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I didn't forget the password. It's not accepting the password I created :(

What pisses me off the most is that I never wanted to use this bloatware! I just wanted it to store my files! I never asked for an annoying "Please set up security for you HDD and register your product!"

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Hi. It's too late for that now, but next time you buy a drive, i suggest you look at the partitions table. Most hw companies now tend to include a tiny additional partition where the bloatware sits and waits (happens also on USB keys), so before doing any backup on your new drive, crush that table and create a shiny new unique partition. This can avoid later problems :)

It was a noob mistake :( I'm always formatting my drives before I use them now.

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