Is my External Hard Drive Compatible with my Mac Book Pro?

Bella

I ambushing a Mac Book Pro but I have a Samsung G2 Portable External Hard Drive. Would it be compatible with my new laptop.

Answer
Hi there!

The skinny on your drive is this: Yes, the drive will work as an external hard drive and you can store files on it like any other drive; however, the Included backup and password protection software that coms with your drive doesn't support Mac OS.

Therefore, if you want to backup your Macintosh to this particular drive you'll have to reformat the drive to Mac's Extended Journaled format so that Time Machine (Mac OSX native) will recognize the drive: your drive is originally configured for Windows and, for one reason or another, Time Machine canât reformat the drive automatically, so you have to format it yourself first.

Also, if Time Machine is not your thing, here is a list of alternatives to the Macintosh's backup program: http://www.icreatemagazine.com/general/top-5/top-5-alternatives-to-time-machine/

Hope this answers your question.

Files Randomly Gone Missing on External Hard Drive?

Mel

I use a Samsung G2 Portable External Hard Drive that I use to mostly store films and series, and until yesterday, I've never had any problems with it. However, yesterday half of the files randomly went missing, but when I connected my hard drive with the TV (through a USB portal) all the files were still there and I was able to watch everything - no problem.

I've already checked if the files randomly turned into hidden files, but they didn't. They just seem to disappear on my pc? Help?

Note: I use Windows 7 on a Sony Vaio.

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Seagate 1TB Expansion Hard Drive & Xbox 360?

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Lanabee

Hey guys,
I bought a Seagate 1TB Expansion Portable Drive the other day because it has more space than my current Samsung G2 Portable 640GB. The Samsung works perfectly with my Xbox 360, streaming music/movies from it just by plugging it into the USB port in the front on the Xbox. It is FAT32.
Now, the Seagate 1TB is showing up in my control panel>disk management as a FAT32 system as well so I'm a bit confused as to why it isn't working?
I've read heaps of forums, and none of the suggestions people have posted have worked.
I don't need to reformat the Seagate because it is already a FAT32 system and is also the primary system and there don't seem to be any others present.

Looking at both the hard drives I've listed above on my computer, they both look the same, same type of system and all, just that extra storage space is all.

So why won't my Xbox recognize my new Seagate hard drive?

Answer
Seagate firmware which caused the drive to lock up and fail to be detected by the BIOS in Xbox 360. You should not use Seagate for Xbox 360. The good hard drives for Xbox 360 are Western Digital or Samsung .

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Files Randomly Gone Missing on External Hard Drive?

samsung portable hard drive g2 image

Mel

I use a Samsung G2 Portable External Hard Drive that I use to mostly store films and series, and until yesterday, I've never had any problems with it. However, yesterday half of the files randomly went missing, but when I connected my hard drive with the TV (through a USB portal) all the files were still there and I was able to watch everything - no problem.

I've already checked if the files randomly turned into hidden files, but they didn't. They just seem to disappear on my pc? Help?

Note: I use Windows 7 on a Sony Vaio.

Answer
Hello, Microsoft answer desk is free, give it a try and you will like it.
http://www.answerdesk.com/ This is new and very good... Speak to Microsoft Certified Technicians Call 1-866-610-3132 Toll Free
microsoft-support.fixnow.us Here is the
old stand by http://support.microsoft.com/fixit/#tab0
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Good luck...

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Seagate 1TB Expansion Hard Drive & Xbox 360?

Lanabee

Hey guys,
I bought a Seagate 1TB Expansion Portable Drive the other day because it has more space than my current Samsung G2 Portable 640GB. The Samsung works perfectly with my Xbox 360, streaming music/movies from it just by plugging it into the USB port in the front on the Xbox. It is FAT32.
Now, the Seagate 1TB is showing up in my control panel>disk management as a FAT32 system as well so I'm a bit confused as to why it isn't working?
I've read heaps of forums, and none of the suggestions people have posted have worked.
I don't need to reformat the Seagate because it is already a FAT32 system and is also the primary system and there don't seem to be any others present.

Looking at both the hard drives I've listed above on my computer, they both look the same, same type of system and all, just that extra storage space is all.

So why won't my Xbox recognize my new Seagate hard drive?

Answer
Seagate firmware which caused the drive to lock up and fail to be detected by the BIOS in Xbox 360. You should not use Seagate for Xbox 360. The good hard drives for Xbox 360 are Western Digital or Samsung .

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Hard Drive problems. PLEASE HELP!!!?

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michaelmat

I just bought a Samsung G2 portable hard drive and when I plug it into my laptop, instead of automatically installing the driver software (Like the manual says it should) it says it can't find the software and that I should insert the non-existent CD. The hard drive works perfectly on other pc's and laptops so its definetly my laptop. Can anybody PLEASE help me??
And yes it does match the requirements of the the hard drive.

Answer
Does your Windows version match the minimum requirement for that device?

what brand would you prefer for portable hard drives? Samsung g2, seagate goflex, western digital passport?

irish

or buffalo ministation?

Answer
They're all good brands. My WD Passport works great.

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