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Question

external hard drive

Jul 15, 2012 1:18AM PDT

My old computer took a dive so I pulled the hard drive out, put in in an Element enclosure, and plugged it into a new computer. What I want to know is can I scan it somehow. If my old hard drive had some virus, would it get on my new computer.

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If my old hard drive had some virus, would it get on my new
Jul 15, 2012 6:26PM PDT

i think it will./ Mischief

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(NT) So what do you suggest?
Jul 15, 2012 7:20PM PDT
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Look into
Jul 15, 2012 11:45PM PDT

If you AV is active, use it to scan. Most AV allow you to point to the device(storage media) and scan it only. You gave no clue what you have installed or the OS. I would be 100% sure before you connect the ext. HD that your current AV is updated and ready before doing this. Once connected, do a full scan on that ext. HD before any other task is done.

If you have no AV or now want one, check out the spyware, security&viruses forum find the forum sticky and click to review all the pgms. available.

tada -----Willy Happy

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Format external HDD
Aug 12, 2012 8:34PM PDT

Yes, you could do that by selecting formatting partition while start up process to your secondary HDD.

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hi
Aug 27, 2012 8:39PM PDT

Yes it will......