save files to external hard drive on Mac?

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Tiggs

i have a macbook air 2011, and it only has a 64gb hard drive... i have 2x 1tb drives, connected to my router, and i wanted to know how to make my programs and files etc, automatically save onto the external hard drive? and iam using mac.... thanks!
ok i have found my macintosh hd and i have used 47gb... but time machine has an error... but i found the external hard drive on 'Finder' and dragged my mac hd into it... but it hasn't worked... plus, i thought time machine backed it up... so all of the programs would stay on my macbook air and be copied onto the external hd... also... macbook airs are so good... i can run COD 4 on FULL graphics, with basically no lag...!! zoo good

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First, hope you're enjoying the new Air, I'll be getting one as soon as finances permit :-)

You'll have an app called TimeMachine included in the OSX Lion.

Here is what it does (taken from the Apple site, to save me writing my version!)

"Time Machine works with your Mac and an external hard drive (sold separately) or Time Capsule. Connect the drive, assign it to Time Machine, and start enjoying some peace of mind. Time Machine automatically backs up your entire Mac, including system files, applications, accounts, preferences, music, photos, movies, and documents. But what makes Time Machine different from other backup applications is that it not only keeps a spare copy of every file, it remembers how your system looked on any given day â so you can revisit your Mac as it appeared in the past."

Any MAC problems or queries, a good source of knowledge is often http://forums.macrumors.com/

Patrick

http://fivedollarguide.com

Can I make my external hard drives stay on all the time?

Matt

I have 3 external hard drives connected to my computer (all Maxtor OneTouch) but if I haven't used them for a while, they seem to go into a power-saving mode or something. Then when I try to access a file, I have to wait for them to boot up, and it seems they do it sequentially, one at a time rather than all at the same time. Is there a way I can make them stay on all the time so I don't have to wait? Or alternatively, can I purchase a computer where I can install these three hard drives inside of a tower in addition to the hard drive that comes with the computer?

(2x Maxtor OneTouch Plus 1TB, 1x Maxtor OneTouch 750GB).

I've been reading articles from 5 years ago saying some guy named Michael Thomas has will be releasing a 1.2 petabyte hard drive around the year 2010 to 2011, but if you look at this website, it looks like a child made it. Has anyone heard news on this? http://colossalstorage.net/home_diskdrive.htm

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Power saver mode is built into all Maxtor OneTouch drives. It means the drives will need a few seconds to spin up, but it saves electricity. It also helps keep the drives cool, extending their lives. AFAIK, it can't be changed unless Maxtor provides a hard drive utility that enables you to make adjustments.

Assuming your computer case has a sufficient number of available connections and drive bays inside the case, you could certainly install them there. This would probably bypass the circuitry and software responsible for power saver mode.

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What is the difference between an external hard drive and a portable hard drive?

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quothe_the

I need a hard drive to save all my downloads for iTunes on so that I don't use up the computer space. I found an 500gb external hard drive for about 80$, and 160gb portable hard drive for about 110$. What's the difference between an external and portable, because it sounds like the same concept to me.

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they are the exact same but some people don't know the right word
but portable hard drives are pocket sizes kinda like a flash drive but a bit bigger and external hard drive is more of an at home one you plug into the wall. id go with the external 500gb for 80 rather than 160 for 110 500 is allot more and more useful my opinion.

How/What to reformat a 500GB toshiba external hard drive for my ps3?

~Ari~

I need to restore my ps3 and before I do, I need to save my data. I bought a 500GB toshiba external hard drive. When I plugged it in, nothing popped up and a friend said I might need to reformat it. But how? I've never formatted. Please help !

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You will indeed need to reformat the drive. The type of formatting used on the drive currently is most likely NTFS, and you will have to reformat it using FAT32. Why? The PS3 won't recognize or use it unless it has been formatted FAT32. How do you do this? With your computer. Believe it or not, the Playstation community has multiple different posts on exactly how you would do this... IE the steps you would follow.

http://community.us.playstation.com/t5/PlayStation-General/How-to-use-a-USB-external-Hard-Drive-on-your-PS3/td-p/14303247

http://community.us.playstation.com/t5/PlayStation-3/how-to-format-a-external-hard-drive-to-work-on-my-20GB-ps3/td-p/21083688

http://community.us.playstation.com/t5/PlayStation-3/Formatting-external-harddrive-to-FAT32-for-PS3-backup-etc/td-p/6245419

There was at least one other time here at Yahoo Answers where this question came up...

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110311162713AAVRuzd

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will this be able to connect to my computer?

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tysunder

http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/verbatim-external-portable-hard-drive-1-tb-caribbean-blue-10388060-pdt.html?intcmpid=display~RR~Computing%20Accessories~10388060
it says usb 3.0 when i have usb 2.0 ports , so how will connect it to my usb 2.0 ports

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Yes. USB 3 is backward-compatible with USB 2. This means you can connect a USB 3 device with a USB 2 computer or the other way around. It would simply be a bit faster if it was connected to a USB 3 port.

will this harddrive work as a storage system for my xbox 360?

Julian Kar

http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/wd-my-passport-essential-external-portable-usb-3-0-hard-drive-320-gb-black-12339518-pdt.html this is the link to a 50 buck 320 gb external portable harddrive, i was wondering if it would work as a memory storage system for my xbox 360
or any of these one plz and thank you http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/portable-external-hard-drives/355_3235_30125_xx_xx/xx-criteria.html

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Yea it can anything that serves as a mass media storage that plugs in via USB in the xbox will work.

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Can someone tell me about the crazy features of the PS3?

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Harjit D

for example: xbox 360 can store music off your mp3 player....

it can turn on the system by pressing a button on the controller



anybody who can give me true crazy features like those for the ps3 will be rewarded and if the ps3 has any features that the 360 has as well... you should write that as well

10 points will be rewarded

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The keys to the system's amazing power are the Cell processor (jointly developed by Sony, IBM and Toshiba) and the RSX graphics processor, co-developed with Nvidia and SCEI. Working in tandem, the new components produce an astounding two teraflops of floating point horsepower - a simply unprecedented amount of processing power. See the article on the games that were shown elsewhere on this site, for a look at how the system's sheer grunt will change interactive entertainment forever.

The hardware design innovates in plenty of other ways. Bluetooth enables up to seven controllers to connect to the console without troublesome wires, and expect plenty of connectivity between PLAYSTATION 3 and PSP (PlayStation Portable) via the Wireless capabilities (802.11 b/g standards are both supported).

Storage is taken care of with a detachable HDD (Hard Disk Drive), and the system boasts unparalleled connectivity. Six USB 2.0 slots allow a multitude of devices to connect to the system (including the controllers, which are charged via USB), while Memory Stick, SD card and Compact Flash media all boast their own slots.

High-definition visuals come as standard, with resolutions of up to 1080p supported. To make the most of this mind-blowing leap in visual fidelity, Blu-ray Disc - a new breed of high definition DVD capable of storing up to 54GB - is supported, as is pretty much every kind of DVD and CD you can get your hands on. This includes PS one and PS2 games, as PLAYSTATION 3 fully supports all the games released for its predecessors.

Simply put, PLAYSTATION 3 will be the centrepiece of any entertainment system when it is released next spring. The high definition, realtime visuals shown at the conference were truly astonishing to behold, and the tech demos that were demonstrated hinted at the sheer extent of the leap in power we can expect as PlayStation moves into the next generation.

Sourced from SONY CORP.

My verbatim 250gb hard drive is not recognized.?

ajjacko200

I have had my Hard drive for about a year now and now it is not being recognized. when i plug it in the light blinks instead of being steady. the internal fan for the drive does not kick in. there are no sound effects on the pc when it is plugged in or unplugged. It is like it was never plugged in when it actually is. How can i correct this without formatting it and losing my data?
It is plugged into my desktop.

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Okay my first response question is. Does this Portable HDD come with a Power Supply?
If it does not then the issue is simply that. It gets it's power supply through the USB cable and since this is a portable hdd I am assuming you have a laptop. The laptop in order to read the drive needs to have a Powered USB Port. It is just not getting enough power from the USB port it is connected to.
The tech specs even say that it needs to be powered through the USB.

Tech Specs
Rotational Speed - 5400 RPM

External Power - USB bus-powered <----------------------------------- Right There!

Interface - One USB Mini-B port

Data Transfer Rate - USB 2.0 High-Speed: 480
Mb/s (max), USB 1.1 Full Speed: 12 Mb/s

Unit Dimensions - 3.38 in. X 5.38 in. X 0.63 in. (86 mm X 137 mm X 16 mm)

Unit Weight - 5.2 oz (147 g)


System Requirements:

USB: 1.1 or 2.0 Port

Windows: 2000, XP or Vista

Mac: OS 9x, Mac OS X 10.1 or higher

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Is there a programme you can insert onto a portable hard drive that allows you to search?

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Dan

I am aware that on both PC's and Mac's there is already a function that allows this, normally a wee search bar, but i have been commissioned by my boss to have a programme anyway. A sort of 'mini-google' to plough through the frankly massive image database we have collected over the years. Is it at all possible?

Cheers

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Hey Dan:

Try diskMeta I use it to manage 6tb worth of files. Mostly vector graphics art, hd video animation files and hd images

I use this in conjunction with a 3rd party defrag program called diskeeper to keep the integrity of the disks at an optimum level because the built-in windows defragmentor could not keep up.

My 3rd party defragmentor can be set to run automatically and transparently so if the goal is to find files quickly, on demand, every time like it is for me this works out pretty good.

Knowledge is power so check out these links and read up to see if they're what you're looking for

http://diskmeta.com/

http:www/diskeeper.com/defrag

TOP DEFRAG REVIEW 2011
http://www.softwareinreview.com/products-reviewed/best-2011-disk-defragmenter-software/comment-page-1/#comment-1038

FREE DK TRIAL:
http://www.diskeeper.com/defrag/defragmentation-center/


Hope this helps


Cheers

What computer technologies should I expect in 2012?

Borce

I want to buy a new gaming laptop for collage.I have this year an 1+ from high school and I am going to go in 2011-2012 in collage. I want a top gaming laptop of 3500-5500$
Will there be a new CPU, Graphic card, Ram that will be much faster then ?

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This is sort of a pointless question.

Of course there will be new CPU's, new GPU's, faster and higher capacity RAM and hard drives. They are in a constant state of change, and new additions to each of those categories come out at least once a year, so you're looking at at least 2 generations better than what we have now.

But you might want to rethink your strategy, as a super powerful gaming laptop is not very portable and it's battery life will suck. And as a college student myself, you are going to want a laptop that you can take where ever you need, easily (both weight and size) and something that wont die in an hour. Come back to Yahoo Answers when you are ready to buy a gaming laptop, as any advice as to parts is pure speculation and will lead you astray.

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where can i find portable external hard drives that are 1tb?

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Krystal

where can i find portable external hard drives that are 1tb? i want something that doesn't require a ac adapter only USB.

I have a mybook western digital that works this way.

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I have seen some cheap ones here try the below link

http://www.inhook.com/index.php?q=portable+external+hard+drive+1TB&catid=0&submit.x=0&submit.y=0&submit=search

What is external hard drive and portable external hard drive?

sachin g

What is the difference between external hard drive and portable external hard drive. I find portable a bit costlier. whats the main difference and what are the advantages?

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As far as I know they are exactly the same thing. The only thing would be the portable's are a little more compact in size so if you want to use it while traveling it will take up less space. Most of the external hard drives that I have seen on the market today are not really that big anyway.

The other difference you will see is some of them require a separate power cord to power them as they have a built in fan to keep them cool, while the portable devices are usually just powered through the usb cable connector.

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Fit the 20gb hardrive to an xbox 360 arcade?

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James F

Right ok, first off my xbox pro is fried and i need to get a new one. I have all the stuff that came with the pro so im looking at just price and memory.
Can i take my xbox 360 pro 20gb hard drive and fit it onto the arcade xbox or is the memory thing on the arcade just like a portable thing and does it not have compatibility for hard drives
Sorry if this is confusing hopefully someone will understand
what is the memory format. is it like one of those portable momory drives for the xbox or is it a proper hard drive

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Okay, if your looking to buy an Xbox 360 Arcade now, then it should come with an internal 256MB unit which is good for saves and whatnot. But this will not stop you from using your 20GB hard drive on the Arcade as it will still have a slot you can fit it in at the top.

And no, the internal memory for the arcade is not portable now, although it used to be on previous editions but now it is internal.

You say your Xbox 360 Pro failed? well the new arcade has minor upgrades which should lessen your chances of another 360 failure.

Hope this helps.

What do you think is better PS3 OR 360?

Q. DO YOU THINK THAT THE PS3 WILL BE BETTER THAT THE XBOX 360

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good question!
Yeah! I do think PS3 will be better than the xbox 360
in this way!

1. Hardware and Grafix:The PlayStation 3 version of the Cross Media Bar (Xross Media Bar, or XMB) includes 8 categories of options. These include: Users, Settings, Photo, music, Video, Game, Network and Friends. The PS3 includes the ability to store different user profiles, explore photos, play music and movies from the hard drive, compatibility for a USB Keyboard and Mouse, a full Internet browser and a Friends menu. Also, the PlayStation 3 adds the ability to multitask in ways such as listening to music while surfing the web or looking at pictures.[57] The PlayStation 3 XMB supports a variety of file formats (audio, image, video). Because PlayStation 3 is capable of running Linux, other formats can be played through the operating system, assuming the correct codec is present. In a separate demo Sony presented the "Marketplace" where users can buy and download music. The PS3 reserves 64 MB of RAM at all times for XMB functions
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2.psp connectivity:The PlayStation Portable can connect with the PlayStation 3 in many ways, including game connectivity, such as Formula One 06 shown at E3 2006 which uses the PSP as a rear-view mirror. Sony also will allow the PlayStation 3 to send PlayStation 1 games to the PSP that will be able to be used on the PSP's PlayStation 1 Emulator, which will be released alongside the PS3.
Sony has also demonstrated the PSP playing back video content, including 1080p content from the PlayStation 3 hard disk across an Ad-Hoc wireless network. This feature is referred to as Remote Play.

3. internet:Sony has considered using IPv6, the next generation of the Internet Protocol.

4.hdtv:The PS3 supports standard and HDTV resolutions (up to 1080p) and connectivity options (such as HDMI 1.3 and component video). In terms of audio, the PS3 supports a number of formats, including 7.1 digital audio, Dolby TrueHD, and others. For the optical drive, a wide variety of DVD and CD formats are supported, as well as Blu-ray Discs. A 20 GB / 60 GB 2.5" SATA 150 hard disk is pre-installed. In the 60 GB configuration, flash memory can also be used â either Memory Stick, CompactFlash, or SD/MMC. For communication, the PS3 has one Gigabit Ethernet port, four USB 2.0 ports, and supports Bluetooth 2.0 EDR.


5.Sixaxis:The PS3 SIXAXIS is a controller that is nearly identical to that of the predecessor's DualShock. The SIXAXIS features finer analog sensitivity; more trigger-like R2 and L2 buttons; a PS (âhomeâ) button; and a USB mini-B port for charging the internal battery and for wired play. The PlayStation 3 supports up to 7 simultaneous controllers over Bluetooth. The SIXAXIS is named for its ability to detect motion in the full six degrees. However, unlike the previous DualShock, the new controller has no vibration feature.
the main advantage:
yeah! it is BD ROM[blue ray disk]

1.The main advantage of BD is its maximum data transfer rate is 54.4 mb/s while hd dvds is 36.55 mb/s
2.its playback time is 23.3 hrs just double of the HD DVD
3.and finally it supports java, that hd dvd cannot do



So, the overall winner is PS3.

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How can I get music from my ipot to a external hard drive?

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sexxiest

It is the second time that I have lost all my music from my ipot. Every time that I covert a CD to my itunes and after I passed it to my ipot,I erase from my itunes library because my computer is so slow. So anybody know how to pass my music from my ipot to a external hard drive. I dont have any music in my computer now all of it is in my ipot.

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I am assuming you have a pc, if you have a mac, your instructions would be different:

"To begin, download and install PodUtil from this website: http://www.kennettnet.co.uk/software/podutil.php

Next, connect your iPod using USB2.0 or Firewire to the computer youâd like to upload to.


Important Note:

Windows: If iTunes isnât installed yet, your iPod will show up as a portable hard drive automatically. This is fine. If iTunes is already installed on the souce computer, it will likely open and ask if youâd like to associate this iPod with this computer, deleting its content. CLICK NO!! In many cases, youâre doing this because the iPod is your only copy of your library⦠you donât wanât to delete it!! Ensure that âEnable Disk Useâ is selected as we did in last weekâs article.

Mac: iTunes will open and ask if youâd like to associate this iPod with this computer, deleting its content. CLICK NO!! In many cases, youâre doing this because the iPod is your only copy of your library⦠you donât wanât to delete it!! Ensure that âEnable Disk Useâ is selected as we did in last weekâs article.

Next, launch PodUtil. PodUtil will detect your iPod, parse through its database, and display a list of all of your tracks in the main window, with a listing of your playlists on the left:




In this window, you can search for tracks (in the top right corner) or preview them straight off of the iPod by double clicking on one.




Copying Tracks to the Computer

To prepare for the music copying process, there are a few things which must be done first.

Set your Copy Directory: At the bottom of the main PodUtil window, select a directory that you would like PodUtil to copy your iPod music to.




Define your Copy Preferences: At the bottom right of the main window, open the âCopy Settingsâ button. This will open a new window where you can define several options. To have PodUtil create separate subdirectories for each Artist and Album in your collection, select these two options. You will likely want to turn on the iTunes features as well⦠these will take the copied songs, add them to your library, and recreate your iTunes playlists!âtwo very, very helpful features when restoring a lost library.


De-select the songs (either in the main track list or in individual playlists) that you donât want to transfer to the computer.


Click âCopyâ in the bottom right of the main window to begin the process!
Youâll find the the upload occurs at a rather fast rate. You can monitor the progress of your upload either at the bottom of the main window (as a progress bar), or in the track list (in the form of icons turning to green).







When the upload is complete, youâll have a directory (or, if you selected the appropriate options, an iTunes Library) full of your iPod music. With only a few button clicks, you have now transferred your iPodâs entire music library to your computer. We didnât need to search the iPod for its hidden directory or even use a file browser!

Advanced Copying Methods

If you decide to pay for a PodUtil registration key, you gain access to the features in the âAdvancedâ tab of the âCopy Settingsâ window. These features, although not necessary for most users, are incredibly powerful for music management enthusiasts.

PodUtilâs advanced copying features enable you to specify a custom directory structure and filename format for the files that are copied from the iPod.

To try it out, enter into the âCopy Settingsâ window and choose âAdvancedâ from the pulldown menu. You will be presented with options for âPathâ and âFilename.â To the far right are pull-down menus for popular choices here, and the option to input your custom template. While this system for templates may look a bit daunting at first, it really isnât.

For example, a Filename template of â{%Album} - {%Track} - {%artist} ({%size}).{%extension}â will yield a filename such as:

Dark Side of the Moon - 4 - Pink Floyd (5.1MB).mp3

Use the built-in advanced options as a template for your ideas, and be aware that you can also use these tags <http://forum.kennettnet.co.uk/index.php?act=ST&f=3&t=11> as well.

(Keep in mind that these advanced File and Pathname features are superfluous if you ultimately plan on importing all the music into iTunes, and you have iTunes set to âKeep my Music Library Organized.")

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How to run photoshop off an external hard drive?

TaiitooX

Basically I have an external hard drive with photoshop on it. The problem is when I am at home; the program will happily run but at college it says it is loading; but doesn't seem to load even after an hour or two! Any way to actually get this working or is it actually impossible?
So now I understand that you can't run it on a public computer, but also I don't have a college or library that has photoshop installed on a computer. Also I don't get along with GIMP as I currently have that also on my hard drive. Any other suggestions?

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Photoshop can't be installed on external disks - it specifically says it can't do that on the Photoshop Tech Specs page here: http://www.adobe.com/uk/products/photoshop/tech-specs.html

"1GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on removable flash storage devices)"

Adobe does NOT make portable version of Photoshop - any that you find claiming to be "portable" are pirated and illegal, and come with viruses. It's simply not safe, and it's also breaking the law.

GIMP is produced in a legal portable version - you can get it here: http://www.partha.com/ - although it is not the official GIMP site.

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Can I run a Pro Tools LE session from a USB drive? Is it the same as running it from an external hard drive?

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blakbird

In other words, if I have a Pro Tools LE session saved on a USB drive (aka "flash drive"), will I have any processing problems if I try to run it (versus running the session from an external hard drive)?

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A USB drive is a an external drive... BUT, it depends on what version of USB it is. Most of the flash drives are a little slower than the external drives which operate on USB 2.0 - so you may experience some latency. If you're running Pro Tools, the ideal way to record your sessions is to put it on an external drive through FIREWIRE instead of USB - since firewire is faster and more dependable.

Also, you should seriously consider joining a community like http://www.audioneeds.com - it's a great forum filled with sound engineers that are always asking and answering questions and discussing techniques in mixing and recording. I think it'll help you a lot since you are interested in recording so much. :)

How do I access a partition on an external hard drive that I can't access?

sweetj6160

I have a 160gb external hard drive that only shows 31gb when I go to its properties. I have partitioned it out and still can't get all 160gb to show up.

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Use XP's built in partition management

Using win xp pro , not sure if it works in home tho - Start - Control Pannel - Performance and Matience - Administrative Tools - Computer Management - under "Storage" select "Computer Management".

From there you can create or delete partitions and or logical drives etc till your heart's content

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How to get media files to work on a ps3 from a portable harddrive?

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Erica

I have a Ps3 (fat version) and i have a 250 gig portable hard drive with media and music and pictures from off my computer and it doesn't work on my ps3 doesn't show up at all. any help?

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First off, external drives have to be formatted in FAT32 for the PS3 to recognize them. I would check that yours is not NTFS. Second, the PS3 usb ports do not put out much power. I know some people have had issues when trying to use hard drives that do not have external power cables (powered through the usb cable). Once you get it going, you still might have some issues with music formats, but thats another issue all together,

Not part of your question, but another rout you might want to go, is streaming from your pc. Thats what I do, for both music and movies. As well as Hulu and youtube... If you decide to try that, you can either go through wireless, connect wired to a router, or straight to your pc. Couple free programs for this below.

http://ps3mediaserver.blogspot.com/

http://tversity.com/

As for the hard drive, you might need to get either a self powered external, or a smaller one. Then format to FAT32... I would still keep the size below 250gig though, just because that seems to be another issue as well.

Good luck!

Can I move ps3 game saves from one ps3 to another without a usb flash drive?

bryan k

I'm trying to play on my brothers ps3 with saves from my ps3. Is there a way to do this without switching harddrives, using a flash drive, or memory card? Will a cd work? How bout a portable hard drive? If not, anything else?

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you can use a portable hard drive, but it has to be formatted for the ps3, so if you have anything on your hd you should back them up to your computer, move the info from one ps3 to the other and then reformat the hd to your pc and transfer your data back to it from your pc.

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How will i sync the songs FROM iPod TO my computer?

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Q. I want to transfer all the songs from my iPod to my computer to my computer. I have no copies of the song in my computer. please help me.

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I had this exact problem, and someone sent me this link. It really does work. Good luck :)


Option 1:
Assuming you're moving files legally between your own computers, check out iPodAgent at http://www.ipodsoft.com/
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Option 2:
The manual way around this problem is to use the iPod in its alter ego - that of portable computer disk drive. Successfully tested under iTunes for Windows 4.2, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7; Windows XP Home.

- Start with the iPod disconnected from the computer - DON'T CONNECT IPOD YET
- open iTunes
- open iTunes Preferences - this blocks iTunes from seeing an iPod connection; leave the preferences window up and running
- connect the iPod to the computer, wait about 15 seconds before continuing
- open 'My Computer'
- Tools menu, Folder Options, View tab, enable 'show hidden files /folders'
- open iPod icon in My Computer
- open iPod_Control folder
- you should see a folder named music
- drag this folder to somewhere on your computer hard drive
- after the copy completes, right-click the new Music folder on your hard drive and select 'Properties'
- clear the checkmark next to 'Hidden'
- Close that explorer window
- eject iPod from System tray "Safely Remove Hardware" icon. This icon looks like a small gray rectangle with a green arrow floating above it. It's only there when a removable device (like the iPod in this case) is attached to the computer. Right-click & select 'Safely remove..', then click 'Stop' in the next window, OK in the next window, and then Close to complete the ejection.
- disconnect the iPod from the computer

- go back to iTunes, cancel the preferences window
- File menu \ Add folder to Library \ find that Music folder copied over from the iPod

Your iTunes library should be back in action! But wait - there's more!!

Long time forum regular Otto42 has a java script/program that can also retrieve the playlists themselves from the iPod as well. Here are his instructions and a link to the most recent thread discussing this tricky process:

] This is really useful when you're pulling all the songs off of an iPod to put them back into iTunes, because you lost your library or anything along those lines. Come up with your own reason for using it.

] Download this program:
http://otto.homedns.org:8888/iTunes/iPodGetXML.zip
(If you can't download it, try again later. The connection goes up and down a lot.)

] Now, put the iPod into Disk Mode or otherwise access the iPod as a drive. Make sure you can see hidden files, then go to the drive and the iPod_Control folder and find the iTunesDB file. Copy it to your PC.

] Put the copied iTunesDB file in the same directory as this program, then run the program. It'll read the iTunesDB, get all the playlists, and create an XML file for each one. Now just import those XML files into iTunes to recreate the playlists.

] Notes:
- The songs in playlist must already be in the iTunes library. If any one of them isn't there, iTunes throws up an error when you try to import the XML file.
- The song names, artist names, and album names in the library all must be identical as to what the iPod has. If you just copied all the music off the iPod and into iTunes, this will be the case, so it's generally not a big deal. but you'll get an error if it can't find the song in the iTunes library, so it's something to keep in mind.
- It probably won't be able to cope with unusual characters in song names. Sorry, not worth my time to fix. Dealing with unicode is way annoying.
- Smart Playlists get changed into regular playlists. It's *possible* for me to add the smart playlist stuff in there, but it'll take a while to work it all out.

This all from a post on the Apple website, and i hope this helps. Option 2 is what i did, and it works. But follow the directions carefully. If you don't open the itunes preferences, the ipod will b updated..

Why does my macbook pro keep breaking?

Magic Mith

For two years it worked fine but after....

First the processor broke, then the motherboard, then the operating system and now it takes ten minutes to start up.

Defective model?

Answer
Here are a couple of things that you could do that will get your laptop up and running better.

Resetting your Mac's PRAM and NVRAM
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1379

Repair Permissions routine located in Hard Drive> Applications> Utilities> Disk Utility
http://www.gballard.net/macrant/OSX_Permissions.jpg


Resetting the SMC on Mac portables with a battery you can remove

1. Shut down the computer.
2. Disconnect the MagSafe power adapter from the computer, if it's connected.
3. Remove the battery.
4. Press and hold the power button for 5 seconds.
5. Release the power button.
6. Reconnect the battery and MagSafe power adapter.
7. Press the power button to turn on the computer.

Always run Combo Updates DON'T use Software Update

UPDATE:
As to the computer being a defect if it doesn't run at all or boot up or the screen, keyboard, hard drive errors if none of these are bad. Then it really comes down to the System Software and the update that were installed even a minor update like a 'Apple security updates" have been known to be the culprit.

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i got a WD 1TB portable hard drive and i can't view it on my ps3 ?

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shaman04

i got a WD my passport essential se 1TB, portable hard drive.my probable is that i connected it to my ps3 but nothing shows ups. it works fine when i connect it to my laptop. I also got another WD my passport 500g and that works fine on both. what can i do to fix it for i can be able to view it on my ps3.

Answer
Format it as FAT32. If it's not formatted as FAT32, then the PS3 won't read it. Also be sure it's USB 2.0 (NOT 3.0) as the PS3 can only properly read USB 2.0 devices, not 3.0 even if it's 2.0 compliant.

A great tool for FAT32 formatting is Fat32Formatter. Just download, unzip and run, no installation required.

http://tokiwa.qee.jp/EN/Fat32Formatter/

Where on PS3 menu can I find my USB expansion drive?

acgen

I have a seagate expansion portable drive with a load of movies on it that I can connect to my laptop. I would like to view them through my PS3. When I plug it in through the controller USB port I cannot seem to find where I can access the USB. Does anyone know if it's possible?

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the usb drive will always show up on the top iof each sections menu , videos are accessible in that menu , photos in its menu etc.
the ps3 can only read external hard drives thast are formatted in fat32 , if yours is ntsf format the ps3 will not even know it is plugged in so you probably have it formatted for ntsf for pc use

if it were formatted properly the ps3 would show it as a usb drive and then you would press triangle to display the files on it

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How can I partition my portable hard drive to save files both from my MAC and from an old PC?

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mr blonde7

I just want to save a ton of files from my MAC to my portable hard drive and if possible, also save files from my PC. I was told the hard drive can be 'partitioned' but have no idea how. I'm fairly clueless regarding all things tech so please use keep it simple LOL.

Answer
You have two options.

1) You can format the drive to FAT32 (MS-DOS in OSX) to make it both PC and Mac compatible. This will allow it to be used on both types of system without partitioning. This is the best option, except that this format won't allow file transfers of single files larger than 4GB in size.

2) You can follow the link below to learn how to use Disk Utility to partition your drive, created two partitions on the one drive, format one for Windows(NTFS) and one for OSX(Max OS Journaled). This will give you storage space for both Operating Systems, but you wouldn't be able to copy items between the systems. By default, OSX cannot read and write a NTFS drive, and Windows cannot read and write to a Mac OS Journaled drive.

http://macs.about.com/od/applications/ss/diskutilitypart.htm

How to format a hard drive to work with Mac + PC?

Elliott

I have a Lacie Starck 500GB Portable Hard Drive. Unfortunately it is only compatible with Mac, but I do a lot of crossing over between Windows and OSX.
Can somebody please help me to format the device so it can be used on windows too?
This would be of great help!
Thanks.

Answer
FAT32

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What portable hard drives work with macbooks?

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Q. Well im looking for a portable hard drive that can work with a macbook. I thought every hard drive works with and type of computer but i looked on the back and it said only windows vista, windows 7 or windows xp... so what can work for a mac book

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You can consider buying
1)Iomega eGo Helium 500 GB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive 34709
*Ultra Thin - Thin and lightweight (.44 lb.) USB 2.0 portable hard drive
*Stylish - Perfect match for the new MacBook Air notebook (HFS+ formatted); compact silver design slips easily into a purse or briefcase
*Rugged- The Drop Guard feature protects the drive when dropped up to 51-Inch (40% above the industry average!)
*Secure -EMC Retrospect software and MozyHome Online software included for backup (via download)
*3 year warranty with product registration
http://www.amazon.com/Iomega-Helium-Portable-External-34709/dp/B002L16KVE/?tag=best-laptops01-20

2)Western Digital My Passport for Mac 500 GB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive WDBAAB5000ACH-NESN (Charcoal)
*Compatible with Apple TimeMachine
*Automatic, continuous backup software included
*Password protection and 256-bit encryption
*Visual drive control center
*Securing private or sensitive data
http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Passport-Portable-WDBAAB5000ACH-NESN/dp/B002KG0JOE/?tag=best-laptops01-20
Hey you can visit below link you can find more options here :
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=external+hard+drive&x=0&y=0&ih=1_0_0_0_0_0_0_0_0_0.3445_1&fsc=-1&tag=best-laptops01-20
or
http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?ff3=4&pub=5574865779&toolid=10001&campid=5336686710&customid=laptop+best+deal&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fshop.ebay.com%2Fi.html%3F_nkw%3Dexternal%2520usb%2520hard%2520drive%26_trksid%3Dp3286.c0.m282

How do I use ipod hard drive without the ipod?

My ipods battery is completely dead, and before it was completely dead i was using it as a portable hard drive because i snapped the audio cord and i didnt want to throw it out :P so i was wondering if there was a way to somehow still use the hard drive but not using the ipod to access it because i plug it in and it doesnt even get the apple logo up before it goes and dies again

Answer
Buy a new battery on eBay.

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When i select a video to convert on magic video converter no file shows up in the box to convert. help please?

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nate

I dont know why this wont work. all i want to do is convert my videos that i just took on my new panasonic hd video camera.

Answer
I recommend you a useful and free tool that can convert video, rip dvd, Backup DVD and download YouTube video.

you can download this tool at here:
http://www.nextvideosoft.com/

it called "Next Video Converter". It is easy to use, you only need click few button.
Next Video Converter is a free video converter and DVD ripper with easy-to-use graphical interface, fast converting speed, and excellent video quality. It can convert almost all video formats including DivX, XviD, MOV, RM, RMVB, MPEG, VOB, DVD, WMV, and AVI to MPEG-4 movie format for iPod, iPhone, PSP or other portable video device, MP4 player, or Smartphones. It can also rip DVD to any video format.

What is a good video camera i can use for youtube?

Haley C

what is a good video camera i can use for youtube that is a good cheap price. im 13 and u know how we dont have money. so tell me plz!!!

Answer
Theres a lot!
Sony Mini DV Handycam Camcorder. My friend uses it and its amazing quality its $299. It depends which one you get.

The Flip is easy to use and very portable. Its really good. Its shaped like a digital camera. Theres the Original Flip, Ultra Flip, Mino, or Mino HD. The range of the prices are $130 to $230 i think.

Some Canon camcorders are good, but I don't know the specific name of the really good one.

Samsung SC-MX20- This camcorder features a powerful 34x optical zoom and allows you to capture video directly to a wide variety of media cards, including Secure Digital High Capacity and MultiMediaCard Plus formats. Its really good. The price is $249.99

Since you said you don't have that much money, I reccomend the Flip

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Help looking for an external hard drive?

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k_runner4

I want to purchase a 100 to 250 gb external hard drive to mainly hold videos and movies.
I want to stay around the 50-60 dollar mark. And I have a MacBook.
I've found a few but the reviews are very mixed, so does anyone know of a good external hard drive that would work for me?
(it doesn't have to be specifically for Mac, but just will work on it)

Answer
I think you should go for Seagate 500gb External Hard Drive .Had got it in last mach and works very good the transfer speed is really good,It is silent and doesn't make a lot of noise . the looks are good and it easily fits in one's pocket,making it easily portable

Which Company Should I go with Dell or HP?

Raji's her

I'm planning on purchasing a new Desk top PC and I want your opinion on which company I should go with and why? Thanks ; )

Answer
Don't make a decision based solely on the company. List out what you want the system to do. Traditionally, there is no better media-oriented machine on the market than a Mac. Nobody can beat it, but the price is consistently much higher than 2nd tier systems by Dell, HP, Sony, Toshiba, and others.

I have always had good experiences with Dell. I find their product to be priced very competitively, and the systems have never given me trouble that wasn't easily handled by customer service. I had a bad hard drive in a laptop, and they replaced it quickly without a whole lot of fuss. However, getting through to someone on their customer service line took FOREVER. Unfortunately, this is the case for most computer manufacturers, so I don't think the company name makes a huge difference there.

Two good resources are www.pcmag.com and www.cnet.com. Both offer comprehensive reviews of the systems available on the market, and will even stratify by user-base so you can restrict the systems to those in your desired usability preference. You don't want a bunch of $7000 high end gaming system reviews if what you're really looking for is a $700 to $1000 dollar system for school/office work at home.

A great option that has really solidified in recent years is the laptop segment. At a very competitive price, most laptops are nearly as powerful as competitive desktop models, but come packaged with wi-fi functionality, and they are portable. This is huge if you're a student. My laptop was a critical factor in grad school ... I wrote my entire master's thesis on it. Very good investment.

Good luck!!

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How can I speed up my minecraft server and keep my game from lagging so much with only one laptop?

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S3nkaku

I have a macbook pro 13 inch that I'm running a minecraft server on for my friend, brothers, and I, how can I speed up the server ans play the game on my laptop? I have a 1TB external hard drive that I was wondering if I could put my server files on and run as a live disc that would give me more computing power. I also was wondering how to fix my server so the I stop getting the [WARNING] Can't keep up! Did the system time change, or is the system overloaded? Any and all help here would be great, however while I pride my self on being rather tech savi and being able to fix almost any computer problem it would be most helpful if you could explain it in a s much detail and as specifically as possible since I'm new to the whole computer programming side of computers. Thanks.
My mac is running a 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor, has 4 GB 1067 MHz DDR3 of Memory, and is running Mac OS X 10.6.8.

Answer
You're overloading your system. Your system is trying to handle the server computations, your own game and the server-client interactions of four or more people. Offloading your server files to an external disk will probably only hurt your system because you aren't taking the files off your system. Your computer still has to run them, but instead of being on the 5400 RPM hard drive (unless you swapped it or upgraded it) running on your SATA II (or SATA III, doesn't matter, your hard drive is maxing out around 80MB/s regardless) you put it on USB 2.0 (Unless you JUST bought this MacBook Pro, you only have USB 2.0. Even if you have USB 3, remember the bottleneck still isn't your cable, it's your drive. Spinning media is slower than flash media every time.) and you cap your hard drive around 45MB/s. Plus, your computer still has to run those files, but now it can't access them nearly as fast. You don't fix your issue, you just exacerbate it. There's nothing you can do, code-wise, to make your computer faster. Your options are as follows, you can buy a new computer (because with a laptop you can't make many changes) or you can upgrade what two parts Apple will let you touch to make a few marginal speed improvements. Buying a new computer is clearly off the table since the laptop you just bought set you back right around a grand (fair enough, I have a 15" MacBook Pro and it's a great piece, just not as gaming oriented as my desktop).

First things first, you want to upgrade your RAM. You probably have 4GB tops, so we'll max it out. 16GB is the magic number across two sticks for 8GB a piece. Now, because I don't know exactly what model 13" MacBook you have, I'm going to go based on my own which is a late-2011 model. So 16GB is what you are looking for.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220659

That's memory I bought for my own computer. It works great and it does as advertised. Now, let me make something VERY clear. Increasing your RAM DOES NOT increase your computer's speed. It increases your computer's ability to multi-task meaning you can run more programs before you max out your computers physical memory and start to see a slow-down in overall performance. Your computer can spread CPU power a little thinner because programs can store more in the physical memory. Clearly, for the amount of multi-tasking you are doing, this is a good thing. Your only other real viable option for improvement is to upgrade your hard drive to a solid-state drive. Even then, an SSD only increases performance marginally. Access to programs is faster, rendering video would be faster and it will make your computer just run, overall, a touch faster because you are doubling or tripling access times to your drive. Let me put it this way. The Seagate drive in your computer right now will average around 80MB/s Read and about 50MB/s write. It's just slow because most people don't need wicked fast drives in order to surf the web, type essays or run Photoshop. I need a lightning quick drive because I'm rendering full HD video in real time and I need to be able to write as quick as I can read. The solid-state drive I purchased increased my read times to around 200MB/s and my write times to around 150MB/s. Double my read, triple my write. I can load Premiere Pro in half the time on my laptop because it's just quicker on the draw. The program runs worse because the CPU/GPU combo isn't as strong, but that's how it works.

Those are your only two real options for making a difference on your laptop. I'm not going to link you to the drive I bought because it cut my hard drive in half and I bought one for performance. SSD's aren't cheap. A 256GB SSD can run you anywhere from $150 to $300. Unfortunately, this is the only real route you can take. Aside from spending close a grand on some Thunderbolt external drives, you can't really do a whole lot because you don't have much space inside the computer. At the end of the day you are dealing with a laptop, and not just any laptop, but an Apple laptop. Those are the only two parts you can touch without voiding your warranty (technically, but let's see some techs argue that the upgrades I've done weren't for the good of the machine) and it's the only real way to make a performance difference. I wish you luck, but unless you offload either the server or the game onto another dedicated machine, you are pretty much SOL.

How to improve my graphics for Guild Wars 2 on a Mac?

Chris Gree

Hello, I'm using a 15-inch late 2011 Macbook Pro, and I want to play Guild Wars 2 on it. However, I'm having a really difficult time here. I am one who wants my games to look pretty, and unfortunately, GW2 is an extremely demanding game. Does anyone know what I could do that might help me run it on the higher, or possibly even the highest graphics settings?

Please note that I know next to nothing about computers. But I have heard that an external hard drive or an external graphics card may help. I've also tried cleaning out my computer. The only thing installed on it now is Word and Powerpoint, iTunes, and Guild Wars 2. But, still, I have a tremendously difficult time with the game. Any thoughts? Thanks!
Yes, I'm running the Mac beta, that's all that they have available for download as far as I know. I just did a big cleanup though and got rid of GarageBand and all the stuff from my iTunes that I never listen to, so that should help some, especially since GarageBand took up a TON of space. Hopefully this'll go well!

When I played WoW I was able to play it to almost completely maxed out settings- everything on high with the view distance, environment detail, and liquid detail on ultra, and it ran perfectly. Hopefully I'll get good results with GW2 now.

Answer
Are you running the Mac beta version? According to their system requirements it should run well on your MacBook but as it is a beta version you should raise any problems you find directly with the producers of the game.

https://en.support.guildwars2.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1119

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Anyone good with computers?

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Emo~

I want to buy this portable laptop hard drive:
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/6756932/Trail/searchtext%3ELAPTOP+HARD+DRIVE.htm

Compatible with:
Windows 2000 Pro/XP Home and Pro/Vista: Pentium III, 500Mhz processor, 128Mb RAM (256Mb recommended).

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My Laptop is Intel Celeron M processer 520 (1.6 GHz, 533MHz FSB, 1MB L2 cache)
Windows Vista

1) WILL IT WORK ON MY COMPUTER?
2) CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT ALL THIS MEANS?
3) WHERE CAN I FIND THE RAM?

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1)it'll probably work on your computer since the minimum requirement for the processor is 500mhz and yours is 1.6 ghz.
2)The windows would be what windows os it works on. The Pentium lll and 500mhz is the minimum processor requirement. 500mhz is how fast the processor is running at. RAM is Random access memory. It's what makes your computer go faster.
3)Go to the start menu and in the search bar at the bottom, type in system information. Click on the first one that pops up and scroll down until you see total physical memory and available physical memory. That is your RAM.

I want a hard drive that can power off my computer,No plug needed,..Whats the name of these types?

Rachel

Im getting it from argos,.Can you name a few good ones?

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Some of the smaller HDs don't require a plug in. I know buffalo makes a 160GB drive that powers off the USB port of the computer.

Try these from argon:

Maxtor 250Gb Portable Laptop Hard Drive
Buffalo 160Gb MiniStation TurboUSB Portable Hard Drive

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