images from a previous backup.
If no backup is available, you can use reliable photo recovery software such as Stellar Photo Recovery or any other trusted tool. Make sure you install the software on a different drive to avoid overwriting the deleted data, and scan the drive where the “My Photos” folder was located.
Let me know if you need help with any of these steps — we’re here to support you.
On April 28, this year I used CleanmyPC and it deleted pictures from the “My Photos” folder, I had several pictures in there, how can I recover it? My PC is windows 11 and 8GB RAM.
I need those photos urgently as they are very much precious to me. Can anyone help?
We are creating a new volume like Storage Production, until a QNAP message assaulted the doubt. Do you know which of the 2 Raids have lower data loss risk? in my understanding, RAID 10 is safer, well use half of disk in mirroring, meanwhile the minimum fault tolerance of RAID 50 is 1, and the max, it depends on the amount of subraid, but no case I would have as much fault tolerance as a Raid 10. Im right? If so, why the NAS considers that Raid 50 is safer than Raid 10?
I have a flatbed server with four hard drives set up in a RAID configuration. One of the drives is freezing and has become unresponsive.
I was told that if one drive fails, the whole array could stop working.
Is there any way to clone the bad drive and get the system to boot, or will it keep giving me issues no matter what I do?
Man, that’s rough. I’ve been there – dropped mine once and thought it was game over. There’s still a shot you can get your stuff back though, depends on how bad the damage is.
First off, if the drive’s making weird clicking or buzzing sounds, don’t keep turning it on. That can make things worse. Mine did that and I learned the hard way.
If your computer still recognizes the drive (even if files don’t show), try using a recovery tool. I used Stellar when mine acted up – it actually found a bunch of stuff I thought was gone. There’s also Recuva, EaseUS, etc.
If the drive isn’t showing up at all or sounds bad, probably best to stop messing with it and take it to a pro. Physical damage needs proper recovery tools – not really a DIY thing at that point.
Hope it’s not too bad.
I’ve been having a bit of a frustrating time with my MacBook keyboard. Some of the keys keep double-typing, like when I press “e” or “t,” it types them twice, like “lettter” or “greeetings.” It’s making typing a real pain, especially when I’m trying to work or write emails. I’ve tried restarting my MacBook and even cleaning the keyboard, but the problem keeps coming back. I’m not sure if it’s a software glitch or something wrong with the hardware. Any ideas on how I can fix this?