I have a 1tb western digital portable hard drive that wont let me copy or add anything from it only view it!!?

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rich.96

I have a 1tb western digital portable hard drive that i have been using since december 2011 that was formatted originally to windows but 3 months a go i reformatted it with the help of APPLE to exFAT so it can work with my mac and windows.
BUT a few days a go it all the sudden stopped working!
when i plug my hard drive to my mac and tried opening it it wont let me at all my mac jumps to the desk top
BUT when i plug the hard drive to my windows laptop it lets me view my files and everything but i cant copy them off or add any files..

i know i can reformat it and it will work again but i cant loose the files on it because most of them are very important to me apart from my movies.

PLEASE HELP!

Answer
Because it sounds like both operating systems are unable to properly use the drive, I would guess you have a corrupted structure. The only surefire way to fix this is to reformat (and make sure you are ejecting the drive before removing it). One thing to try would be to see if a Linux computer could read and write to the drive - at least then you could copy the contents somewhere else so you could format the drive. You could install Ubuntu LInux for free through Windows using the Wubi installer (link below).

Are these convincing reasons for my parents to get me a MacBook Pro 2011?

potatochem

Well its my birthday comming up soon and i wanna get a macbook pro 2011 so i made a list of all the reasons they might get me one and i want u guys to check it to make sure its good...

Reasons to get me a MacBook Pro 2011

Argument #1, Viruses: Macâs are virus proof because they donât hand out the source code, and because the mean virus people donât feel like making a Mac virus. And windows viruses arenât compatible with Macâs
View http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000737.htm for more info.

Argument #2, Memory: My computer only has 74 gigabytes of hard drive space while a MacBook Pro has 320 GB of hard drive space, and my computer has 1GB of RAM while a MacBook Pro has 4x that.
View http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_mac/family/macbook_pro?mco=MTM3NDczMzg for more info.

Argument #3, Portability: A MacBook Pro has much, much, much, more portability than my computer because itâs only 4.5lbs .95 inches thick, has a 7 hour battery life; a very good life for a laptop, and is only 13 inches wide. While my computer being a desktop, is, well, not portable at all.
View http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_mac/family/macbook_pro?mco=MTM3NDczMzg for more info.

Argument #4, My Grades: I have gotten outstanding grades, only two Bâs this year and everything else Aâs. Two quarters in a row I have gotten strait Aâs and those were the last two. I got into GT, I got into algebra 1 honors in seventh grade, and I got into honorâs everything else. I have also gotten near 600 or I got 600 on every math SOL. In addition I got the presidential academic excellence. And the only thing I have gotten in reward for these feats of excellence was ice-cream at McDonalds⦠I think I might deserve a bit more.

Argument #5, Paying Method: Okay sure the MacBook Pro costs 1,199 dollars, but at Micro center you can get it for 999.99 dollars (http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=macbook+pro&hl=en&cid=17362057421786859684&os=local-sellers#lstart=8 third to the bottom) alternatively you can get it at the apple store using a student discount ($100). And I am willing to pay all the money I have which is about $200 to help pay the price for it. Plus, this is all I want for my birthday (with the exception of itunes gift cards) so everyone can pitch in.
http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=macbook+pro&hl=en&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=17362057421786859684&sa=X&ei=qpAWTqThCJCdgQexnRU&ved=0CIgBEPMCMAA

Argument #6, Long lasting: Macâs can last a long long time, which means theyâll be useful through high school (especially if I go to TJ).
More info:
http://store.apple.com/us_smb_78313/question/answers/which_mac_is_right_for_me?tqid=Q47FTCHPKYUKPCCFFPX4A9HC4F2XTP47PKK7CJUD4KATAXCF29YUDH2F2AP29UYTY

Argument #7, Dire need of an upgrade: About half of the times I shutdown my computer it shows the blue screen. And it takes a really long time for it to connect to the internet.

Summary: Macâs are pretty much virus free and canât get windows viruses. Macâs have more than 4x more hard drive space and 4x more ram in a computer one tenth the size. So much more portable which means I can work on school papers in the dining room, or anywhere else. I have gotten excellent grades and awards in the past few years and havenât gotten much in return. All Iâm asking for is this Mac and Iâm willing to pitch in with $200. I can use this through high school. And last but defiantly not least I need an upgrade, because every time I shutdown my computer it gets blue screen. Itâs my birthdayâ¦

Summary of summary: Virus free, much more memory and, faster, really portable, Iâve gotten good grades, Iâm willing to pitch in money, need an upgrade, itâs my birthday, and this is all Iâm asking for.


For more info visit: http://www.apple.com/why-mac/ and http://store.apple.com/us/configure/MC700LL/A?mco=MjEyOTY3NTg .


P.S. If you absolutely are revoked upon the thought of getting me a MacBook Pro, a regular MacBook would be fine tooâ¦
oh yeah and i just wanna know if its good!! i don't care if you don't like macs, i just want to know if it's convincing.

Answer
Its convincing :)
But macbooks are kinda expensive.
You could get one free on http://apple.freebiejeebies.co.uk/589556

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