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Well clearly that didn't post properly, and now I can't get in to delete it.
Anyways - no dash, but I did manage to get it to mount.
Apparently it is just the Ubuntu flash drive - not my external...

i did not see a dash in the upper right, but this is what I see when I click on Disks...
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I did not fnd a dash button at the top right...
but this is what I have...http://ubuntuforums.org/image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAABQAAAAMgCAIAAADz...

I have Ubuntu loaded on a bootable USB.
The failed hard drive is in a BlacX docking station, but I am still unable to access the files.
At first, it said the drive was unmounted, then it said it...

I cannot boot the PC - so no Windows...
I am getting a Disk Read Error
then "Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to reboot"
No luck.
This is why I am trying Ubuntu - I wanted to try to save the files if...

now it seems... if I double-click on the OS - the little triangle symbol comes up and show 'mounted', bu I don't see anything...
this is utter badness, isn't it??

still not able to mount the drive - anyone have any ideas?

also (dumb) question...
if my hard drive were truly bad (and yes, there is obviously an issue - this is why I am in Ubuntu again trying to get to my files...)
but if the hard drive were bad
how...

this is what I got when I used a live cd: (I believe it is identical to the error when I was using the flashdrive...)
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk -l

Disk /dev/sda: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes...

also - the OS has disappeared from my listing now.

I am not sure I understand what you mean...
I tried running an older version of Ubuntu from a disk, and it didn't work. That is why I created...

+1
tx for your help!

oh........
so close, yet...

I got this error...
Mount is denied because the NTFS volume is already exclusively opened.
The volume may be already mounted, or anoher software may use it which...

ok - I may have done something stupid...
before your response, I tried
sudo + the 'forced' mount option shown in the error - it did not work but I have since closed that window (so no specific...

I need some really basic step-by-step help please... :confused:

I am running Ubuntu 11.10 from a flash drive.

I could see my Windows drive previously, but have 'lost' it. I don't know how to...

again - new user - 2nd question today...
the first can go unanswered,
but this is a little more, uhh
critical??
I am copying all my files off my computer onto an external harddrive.
I know they...

I have just installed Ubuntu (yea!!!) because Windows has crashed and not allowed me to boot in any mode.
I have found my Windows files and want to copy them off the harddrive. The problem is -...