Comments on: What is an External Harddrive http://tips4pc.com/articles/computer%20basics/what_is_an_external_hard_drive_a.htm Computer Tips and Tricks from Tips4pc Tue, 22 May 2012 04:25:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: marjee mills http://tips4pc.com/articles/computer%20basics/what_is_an_external_hard_drive_a.htm#comment-28130 marjee mills Sun, 22 Apr 2012 21:18:19 +0000 http://growingtomatoestips.com/?p=619#comment-28130 I am trying to retrieve some Ram memory, mine is at it's limit. I bought an external hard drive to download my documents, music, picture and I have a lot of games (Big Fish). I tried to copy my files over to the ext. hard drive and did not gain any Ram memory. Am I doing something wrong or is there another step I need to do. Please help, not quite Computer literate in these things. Marjee Mills I am trying to retrieve some Ram memory, mine is at it’s limit. I bought an external hard drive to download my documents, music, picture and I have a
lot of games (Big Fish). I tried to copy my files over to the ext. hard drive and did not gain any Ram memory. Am I doing something wrong or is there
another step I need to do. Please help, not quite Computer literate in these things. Marjee Mills

]]> By: branded items http://tips4pc.com/articles/computer%20basics/what_is_an_external_hard_drive_a.htm#comment-27802 branded items Sun, 25 Mar 2012 06:07:59 +0000 http://growingtomatoestips.com/?p=619#comment-27802 Stay away from FireWire though – that’s a standard that is nearly gone now. If you want something that’s even faster than USB 3.0, you should consider Intel’s Thunderbolt – something that’s only shown up on Apple computers so far. Thunderbolt is pretty expensive. A mere cable for Thunderbolt costs $50. If you can find it. The upside though is that it can transfer data at twice the speed of USB 3.0. Since Thunderbolt really hasn’t shown up anywhere yet, might not make much sense looking for a Thunderbolt hard drive. You might be able to use it with your newest Apple computers. You probably wouldn’t be able to use it on anyone else’s computer. Stay away from FireWire though – that’s a standard that is nearly gone now. If you want something that’s even faster than USB 3.0, you should consider Intel’s Thunderbolt – something that’s only shown up on Apple computers so far.

Thunderbolt is pretty expensive. A mere cable for Thunderbolt costs $50. If you can find it. The upside though is that it can transfer data at twice the speed of USB 3.0.

Since Thunderbolt really hasn’t shown up anywhere yet, might not make much sense looking for a Thunderbolt hard drive. You might be able to use it with your newest Apple computers. You probably wouldn’t be able to use it on anyone else’s computer.

]]> By: branded items http://tips4pc.com/articles/computer%20basics/what_is_an_external_hard_drive_a.htm#comment-27801 branded items Sun, 25 Mar 2012 06:05:30 +0000 http://growingtomatoestips.com/?p=619#comment-27801 160 GB seemed like a great little personal luxury – you could carry your movies and your music and your data anywhere. These days, even as these devices become extremely affordable, people do think twice before buying. They know that there’s cloud storage to be had for next to nothing at all. If they buy their own personal hard drive, they figure, they could drop it or lose it or something. Cloud storage is forever. Why bother with a portable external hard drive, they feel. The thing is, cloud storage isn’t as great as you might think. If you get a virus on your computer or if you any need to wipe your hard drive, it’s a lot easier to restore everything from a hard drive you have in your drawer than it is to download hundreds of gigabytes. 160 GB seemed like a great little personal luxury – you could carry your movies and your music and your data anywhere.

These days, even as these devices become extremely affordable, people do think twice before buying. They know that there’s cloud storage to be had for next to nothing at all.

If they buy their own personal hard drive, they figure, they could drop it or lose it or something. Cloud storage is forever. Why bother with a portable external hard drive, they feel.

The thing is, cloud storage isn’t as great as you might think. If you get a virus on your computer or if you any need to wipe your hard drive, it’s a lot easier to restore everything from a hard drive you have in your drawer than it is to download hundreds of gigabytes.

]]> By: victoria http://tips4pc.com/articles/computer%20basics/what_is_an_external_hard_drive_a.htm#comment-27506 victoria Thu, 01 Mar 2012 21:12:22 +0000 http://growingtomatoestips.com/?p=619#comment-27506 Hi I have a 2T and a 700 GB, both WD. I have a question though. The 2T is a back up of the 700, but my husband adds files to the 2T and I have added files to the 700, and now I want to make sure we have everything on the 2t and when I go to copy and paste the files it copies and pastes ALL the files, I would like it to find the new files that have been added and only add those, instead its going one by one copying and replacing everything, which takes forever. Is there a way I can get it to only and copy and paste the new files? I would hate to do this every week.(These are files I add at work and vary from word documents to pictures and music) (I have tried telling it to skip the folders that have the same name but if the folder has a new document it skips it too, I found out that if you skip the folder withe same it won't copy new data in that folder) Help! Thanks! :) Hi

I have a 2T and a 700 GB, both WD. I have a question though. The 2T is a back up of the 700, but my husband adds files to the 2T and I have added files to the 700, and now I want to make sure we have everything on the 2t and when I go to copy and paste the files it copies and pastes ALL the files, I would like it to find the new files that have been added and only add those, instead its going one by one copying and replacing everything, which takes forever. Is there a way I can get it to only and copy and paste the new files? I would hate to do this every week.(These are files I add at work and vary from word documents to pictures and music) (I have tried telling it to skip the folders that have the same name but if the folder has a new document it skips it too, I found out that if you skip the folder withe same it won’t copy new data in that folder) Help! Thanks! :)

]]> By: dianne http://tips4pc.com/articles/computer%20basics/what_is_an_external_hard_drive_a.htm#comment-27362 dianne Sat, 18 Feb 2012 03:31:37 +0000 http://growingtomatoestips.com/?p=619#comment-27362 Hi Mitz, I found out that yes, FAT32 needs extra space to store HFS files, but not all the files get bigger! I have not yet seen what the pattern is - some files get bigger and some don't, and the % varies.... so I always just assume I have to shave a percent off what I think I'll have on FAT32. Hi Mitz, I found out that yes, FAT32 needs extra space to store HFS files, but not all the files get bigger! I have not yet seen what the pattern is – some files get bigger and some don’t, and the % varies…. so I always just assume I have to shave a percent off what I think I’ll have on FAT32.

]]> By: Mitz http://tips4pc.com/articles/computer%20basics/what_is_an_external_hard_drive_a.htm#comment-27343 Mitz Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:35:29 +0000 http://growingtomatoestips.com/?p=619#comment-27343 This is true James..My daughter bought the 3TB on Amazon (from the link in the left sidebar) and she is using it on her mac too.. That exact one works one both mac and PC.. and loads of room!! :) This is true James..My daughter bought the 3TB on Amazon (from the link in the left sidebar) and she is using it on her mac too.. That exact one works one both mac and PC.. and loads of room!! :)
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]]> By: Mitz http://tips4pc.com/articles/computer%20basics/what_is_an_external_hard_drive_a.htm#comment-27342 Mitz Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:30:28 +0000 http://growingtomatoestips.com/?p=619#comment-27342 I have never seen this one! I guess a 7GB hard drive sounds a bit old.. so your files are probably saved on a computer that uses the NTFS file system and the hard drive, being old uses Fat32. Maybe this is it but I am just guessing?? Try saving your files on a newer hard drive. I have never seen this one! I guess a 7GB hard drive sounds a bit old.. so your files are probably saved on a computer that uses the NTFS file system and the hard drive, being old uses Fat32. Maybe this is it but I am just guessing??

Try saving your files on a newer hard drive.
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]]> By: Mitz http://tips4pc.com/articles/computer%20basics/what_is_an_external_hard_drive_a.htm#comment-27333 Mitz Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:06:38 +0000 http://growingtomatoestips.com/?p=619#comment-27333 Hi there How did you put the photos on there? I guess you didn't use the laptop for that? Anyway you can try giving the hard drive a new label.. So make sure the EX HD is pluged in and on. 1. Go to the start menu 2. Right click on my computer 3. Choose MANAGE 4. Then find DISK MANAGEMENT 5. You should see your ext hard drive under the list. 6. Right click on it, and choose CHANGE DRIVE LETTER 7. Choose something higher than the labels you have. For example if you have a hard drive that = C and a cd drive that = D then a card reader that could take up E,F,G.. Therefore change the EX HD to J or K just to be safe. Hi there
How did you put the photos on there? I guess you didn’t use the laptop for that? Anyway you can try giving the hard drive a new label..

So make sure the EX HD is pluged in and on.

1. Go to the start menu
2. Right click on my computer
3. Choose MANAGE
4. Then find DISK MANAGEMENT
5. You should see your ext hard drive under the list.
6. Right click on it, and choose CHANGE DRIVE LETTER
7. Choose something higher than the labels you have.

For example if you have a hard drive that = C and a cd drive that = D then a card reader that could take up E,F,G.. Therefore change the EX HD to J or K just to be safe.

]]> By: Donal http://tips4pc.com/articles/computer%20basics/what_is_an_external_hard_drive_a.htm#comment-27313 Donal Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:21:29 +0000 http://growingtomatoestips.com/?p=619#comment-27313 Hi Mitz, I bough a 160gb external hard drive off ebay. I put all my photos onto it from my old laptop for backup, but my new lap top cannot open or read the hard drive. I brought it to work and I can see the photos on my PC but if I try to delete anything it says I dont have permission to do so!. An help will be really appreciated thanks Hi Mitz,
I bough a 160gb external hard drive off ebay. I put all my photos onto it from my old laptop for backup, but my new lap top cannot open or read the hard drive.
I brought it to work and I can see the photos on my PC but if I try to delete anything it says I dont have permission to do so!.
An help will be really appreciated
thanks

]]> By: Mitz http://tips4pc.com/articles/computer%20basics/what_is_an_external_hard_drive_a.htm#comment-27287 Mitz Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:54:42 +0000 http://growingtomatoestips.com/?p=619#comment-27287 You cannot get a copy of a program from the installed version. You need a exe file or install file that you get when you download a program from the internet. If you have installed a program from a cd then you can take an image of the cd to store it. Then you can burn the image to a disc when you need it.. Programs installed on the computer are scattered around the computer and cannot be taken out in one chunk. You cannot get a copy of a program from the installed version. You need a exe file or install file that you get when you download a program from the internet. If you have installed a program from a cd then you can take an image of the cd to store it. Then you can burn the image to a disc when you need it.. Programs installed on the computer are scattered around the computer and cannot be taken out in one chunk.

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