# External hd freezes on transfer

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-hd-freezes-on-transfer/309238>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [May 10, 2010, 5:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-hd-freezes-on-transfer/309238 "2010-05-10T17:40:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![Icehawk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/51bf81/32.png) [@Icehawk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Icehawk)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2010, 5:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-hd-freezes-on-transfer/309238/1 "2010-05-10T17:40:03Z")

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when i try to transfer files from my laptop to my external hard drive it has started freezing. the transfer never finishes and just sits there then when i try to cancel it freezes the whole computer up. its not the computer it does it on multiple pcs