“I purchased the Insignia - 2-Bay HDD docking station so I could access (.wav) files on (2) hard drives that I had laying around. I have to "format" both drives before I can use them. Formatting will erase my files. NOT what I had in mind. What to do?”
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I didn't have to format any drive to use this. I just stuck them in and they showed up with an assigned drive letter and was immediately accessible.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.I used this unit to access sound sample libraries and did not have to format the drives. If your drives are not already recognized by the OS, this might be required.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.There’s a software you can use called disk drill you can access your files without format the hard drive while using the insignia
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.I do not know your situation, but in general you can put in the drive that has the files and copy them to your computer or another drive. You should not have to format the drive to pull off the files
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.What OS are you using? What format are the hard drives in? PC to PC it should not be asking, to format them. Mac OS to Mac OS should not be asking either? But if you are going from one to the other PC to Mac or Mac to PC you will need to add features to either OS to support the other formats. This link should point you in the right direction - https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/4-ways-read-mac-formatted-drive-windows/ depending on what your Machine's OS is. This also holds true for Linux as well, but you will need to do the leg work on that one your self. Hope this helps you get your music back.
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