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Sabtu, 17 Mei 2014

Western Digital passport portable hard drive with MAC problem?

John

I put files onto the hard drive from my PC with Windows XP. When I plug it into my MacBook with the latest version of OS X, nothing happens. The light comes on but the hard drive doesnt spin and nothing comes up on the OS X desktop. How do I get this to work?

Answer
The drive is most likely formatted NTFS, which is a proprietary Microsoft format.

You can try using Disk Utility on the Mac to mount it, but even if it works it will be read-only.

If you need to move files back and forth from PC to Mac using this drive, you are better off reformatting it FAT32. Keep in mind though, that FAT32 only supports file sizes up to 4GB.

peace

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Mac Portable Hard Drive Help?

h8thecause

I recently bought a SimpleTech portable hard drive. Its a 160gb if that matters. I am working on trying to backup my music by dragging and dropping it on there, but when I plug it in and try to drag, it does not allow me. When I view the info for the portable hard drive, the sharing and permissions says: "I can only read". How would I fix this?

Answer
Check whether the hard disk has "Write Lock". If it is so make sure it is not write locked.

Make sure that the Hard Drive is not formatted as NTFS. Mac does not support writing data to a NTFS volume. Just right click the mounted volume in Finder and select "Get Info". In the Info window check for the "Format:". In case the format is NTFS, it shows "Windows NT Filesystem". [ http://www.mp3car.com/vbulletin/attachments/maccar/40138d1172094097-using-external-hd-between-mac-pc-picture-1.png ].
If it is so, your Mac will not allow you to write data to that volume.

There are 2 solutions :
1. Make Mac write data to NTFS volume : Install 3rd party NTFS support for Mac. Softwares like "Paragon NTFS" [ http://www.paragon-software.com/home/ntfs-mac/ ] allows you to write data to NTFS volume.
2. Reformat the hard disk to Mac Compatible format : This will require you to erase the entire data present in the disk. You can use Disk Utility to reformat the hard disk. If you are not sharing it with Windows PC, you can format it with format as "HFS+" (referred as "Mac OS Extended" in disk utility). In case you intend to share it with Windows "Fat32" will be the format I would recommend. Remember Fat32 does not support files larger than 4GB.

I would recommend the second solution.

Is there a 7200 RPM USB Hard drive?

WoodyS

I am told I need a fast hard drive for a particular application on my Windows 7 machine. 7200 RPM is suggested. Does anyone make a fast USB 7200 RPM hard drive?

Answer
Virtually all 3,5ich hard drives for desktop systems are 7200RPM. The fastest consumer "internal" desktop models use 10000RPM. "Raptors"

Laptops either use slower 5400RPM 2.5 inch disks or some now have 7200RPM also.

Some USB external drives are 7200RPM and some [particularly portable external drives for laptops with no external power supply] are 5400RPM. It is always clearly marked on the packaging.

The WesternDigital MyBook series are all 7200RPM and are very good performance and good value too. Plenty of different sizes [500GB up to 3TB] and both USB 2 and faster USB 3 models if your system supports USB 3. See here: http://www.wdc.com/en/products/external/desktop/

External hard drive??????

Rostislav

Can you take out the hard drive from a external hdd and put it in a laptop. the hdd from it is a 2.5 7200 rpm 60gb

Answer
Mostly No, except for a few exceptions, the hard drive in an external portable drive is too large (not in capacity but in physical size) to fit in the hard drive space of a laptop. . Even the thinner external drives are probably too large. A laptop hard drive is usually built into a 2 3/4 - 3 1/2" inch credit card size like case, with several pins attached to the internal cables connected to the hard drive. The hard drive in an external is connected to a USB socket that is attached to the hard drive connector on the circuit board inside the external hd case. You cannot simply remove the drive and expect it to work inside the laptop. It wont screw up your motherboard, it just wont read if you some how create some kind of cable to convert the signal. External harddrives are considered slave drives and would only be recognized as a partitioned drive (removable storage drive) but you would need the main hard drive on the laptop to even detect it.

Jumat, 16 Mei 2014

how to remove the partition on my portable external hard drive?

braveheart

i have an 80gb portable external hard drive which is parted into two{40gb each} and now i want to remove the partition.can anyone share their knowledge on how to do it???

Answer
You have a couple of options that'll do the trick:

1. If you have 80 gb of free space on your internal hard drive, then you could move all of the data from your external hard drive partitions onto your internal drive.

Then you could use the fdisk command to remove the partitions from your external drive and create a single 80gb partition, and then copy the data back from your internal drive to the external drive.

Be sure to make a backup first though - it's easy to make a fatal mistake with the fdisk command and accidentally format the wrong hard drive (speaking from painful personal experience).

2. Purchase a partition management program like Partition Commander or Disk Director. Both are reputable programs that'll let you move or delete partitions without losing your data (see links below for reviews on both of these programs).

This last approach is a lot easier route to go, and money well spent.

Which of these 3 portable hard drives is best?

Player

I need to get a new portable hard drive and I found these all similarly priced. They all have similar ratings and reviews so I need an opinion on which is best. I need one that can run fast and reliably and is very easy to use, like plug and play.

1. Toshiba
http://www.amazon.com/Toshiba-Canvio-Portable-Hard-Drive/dp/B005J7YBOU/ref=sr_1_11?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1374788631&sr=1-11&keywords=portable+hard+drive+usb

2. Western Digital
http://www.amazon.com/Passport-Portable-External-Storage-WDBKXH5000ABL-NESN/dp/B006Y5UPZU/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

3. Seagate
http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Expansion-Portable-External-STBX500100/dp/B00834SJSK/ref=cm_rdp_product

Answer
Western Digital lasts long and it is one of the best in the world.

Toshiba makes good hard drives but they don't last long and you'll need to replace them soon.

Seagate is an okay hard drive but its a more down market version of the western digital.

I say go with the Western Digital.

Kamis, 15 Mei 2014

What is a good portable, external hard drive?

Sar

I am a photo student and will be backing up images and such for transfering and whatnot. Any help would be great. Thanks!

Oh for class I will be using a Mac, but it will also be used on my Dell laptop...

Answer
Everyone I know uses the Western Digital external, portable hard drive.

Mac Portable Hard Drive Help?

h8thecause

MiniMax™ Desktop Hard Drive Question? PLEASE HELP!!?

Jonathan L

Ok, I bought a 640GB MiniMaxâ¢ Desktop Hard Drive for the reason that I don't have enough memory on my computer and I need a place to put my 125GB's of movies. I want to know if i can bring this Hard Drive to my friend's house to give him some movies, or will it only work with my computer? Also, what is the difference between a "Portable Hard Drive" and a "Desktop Hard Drive"

Also, I have a Laptop connected to a docking station which i use most of the time - except for when i go to a friends house then i take it as a laptop.. what would happen then?

Thanks,
Jonathan L.

Answer
iomega minimax IS a portable USB hard drive. You can use it for any computer. It's really bulky and is not really made to be "mobile". But you can definitely use it for what you are planning to do.

I don't understand the laptop question.

Portable Hard-drive: WD passport essential SE -or- WD passport ELITE?

air

which has better back-up protection and overall protection/more reliable?........

640GB elite (105$)

1TB essential (130$)

Answer
both are great. no hard drive is 100% - i would have your data in atleast two places so when a hard drive fails, which they do fail eventually, you still have the data. that is when you know to get a new hard drive, so you always have your data in two places.

Rabu, 14 Mei 2014

Hitachi 250 GB red external drive help?

Josh

hey, i bought this hitache portable hard drive, red, 250 gb, at costco. I've had it for 3 months, and now when i plug it in it doesent show up in finder or anything, but occasionly when i unplug it, a message stating the device was not properly ejected shows up. help?
Thanks, but no. It ususally pops up on the desktop, and in devices, but not now. Is thier any software i can download to try and fix it or something?

Answer
The most likely way your not finding is your not looking in the right place? but I assume you know better....
BTW dont transfer any data and unpljg it becuase that is how you screw up hard disks....if you did that your going to need to reformat it..

What is the purpose of an external hard drive?

healthfree

All laptops/computers already come with an internal hard drive, right? If so, if it gets a virus or breaks or something, will all my files be restored (including itunes) with the internal hard drive or will I need an external hard drive to get all my files back? Also is there something I need to do to activate the internal hard drive or is it already saving all my files? Or can I somehow copy all my files onto a disk in case of my computer crashing or breaking, or is that what an external hard drive is?
Also what is the best one to get for an HP Special Edition laptop? Thank you so much for any help!

Answer
an external hard drive is basically a giant flash drive which you can use to transport files from an old computer to a new one or to keep extra copies of documents or photos or whatever

if you get a virus or your computer gets wet it can really screw it up, an external hard drive is a good way to store files so that they won't slow down your computer and so that nothing bad will happen to them. you can back up your computer at least on vista via the back up and restore center, but it is always good to have a backup
the western digital passport hard drive is good because it is portable and pretty cheap, i would go to like best buy or costco or where ever you can buy electronics and browse their selection, they all do the job, and

encryption?

iisjman07

what free portable(for memory stick) encryption programs are there for my memory stick?

Answer
If you have a "U3" Jump drive, thumb drive or flash drive, what ever you want to call it (meaning a U3 is like a mini hard drive on your stick) you can use just about anything. I have a few few things encrypted on mine & I just use "Kremlin". Please DO NOT use version 3. Some suspect that the Gov. has put a back door in that version. Do what you want though.
And the very bottom link is a forum you can ask anything you like about security. Their pros.
Sure hope that helps.
As my Avatar says Opps, I just re-read your question & saw u are looking for a FREE one. Me big dummy. I did give you 2 free ones. I you need a serial number for Kremlin, E-mail me & I will give you a few good #'s to use

Large Portable Hard Drives(0.5-1.5TB): do they work only for one computer?

Bob

I have 3 desktops, and 2 laptops, and would like to know if these large portable hard drives can operate with more than one computer.

I have heard that they use an operational/confirmation program that would only recognize one computer, however I have a small portable hard drive that possesses no such program/installment.

Answer
There may be some confusion between different technologies here so I'll break it down a little bit.

If you are looking to buy a actual hard drive the plugs into the USB port on your computers. Assuming it's your own computers nothing special about them, and they're all windows based... Then you should have no issues swapping the drive between them

If one of the computers is a work computer: the majority of companies disable USB thumb drives these days to avoid loss of critical company data into the wrong hands.

If you are encrypting the data through some software method, you should be able to make a copy of the encryption keys across all your computers. There -could- be issues with the encryption key across multiple machines but that would get software specific and out of scope for the answer.

If some of the computers are windows based and some Mac Based... I don't know to be honest, Macs are supposed to be able to read from thumb drives written by windows machines but I am sorely lacking in experience with Macs. Ether way it's entirely possible there could be issues (I can't rule it out).

If you aren't going with a USB external hard drive, but going to get a detachable SATA drive bay for each of your systems, then yes, there are issues with swapping the drive around as windows will see he drive as "native". With native drives and NTFS windows places a digital key on the drive. You can still swap the drive around but windows might give weird messages that it's doesn't recognize the magic number of the drive.

This is a lengthy explanation, but I put the one I consider probably the most relevant at the top. Hope it helps!

Hard Drive Compatible with mac?

So i just got a hard drive, the HP SimpleSave 500GB Portable Hard Drive, is it compatible with mac? also what are your thoughts about it? i need to be able to rely on it 100%..is it reliable? good?

Answer
Have you been to the HP site and read the reviews?
http://www.shopping.hp.com/product/computer/categories/storage_solutions/1/accessories/AU811AA%2523ABA

Compatible? Only after you reformat it. The above link states "â¢Start backing up the minute you plug it in". That means it's format is NTFS, a Windows based file system.

What portable hard drive would you recommend (preferably 1TB)?

Jordan

I am looking into buying a portable hard drive. I study Graphic Design at college and a Hard drive would be useful. I currently have a USB which is only 4GB which I feel won't be enough.

I have some factors to consider

Reliability: Fast and easy to use and doesn't experience regular problems.

Portability: Easy to travel with.

Durability/Lasting factor: Doesn't brake easily and lasts for a long time

Memory: As I said before preferably a 1TB (3.0 USB hard drive)

Price: I am looking around the price of Â£50-Â£100 for an external hard drive.

I have had so many mixed reviews on external hard drives I'm finding it difficult to make a firm decision. All Answers will be appreciated but the best answer will be the one that best fits my criteria :D

Answer
iomega is very reliable. it also has a warranty that comes with it (every external hard drive does).

Many students at my school get WD (Western Digital) because it's cheaper, but many of them had issue with it (it's not connecting, it crashes easily, etc. etc.)

Iomega works well. It doesn't overheat like some of Seagate does.

Seagate overheats and not many student use it.

G (sold at Mac stores) have pretty good ratings. But I don't know of many people who have this, and not many ratings online (last time I checked).

Online at tech forums, people rate and crit which external hard drives works best and is most reliable. You can also check Best Buy and compare each hard drive with one another. You should also go into the hard drive company's website/forums which will most likely have buyer's ratings. You should check those.

When I did that, Iomega had best ratings. It also runs on Firewire, which is far faster than regular USB which most hard drives still rely on. When you work with large files, it's best to have firewire. Saves you time.

Will a standard external hard drive still work?

Nathan

Will a standard external hard drive still work if...

I have a movie collection of around 600GB of HD 1080p movies and I like watching them on my laptop and so on.

If I put these movies on a standard external hard drive in the CAR and bring it with me and watch the movies off of it in the car will the hard drive survive or should I get a portable one?

Answer
1. A standard 3.5 inch external drive needs an external power source. So you would also need a power inverter.
2. As others have said. they don't take the bouncing around in the car too well.
3. You could just put a 500gig drive in your laptop and carry half your movies.

is this a good computer?

A Nook U

intel quad core...1.8ghz...4gb ram...600gm hard drive...i use the computer for extensive internet, videos, dvd, music, pictures, (all saved on a portable hard drive so that shouldnt affect it), downloading, word, ppt, etc...no gaming though

Answer
Perfect, and more then enough for what you use it for.
also that 600GB is pretty big. But like you said you have a portable HD that you save files on.

the 4GB RAM is very nice (although if you don't have a 64 bit system it will only use 3.5/4.0 RAM at once)

Intel Quad is pricey, but one of the best.

Selasa, 13 Mei 2014

Can anyone recommend a really good quality and affordable portable external hard drive out there?

Pozi

I'm not really techie but I'm planning to buy a portable external hard drive out of my first pay check. I'm wondering if anyone could recommend me the best quality hard drive out there that stores about 1 Terabyte.

I've read some great reviews online but there are always a few users who would contradict it's recommendation. I'd like to be more convinced.

All I ask if for an HD that has really good quality, one that is durable for a long time, stores up to 1TB, very handy and portable, not too expensive.

If you have any recommendation, it would be very nice of you if you can say why you think so.

Thank you for those who would help. :)

Answer
The GoFlex drives are nice but expensive for some, I would have to suggest http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Passport-Essential-Portable/dp/B0041OSQ9S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1316162270&sr=8-1 its a usb 3.0/2.0 nice small portable external drive for about $80 little more after tax. You can also get a hard case or soft if you want to get one for around $10.
http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Passport-Carrying-Black/dp/B002R9CQYK/ref=pd_sim_e1
http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Carrying-Passport-WDBABJ0000NBK-NRSN/dp/B002CA19W4/ref=pd_sim_e2

External/Portable hard drives?

Miss Liz

Which brand is better? Quality wise, I see a lot of products by Seagate and Western Digital.
Does the brand matter, or should I just go with the one that is more in my price range. Both brands have products that I would choose, but ultimately, one has a better deal. Which is Seagate. Should I just go with the cheaper one, or is Western Digital a bit better.

Also, what is the portable hard drive just a good as a regular external hard drive?

I'm looking at buying a Seagate portable hard drive for $50. But then there is also a Seagate External hard drive (bigger, not as portable, but still hold the same gigage.) for a few dollars more.

I guess my main question is, does it matter if I choose between Western digital or Seagate?
I want at least a 320 gig. 1T would be as big as I would go, although not really needed. At 320 or 500 is ideal. But, my main misunderstanding is mostly about the brands. Help? :)

Also, any suggestions for a quality external hard/portable drive would be appreciated. Thank you.

Answer
I would go with the cheaper. I always do, and I have about 11 TB of hard drive space right now and 6TB of it is Seagate. Never had a problem with Seagate.

That being said, a friend of mine swears by Western Digital, and he did have one issue with a Seagate a few years back.

This one is good for a 320GB
http://tinyurl.com/320gbportable
$60

This one is good for a 1TB
http://tinyurl.com/1tbportable
$120

Can you hook up a portable hard drive to Direct tv's DVR?

ru_snaked

Answer
Yes, a portable eSATA hard drive should work however, when you connect it, you will lose your internal hard drive. You also have to reboot the receiver with the new hard drive connected, for it to recognize the new drive.

What should I look for in a portable external hard drive?

Stephanie

I'm kind of new to the external hard drive world. I'm looking for something that I can back up my less used files onto, and my huge music collection on. I'm heading off to college in about a month and I need my computer for school and I have like half of my available space used up already, so obviously I need to back some of that stuff up so I can use my computer for more important things.

First of all what is a good brand? I've been shopping around and I found brands like Western Digital and Seagate. I have never heard of these brands so I have no clue.

What can you recommend to me? I'm looking for something that has around 1TB on it so I can be sure that I have enough space.

Thanks again, I am completely lost when it comes to this stuff.

Answer
I suggest you go to the link below and look at some external hard drives. If you don't know much about this kind of thing then you can look at the reviews for any drive you are interested in.

http://www.newegg.com/Store/SubCategory.aspx?SubCategory=414&name=External-Hard-Drives&Order=RATING

After choosing a few possibles, I would recommend looking them up on other sites to see more reviews. (you can try tigerdirect.com, amazon.com, etc.)

Also, if you want first hand suggestion, I own a Fantom G-Force 1TB external drive (USB 2.0 & eSATA interface). I've had it for about 4 months now and it works fine.

Senin, 12 Mei 2014

What is the difference between portable and external hard drive?

mastermind

I am looking for a back up hard drive and I'm not sure which one to purchase. I am looking at the Segate GO Portable or a Calvary Preformated External Hardrive. Help?

Answer
The difference between a portable and external hard drive is that a portable hard drive usually doesn't need a power cord for power and an external drive does. Portable drive also may run slower and will have smaller capacity. Depending on your use and if you plan on carrying your data around then you best bet is to go with an external hard drive. If you have an eSATA port on your computer try to find an external drive that supports that feature. This will give you better speed (USB 2.0 is 480Mbps while eSATA is 3 Gbps). If you are using a laptop only and want to back that up then go with a portable drive so you can plug and unplug it easily.

External Hard Drive: Portable vs Non Portable?

Chota.Don

Hey everyone,
I am planning to buy a new external harddrive for everyday use like movies, music,pictures etc. I will be connecting it to my xbox mostly to watch movies. Now i had Western Digital Elements 1TB and it only lasted for a year. There are two types that am confused between the portable ones (which are smaller in size) and regular big ones. If you guys could tell me if there is any other difference than the obvious size difference? I know portable cost just a bit more. But is there any speed difference. Also does big ones last longer than portables? Also which one you guys recommend? I was looking to buy for under $150. Size 500 GB - 1 TB.
Thanks
@I M Here is what i mean by Portable: http://www.amazon.ca/Western-Digital-Passport-Essential-WDBACX0010BBK-NESN/dp/B0041OSQ9S/ref=sr_1_6?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1304901244&sr=1-6

Non Portable: http://www.amazon.ca/Western-Digital-Essential-External-WDBACW0010HBK-NESN/dp/B0041OSQB6/ref=sr_1_51?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1304903779&sr=1-51

See Portables are smallers and little pricey than NON portables

Answer
Non-portable is better.

The portables draw power via USB and can run into problems if too many devices are plugged in (unless you're using a USB hub with its own AC adapter). Portables are also physically smaller and slower spinning.

But personally I don't recommend external non-portables either. The BEST solution is to buy a regular internal hard drive and a USB housing.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817173042

The USB interface on external drives often fails long before the drive itself does. Sometimes it's due to drops or hard bumps- incidents which seem to increase in frequency as drives get smaller. The simple fact is that devices which fit easily into a backpack, shirt pocket or purse are tossed around more casually and suffer more bumps and bruises than devices which are less convenient.

Sometimes a fall simply dislodges a connector, other times the interface board gets broken by the impact or fails due to heat or power problems, but the end result is similar. You need to open the case in order to fix the problem.

But many external drives come in sealed casings, making it nearly impossible to remove the drive inside without destroying or damaging the housing. Some have proprietary formatting or aren't recognized when connected to a USB interface other than the original manufacturer's. And too many come pre-loaded with bloatware.

Worst of all, many external drives don't have any form of active cooling which makes them more prone to overheating and early failure when used for extended periods of time.

With a regular internal drive and fan-cooled generic case, you can quickly recover from a failure of either the enclosure/interface or the drive. Replacing either is easy.

Which of these 3 portable hard drives is best?

Player

Is there a world of warcraft portable edition?

Joe

Like a version that is smaller than the real file, as it is huge. I want to put it on an 8gb flash drive, but it won't fit. I want to do this so i can play it without having it take up nearly all of the small hard drive on my laptop.

Answer
Something my dad does is he has a external hard drive you can just connect to your pc. You can get them small im sure and when you install warcraft just set the file location to the external hard drive :D.

Portable vs. Non-portable external hard drives?

Sunny

I noticed that some external hard drives are labelled portable while others are not. Is this simply due to size? like the portable ones are smaller? or does non-portable mean not removable.

If I want a drive for storage and back up and doesn't want it connected to my laptop all the time, which one should I get?

Thanks very much.

Answer
Portable ones are 2.5 inch drives and have a maximum capacity of 500 GB. They are powered off the USB port.

Non-portable are 3.5 inch drives and can go up to 2 TB and they're about half the price per byte as the portable ones (1 TB for about $110). They need to be powered by a wall wart.

If you don't plan on taking the external hard drive with you wherever you go, then you're better off with a 3.5 inch drive.

What is the difference between portable and external hard drive?

mastermind

I am looking for a back up hard drive and I'm not sure which one to purchase. I am looking at the Segate GO Portable or a Calvary Preformated External Hardrive. Help?

what is the best portable hard drive based on flash memory storage?

genetomas8

Answer
I was just googling and came across this product hope it helps you

Western Digital WD Elements 1 TB USB 2.0 Desktop External Hard Drive
Designed with the same commitment to quality that made WD external drives the number one drives in the world, Western Digitalâs WD Elements USB 2.0 external hard drives are the right answer for simply affordable add-on storage. Just plug it in to a USB port and start saving your photos, music, video, and files. Kit contains; USB 2.0 external hard drive, USB cable, AC adapter, Quick Install Guide.
http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Elements-External-WDBAAU0010HBK-NESN/dp/B002QEBMB4/?tag=klnprk22-20

portable external hard drive?

Adam

i am planning on buying this portable hard drive.
http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.jsp?name=st905004exa101-rk-expansion-portable-usb-500gb-hd&vgnextoid=f54a4d13af3df110VgnVCM100000f5ee0a0aRCRD&locale=en-US

i am wondering if it will survive being jostled around in by back pack or not. (it will be off of course) or should i invest in a LaCie "Rugged" hard drive??? (still portable, but designed to take a beating)

Answer
http://astore.amazon.com/greenspacelan-20/detail/B0041OSAZS
you can buy WD usb 3.0, 500gb and only $71.99. very good quality

Do movies on an external Hard Drive degrade in quality over time?

ali g

Okay, so, here's my problem. I have this external Hard Drive and it has over 450 gigs of movies on it, now, somehow, they are all playing in 360p when I'm sure most of them were DVD Rips and the ones that weren't were Blu-Ray's. Additonal Info: The HDD in question has a strange connection cable, it folds out of the harddrive and plugs directly into the computer, great for efficiency but latley the little flashing light (data transfer I think) hasn't been shining as bright or at all sometimes, could this have something to do with it? Any help is appreciated, thanks guys/girls :) .

Answer
Partly no and partly yes. Data on any hard drive, SSD, flash drive, floppy, etc. is digital, not analog. With digital, you can either read an individual byte correctly or you can't read it at all. Because of that, when you have a problem, you see little squares of nothing within the picture or the picture freezes. You will not see the snow that older TVs had, ever.

It also means that the resolution of a picture/movie/etc will never change. When problems with the drive arise, you will see that pixelization or freezing, but never a change in resolution.

So, if you mean a change in resolution, no, it will never change. If you mean problems with the picture, then yes, it will happen eventually. Eventually may mean minutes from now or many years. You cannot predict when a hard drive will fail until it starts having problems. There are many factors that contribute to that, so there are things that you can do to help, but it's like predicting bad weather. We all know it will happen, experts can predict it within a few days, but no one can predict it months in advance.

The cable has nothing to do with this. The light also has nothing to do with it and is just a coincidence. The issue is that the movies were ripped at whatever resolution you are now seeing.

Disclaimer: technically, the drive can read individual bites incorrectly. I said it can't read a byte incorrectly because I already got too technical in explaining this. Since you don't see a byte that was read wrong, the effect is that it didn't read at all. It's much easier for people to understand if you just say it that way, but it isn't correct from a completely technical standpoint.

Do you lose quality when putting videos from your hard drive to your external hard drive?

Sonotsuke

Ok here is my story. I have to format my hard drive, but i dont want to lose my videos and my music. So I'm asking do i lose any quality on any of my music or videos, if I'm moving them to my external drive and back to my hard drive after formating my hard drive?

Answer
you probably don't need to format your hard drive , you can do most things you need to do with (free) software but there is no loss of quality with digital files, but be aware that if the external drive is fat32 the maximum file size is 2Gb if you transfer a larger file it may show as complete but only 2gb will have been copied, you will lose the rest if you format the original drive

Minggu, 11 Mei 2014

Difference between an external expension and portable hard drive?

Just Me

I need a 1TB external hard drive but I keep seeing expansion and portable external hard drives. What's the difference? Or are they the same thing. I just need it for my music. Would this be good for what I need? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822178245

Answer
I think two Solid State hard drives that are 512gb each, that would give you pretty much what you are looking for, they aren't cheap though, in Canada that would run about $450.00 each, you can get a 1T solid state drive for about $900.00, which to me is quite prohibitive, and you need a Thunderbolt port for that one.. I would think you will pay much less for a 1T hard drive disc, it certainly wont cost even close to what solid state are, if you don't need a really fast speed you can get a range of normal plug in hard drives for not too much money...You didn't say if you had a desktop or laptop...
Glen.....

What is the difference between external and portable hard drives?

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Beyond the fact that if you external hard drive was the size of a house it wouldn't be portable? Are there any other differences? Also after I back up my data can I just leave them unplugged and powered down? Or is there some reason they would constantly need power?

Answer
They do the same thing, essentially. Most "portable" hard drives use a 2.5" hard drive, the same sized drive that comes in a laptop for example. External hard drives usually use 3.5" drives, hence the difference in size.

You can also build your own external drive by purchasing a drive and then a cage for the drive. If you were to do this eSATA is your best bet, provided your computer has an eSATA port of course.

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