I have tried everything to open my ex Windows 10 external 1TB HDD which has a lot of files on it that I want or need + I want to use it with Manjaro xfce.
Any help will be very much appreciated.
Beside the legal aspect - are you sure your ex want your to see the files?
List your devices
lsblk -f
Pick the one with a ntfs filesystem
sudo mount -t ntfs3 /dev/sdxY /mnt
if the mount fails then it could be it has not been duly unmounted last time it was connected to a Windows system.
For example? 
It could be that the drive was not properly ummounted or that Windows was not shut down fully while the drive was still connected.
Boot Windows again, have it check the drive and repair if needed.
If you don’t have Windows anymore, use a minimal Windows environment.
Like Hirens boot cd (it is called something like that).
If you don’t want or need it to be Windows compatible anymore:
copy the data elswhere (temporarily) and format the drive with a Linux native file system
then copy the data back to that drive.
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I believe @Smoky may have meant an external 1TB HDD formerly used with Windows 10.
Of course, I suppose any translation might be plausible, without further clarification. 
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Thought I put that so it read that way, but obviously not by the come backs. Yes, 1TB HDD formerly used on Windows 10 - not matter what people answer back any known fix, none are working.
And to put such a question up for people to have a go at someone who is fairly new to problems with Linux - I need the files off the HDD as some are very important and not sure what else is on that HDD as I’ve not had Windows crap on my computer for a few years now.
I’m one that right clicks on all media to unmount the media and I have duly done that with all the media I have on the computer.
That is - perhaps unfortunately - not going to get you very far with this particular problem.
descriptions of what has been done in some GUI usually don’t help much
Not as easily as command line output - that can be understood by anyone here.
And advice can be given as well much more easily.
open a terminal
input:
lsblk -f
and/or
blkid
report back the result
We need something “concrete” to act or give advise on.
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/dev/sr0: UUID=“66a1964c0004ab9f” LABEL=“Data disc (25 Jul 24)” BLOCK_SIZE=“2048” TYPE=“udf”
This was with blkid
That is some disk in your CD-ROM drive.
Not what you seem to be concerned with.
There is no sign of the external drive you seem to be concerned with.
Was it connected at the time of the command?
Also, there is no windows computer in this home and hasn’t been now for over 2 years. I run Linux Manjaro xfce on my big beast for over 3 years and this is the first time I’ve had to contually use this forum to try and get this 1TB HDD external to open in Linux
That is why I suggested Hirens boot CD …
under the assumption, that the file system on the drive is a Windows native one - like NTFS
which can be used, but not properly repaired in case of error, with Linux tools.
Windows native tools are needed for that.
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this is an optical drive - not harddisk
That looks strange, the filesystem is usually seen on dvd optical disks.
If it is a hard disk - I think your file system has been damaged somehow.
What, sorry for asking this, would I do with the CD oncei it is burnt - and there is nothing wrong with this system, the disk I burnt to check it show it to be in excellent condtion.
It is an EXTERNAL 1TB HDD
I have no idea what you are asking about.
It’s your disk, you (presumably) burnt it.
I don’t know why or what it was intended for.
Don’t shout - if it is a hard disk - then the information you provided is wrong - the information relates to /dev/sr0 which usually is an optical device.
Open a virtual terminal - then run the command
lsblk -f
Please copy the entire output using the mouse and paste into a new comment.
Example from my system
$ lsblk -f
NAME FSTYPE FSVER LABEL UUID FSAVAIL FSUSE% MOUNTPOINTS
sda
└─sda1 ext4 1.0 private 1f3d1a6e-b4b5-46da-909a-8a87a45dd18b 188,9G 47% /a/private
sdb
├─sdb1 ext4 1.0 virtualbox a0a54066-5053-4aaf-b0de-0cf5fefeb260 220,1G 3% /a/virtualbox
└─sdb2 ext4 1.0 miso 5b368b21-73b3-41cb-a121-651c091e7150 152,7G 25% /miso
sdc
└─sdc1 ext4 1.0 qemu-libvirt b925148a-0729-447a-ad95-4d9e27dcb442
sdd
└─sdd1 ext4 1.0 projects 04f0ac14-1556-4666-9f12-617ba471502c 1,4T 14% /a/projects
sde
└─sde1 xfs backup01-2TB 7a3fb38e-dd85-4929-ab05-05873ec87e10
sdf
sdg
sdh
sdi
├─sdi1 exfat 1.0 Ventoy 0147-6112
├─sdi2 vfat FAT16 VTOYEFI 6353-2A54
└─sdi3 crypto_LUKS 2 11fef0d1-487c-48b9-8370-fba5fb071420
nvme0n1
├─nvme0n1p1 vfat FAT32 EFI 2406-71DD 1,8G 7% /efi
├─nvme0n1p2 ext4 1.0 system cafce1fc-a404-48b9-b7e8-00ec59a4e2c0 525,7G 34% /
└─nvme0n1p3 swap 1 swap 35cfcba0-c1cc-42b1-8657-b4c4a4139201 [SWAP]
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… and make sure the drive is connected …
blkid should have shown it
loop0
squash 4.0 0 100% /var/lib/snapd/snap/apple-music-electron/2
loop1
squash 4.0 0 100% /var/lib/snapd/snap/4ktube/175
loop2
squash 4.0 0 100% /var/lib/snapd/snap/4ktube/173
loop3
squash 4.0 0 100% /var/lib/snapd/snap/aacgain/15
loop4
squash 4.0 0 100% /var/lib/snapd/snap/audible-for-linux/13
loop5
squash 4.0 0 100% /var/lib/snapd/snap/audio-switcher/34
loop6
squash 4.0 0 100% /var/lib/snapd/snap/bare/5
loop7
squash 4.0 0 100% /var/lib/snapd/snap/bluetooth-autostart/10
loop8
squash 4.0 0 100% /var/lib/snapd/snap/chromium-ffmpeg/85
loop9
squash 4.0 0 100% /var/lib/snapd/snap/content-snap-core22/5
loop10
squash 4.0 0 100% /var/lib/snapd/snap/core/17210
loop11
squash 4.0 0 100% /var/lib/snapd/snap/core/17212
loop12
squash 4.0 0 100% /var/lib/snapd/snap/core18/2855
loop13
squash 4.0 0 100% /var/lib/snapd/snap/core18/2887
loop14
squash 4.0 0 100% /var/lib/snapd/snap/core20/2582
loop15
squash 4.0 0 100% /var/lib/snapd/snap/core20/2599
loop16
squash 4.0 0 100% /var/lib/snapd/snap/core22/2010
loop17
squash 4.0 0 100% /var/lib/snapd/snap/core22/2045
loop18
squash 4.0 0 100% /var/lib/snapd/snap/core24/1006
loop19
squash 4.0 0 100% /var/lib/snapd/snap/core24/988
loop20
squash 4.0 0 100% /var/lib/snapd/snap/gnome-3-28-1804/198
loop21
squash 4.0 0 100% /var/lib/snapd/snap/gnome-42-2204/202
loop22
squash 4.0 0 100% /var/lib/snapd/snap/gnome-46-2404/117
loop23
squash 4.0 0 100% /var/lib/snapd/snap/gtk-common-themes/1535
loop24
squash 4.0 0 100% /var/lib/snapd/snap/gtk-common-themes/1539
loop25
squash 4.0 0 100% /var/lib/snapd/snap/kf5-5-113-qt-5-15-11-core22/1
loop26
squash 4.0 0 100% /var/lib/snapd/snap/kf6-core24/30
loop27
squash 4.0 0 100% /var/lib/snapd/snap/kf6-core24/31
loop28
squash 4.0 0 100% /var/lib/snapd/snap/olivia/144
loop29
squash 4.0 0 100% /var/lib/snapd/snap/pixelfx/11
loop30
squash 4.0 0 100% /var/lib/snapd/snap/ponymix/2
loop31
squash 4.0 0 100% /var/lib/snapd/snap/qt515-core20/43
loop32
squash 4.0 0 100% /var/lib/snapd/snap/qt515-core20/44
loop33
squash 4.0 0 100% /var/lib/snapd/snap/qt5-core20/21
loop34
squash 4.0 0 100% /var/lib/snapd/snap/qt5-core20/22
loop35
squash 4.0 0 100% /var/lib/snapd/snap/ros2-snapd/4
loop36
squash 4.0 0 100% /var/lib/snapd/snap/ros2-snapd/12
loop37
squash 4.0 0 100% /var/lib/snapd/snap/ros-humble-ros-base/78
loop38
squash 4.0 0 100% /var/lib/snapd/snap/ros-humble-ros-base/69
loop39
squash 4.0 0 100% /var/lib/snapd/snap/ros-jazzy-ros-base/42
loop40
squash 4.0 0 100% /var/lib/snapd/snap/ros-jazzy-ros-base/53
loop41
squash 4.0 0 100% /var/lib/snapd/snap/scanprep/3
loop42
squash 4.0 0 100% /var/lib/snapd/snap/scanprep/9
loop43
squash 4.0 0 100% /var/lib/snapd/snap/signs-html5-client/2
loop44
squash 4.0 0 100% /var/lib/snapd/snap/signs-html5-client/3
loop45
squash 4.0 0 100% /var/lib/snapd/snap/snap-channels-walkthrough/3
loop46
squash 4.0 0 100% /var/lib/snapd/snap/snap-channels-walkthrough/4
loop47
squash 4.0 0 100% /var/lib/snapd/snap/snap-helpers/442
loop48
squash 4.0 0 100% /var/lib/snapd/snap/snap-helpers/367
loop49
squash 4.0 0 100% /var/lib/snapd/snap/snapd/24718
loop50
squash 4.0 0 100% /var/lib/snapd/snap/snapd/24792
loop51
squash 4.0 0 100% /var/lib/snapd/snap/snaplint/7
loop52
squash 4.0 0 100% /var/lib/snapd/snap/snapd-hacker-toolbelt/26
loop53
squash 4.0 0 100% /var/lib/snapd/snap/snaplint/9
loop54
squash 4.0 0 100% /var/lib/snapd/snap/snappy-debug/704
loop55
squash 4.0 0 100% /var/lib/snapd/snap/snappy-debug/715
loop56
squash 4.0 0 100% /var/lib/snapd/snap/store-tui/29
loop57
squash 4.0 0 100% /var/lib/snapd/snap/vlc/3777
loop58
squash 4.0 0 100% /var/lib/snapd/snap/whatsapp-desktop-client/7
loop59
squash 4.0 0 100% /var/lib/snapd/snap/youtube-music-desktop-app/6
loop60
squash 4.0 0 100% /var/lib/snapd/snap/whatsie/165
loop61
squash 4.0 0 100% /var/lib/snapd/snap/ytdownloader/114
sda
├─sda1
│ vfat FAT32 550D-EA91
└─sda2
ext4 1.0 903605cd-956e-4eda-9535-7fca24bb17c2 146.1G 63% /
sdb
└─sdb1
ext4 1.0 DATA 9699784d-0937-4346-ae35-a7e891a3c475
sdc
└─sdc1
ntfs AE2C1B692C1B2BB9
sdd
sdf
├─sdf1
│ crypto 2 ab5ea914-cbb1-4204-bc2b-7deb5fd48763
└─sdf2
exfat 1.0 ArmorATD 5D45-1F58 1019.2G 45% /run/media/stuartw/ArmorATD
sr0
So you have an ntfs disk on /dev/sdc with only one partition
To mount the device
sudo mount -t ntfs3 /dev/sdc1 /mnt
If there is no error messages then it mounted succesfull.
If there is error messages provide them message - copy/paste style like before
Or provide the output from
ls -l /mnt
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NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINTS
loop0 7:0 0 86.5M 1 loop /var/lib/snapd/snap/apple-music-electron/2
loop1 7:1 0 193.4M 1 loop /var/lib/snapd/snap/4ktube/175
loop2 7:2 0 193.4M 1 loop /var/lib/snapd/snap/4ktube/173
loop3 7:3 0 764K 1 loop /var/lib/snapd/snap/aacgain/15
loop4 7:4 0 64.4M 1 loop /var/lib/snapd/snap/audible-for-linux/13
loop5 7:5 0 17.7M 1 loop /var/lib/snapd/snap/audio-switcher/34
loop6 7:6 0 4K 1 loop /var/lib/snapd/snap/bare/5
loop7 7:7 0 3.6M 1 loop /var/lib/snapd/snap/bluetooth-autostart/10
loop8 7:8 0 6.2M 1 loop /var/lib/snapd/snap/chromium-ffmpeg/85
loop9 7:9 0 167.2M 1 loop /var/lib/snapd/snap/content-snap-core22/5
loop10 7:10 0 104.5M 1 loop /var/lib/snapd/snap/core/17210
loop11 7:11 0 104.2M 1 loop /var/lib/snapd/snap/core/17212
loop12 7:12 0 55.4M 1 loop /var/lib/snapd/snap/core18/2855
loop13 7:13 0 55.5M 1 loop /var/lib/snapd/snap/core18/2887
loop14 7:14 0 63.8M 1 loop /var/lib/snapd/snap/core20/2582
loop15 7:15 0 63.8M 1 loop /var/lib/snapd/snap/core20/2599
loop16 7:16 0 73.9M 1 loop /var/lib/snapd/snap/core22/2010
loop17 7:17 0 73.9M 1 loop /var/lib/snapd/snap/core22/2045
loop18 7:18 0 66.8M 1 loop /var/lib/snapd/snap/core24/1006
loop19 7:19 0 66.8M 1 loop /var/lib/snapd/snap/core24/988
loop20 7:20 0 164.8M 1 loop /var/lib/snapd/snap/gnome-3-28-1804/198
loop21 7:21 0 516M 1 loop /var/lib/snapd/snap/gnome-42-2204/202
loop22 7:22 0 589.6M 1 loop /var/lib/snapd/snap/gnome-46-2404/117
loop23 7:23 0 91.7M 1 loop /var/lib/snapd/snap/gtk-common-themes/1535
loop24 7:24 0 93.2M 1 loop /var/lib/snapd/snap/gtk-common-themes/1539
loop25 7:25 0 444M 1 loop /var/lib/snapd/snap/kf5-5-113-qt-5-15-11-core22/1
loop26 7:26 0 1.3G 1 loop /var/lib/snapd/snap/kf6-core24/30
loop27 7:27 0 1.3G 1 loop /var/lib/snapd/snap/kf6-core24/31
loop28 7:28 0 5.5M 1 loop /var/lib/snapd/snap/olivia/144
loop29 7:29 0 3.6M 1 loop /var/lib/snapd/snap/pixelfx/11
loop30 7:30 0 14.5M 1 loop /var/lib/snapd/snap/ponymix/2
loop31 7:31 0 438.8M 1 loop /var/lib/snapd/snap/qt515-core20/43
loop32 7:32 0 438.8M 1 loop /var/lib/snapd/snap/qt515-core20/44
loop33 7:33 0 308.6M 1 loop /var/lib/snapd/snap/qt5-core20/21
loop34 7:34 0 308.6M 1 loop /var/lib/snapd/snap/qt5-core20/22
loop35 7:35 0 4.9M 1 loop /var/lib/snapd/snap/ros2-snapd/4
loop36 7:36 0 4.9M 1 loop /var/lib/snapd/snap/ros2-snapd/12
loop37 7:37 0 71.6M 1 loop /var/lib/snapd/snap/ros-humble-ros-base/78
loop38 7:38 0 71.5M 1 loop /var/lib/snapd/snap/ros-humble-ros-base/69
loop39 7:39 0 73.3M 1 loop /var/lib/snapd/snap/ros-jazzy-ros-base/42
loop40 7:40 0 73.3M 1 loop /var/lib/snapd/snap/ros-jazzy-ros-base/53
loop41 7:41 0 114.2M 1 loop /var/lib/snapd/snap/scanprep/3
loop42 7:42 0 114.3M 1 loop /var/lib/snapd/snap/scanprep/9
loop43 7:43 0 63.7M 1 loop /var/lib/snapd/snap/signs-html5-client/2
loop44 7:44 0 63.7M 1 loop /var/lib/snapd/snap/signs-html5-client/3
loop45 7:45 0 4K 1 loop /var/lib/snapd/snap/snap-channels-walkthrough/3
loop46 7:46 0 4K 1 loop /var/lib/snapd/snap/snap-channels-walkthrough/4
loop47 7:47 0 12.3M 1 loop /var/lib/snapd/snap/snap-helpers/442
loop48 7:48 0 12.1M 1 loop /var/lib/snapd/snap/snap-helpers/367
loop49 7:49 0 50.9M 1 loop /var/lib/snapd/snap/snapd/24718
loop50 7:50 0 49.3M 1 loop /var/lib/snapd/snap/snapd/24792
loop51 7:51 0 8.5M 1 loop /var/lib/snapd/snap/snaplint/7
loop52 7:52 0 908K 1 loop /var/lib/snapd/snap/snapd-hacker-toolbelt/26
loop53 7:53 0 8.5M 1 loop /var/lib/snapd/snap/snaplint/9
loop54 7:54 0 16.3M 1 loop /var/lib/snapd/snap/snappy-debug/704
loop55 7:55 0 16.3M 1 loop /var/lib/snapd/snap/snappy-debug/715
loop56 7:56 0 29.4M 1 loop /var/lib/snapd/snap/store-tui/29
loop57 7:57 0 321.1M 1 loop /var/lib/snapd/snap/vlc/3777
loop58 7:58 0 90.7M 1 loop /var/lib/snapd/snap/whatsapp-desktop-client/7
loop59 7:59 0 72.8M 1 loop /var/lib/snapd/snap/youtube-music-desktop-app/6
loop60 7:60 0 17.3M 1 loop /var/lib/snapd/snap/whatsie/165
loop61 7:61 0 128.5M 1 loop /var/lib/snapd/snap/ytdownloader/114
sda 8:0 0 465.8G 0 disk
├─sda1 8:1 0 300M 0 part
└─sda2 8:2 0 465.5G 0 part /
sdb 8:16 0 931.5G 0 disk
└─sdb1 8:17 0 931.5G 0 part
sdc 8:32 0 931.5G 0 disk
└─sdc1 8:33 0 931.4G 0 part
sdd 8:48 1 0B 0 disk
sdf 8:80 0 1.8T 0 disk
├─sdf1 8:81 0 200M 0 part
└─sdf2 8:82 0 1.8T 0 part /run/media/stuartw/ArmorATD
sr0 11:0 1 2K 0 rom
Not quite … you need to mount it to somewhere …
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