Deleting photos from an external drive

[leonardb91332042]

Out of nowhere, when I try and delete a photo: (after clicking on delete this file from disc). Dialog box: 1 of these files could not be moved to Trash….The files are not on a volume that supports Trash. Do you want to permanently remove them??

Today is the first time I got this message after using an external drive for 4 years.  And even when I said I wanted to delete them permenantly, nothing happened.  I tried 'deleting rejected photos' and had the same results.

[Peru Bob]

Try using Windows Explorer and delete it that way.

[leonardb91332042]

I know I can delete using Apple Finder but that is clumsy.  What happened to the way I used to do it?

[Peru Bob]

Just guessing: Maybe it's a permissions issue.

[KShinabery212]

That is strange.  Maybe the external hard drive is going bad.  What kind is it??? Please do not say Western Digital !!!  Please do not say Western Digital !!!

I use a Seagate... actually have three of them!  I got so pissed at my old Western Digital that I said no more buying things that become corrupted.  So friendly tip.... try a Seagate!

But strange that this is happening.  Have you right clicked to try to delete or dragged it directly to your trash can (then hit empty)?

[Nancy OShea]

KShinabery212  wrote

Maybe the external hard drive is going bad. 

You took the words out of my mouth.

[Silkrooster]

Funny after all these years, I had the opposite experience. Seagate gave me problems and western digital was rock solid. I believe I only had one drive go bad and that was roughly 20 years ago.

But then again I update my drives same time as my systems over the years, so I have taken care of any issues before they would have occurred. LOL.

[Silkrooster]

I also heard drive issues are more common on macs than PC's, but that is hear say.