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.

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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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Whats a good portable external hard drive?

biggy14boy

I want to get a portable external hardrive for my laptop, but i dont know anything about them so please help me out. All answers are appreciated.

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I like my new Iomega 500MB. You should be able to get one for about $120. You do have to plug it in to an external power source though.

What is the best portable external hard disk to get?

musiclover

I am looking for a good and portable external hard drive. I like something affordable and as stated can travel with me everywhere? I had a LACIE but it got destroyed. So something like palm side. Maybe a 500MB or something like that. A external which would last me a couple of years like my LACIE did.
What is the best one to get?

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I think you mean 500GB and to be honest all of the hard drives on the market are good so get one that is the cheapest.

But as a fan of Western Digital I'd have a look for one of those but that is just personal preference.

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