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I can't seem to find a way to save files off my Flip Video HD to my external hard drive using the software on Mac OS X. I can drag the files manually using Finder to my external - but I cannot add/link the files using the software so I can edit the files.
Any ideas? The problem is I don't have enough space on my computer's HD to make it happen. Currently only have 2 gigs of space when I need 8 gig saved.
Thanks much!
Unfortunately, there's no way for me to clean off my MacBook Pro so that I can keep 20% of my HDD empty.
The main question here is how can I get my videos to show up in the Flip Video software while keeping them on my external drive? Surely they can't expect you to keep literally hours (trans. gigabytes) of video on your main disk.... right?
Answer
I don't use a Mac system but you might try this:
Temporarily move any saved files to the external HD from the computer's internal drive until you have enough free space for the video files. These can be image files, video files, etc. You may even uninstall any programs you don't really use (you can re-install them later if need be). After you have enough space, then add/link the videos from the Flip to the computer then move them to the external drive.
Once that's done, move the other files back to the computer. I had to do this the other day for my friend but it worked. Ideally, you should install another HD in your computer just for video projects. I have 4 drives in my video editing computer.
I don't use a Mac system but you might try this:
Temporarily move any saved files to the external HD from the computer's internal drive until you have enough free space for the video files. These can be image files, video files, etc. You may even uninstall any programs you don't really use (you can re-install them later if need be). After you have enough space, then add/link the videos from the Flip to the computer then move them to the external drive.
Once that's done, move the other files back to the computer. I had to do this the other day for my friend but it worked. Ideally, you should install another HD in your computer just for video projects. I have 4 drives in my video editing computer.
External Hard Drive Optimization?
Matt O
I have an external hard drive that I use to store all of my music and video files. My iTunes library is essentially the entire drive. Well, my computer, iTunes, VLC, Bittorrent, etc. all have problems accessing this drive. It seems to have gotten quite slow, because there is so much data stored on it. It is a 1TB Western Digital with USB 3.0. Is there a way to optimize this drive so the speeds are better? Or should I purchase a new one with a different connection option if I continue to run files that require quick playback?
Answer
I would start by running a defrag on your external drive to see if that helps. Either use the built in windows defrag option [right click the drive in MyComputer and select "Properties" then tools and choose defragment drive] or use a free tool like Defaggler [I find this works better]:
http://www.piriform.com/defraggler
How full is the drive?
USB 3 is one of the fastest drive interfaces you can [up to 8 X faster than USB 2] so data access should be fast.
You should normally expect a drop in read/write performance if you have less than 10% of free space on a system drive but if this drive is only for storage [as you say it is] then you shouldn't have a problem unless you are trying to write new large video files to it with under 10% free space.
I would start by running a defrag on your external drive to see if that helps. Either use the built in windows defrag option [right click the drive in MyComputer and select "Properties" then tools and choose defragment drive] or use a free tool like Defaggler [I find this works better]:
http://www.piriform.com/defraggler
How full is the drive?
USB 3 is one of the fastest drive interfaces you can [up to 8 X faster than USB 2] so data access should be fast.
You should normally expect a drop in read/write performance if you have less than 10% of free space on a system drive but if this drive is only for storage [as you say it is] then you shouldn't have a problem unless you are trying to write new large video files to it with under 10% free space.
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