Questions tagged [external-drive]
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Why should I use exFAT over NTFS on removable media?
So, basically I always format my removable mass storage devices as NTFS by default, but someone told me I was better off using exFAT. Now I've been looking around google, but can't find any good ...
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Can storing my HDDs airtight damage them in anyway?
I have lost many electronics that I keep unused for a long time before due to the near sea (high humidity area) area that I live in. I learned this the hard way, so in order to protect hard drives ...
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USB 2.0 and USB 3.0, how can you tell the difference?
I know the speeds would obviously be a key factor, but is there any spot on way to tell if a device is USB 2.0 or 3.0 such as a USB flash drive?
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How to access files stored on tape drive?
Helping a friend with accessing an old backup file (circa 2000) of some ProTools sessions provided by a recording studio on DAT-style data tapes. He has the tapes, and a Seagate STD 124000N SCSI tape ...
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windows VM extreamly slow when running from external USB3.0 SSD compared to a Linux VM and a USB3.0 HDD
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I'm trying to run a windows virtualbox vmdk from a USB 3.0 external SSD.
The system I use is Arch Linux which is also installed on this external SSD.
The VM runs fine if I load it from the ...
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Would an external DVD drive work with an LCD TV?
I want to buy an external DVD drive, but I also want to use it to play videos on an LCD TV. Is this possible? Would the TV be able to interact with the drive over the USB port? Or is a DVD player a ...
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Can I play Blu-ray movies from an external drive?
I have a media center behind my TV and a DVD drive in an external enclosure (connected via USB) where I can reach it. I'd like to put a Blu-ray drive in there instead, but I'm concerned that it won't ...
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How do I emulate a "fake" external USB drive?
My goal is to create a disk partition that my Windows computer recognises as a removable device, but is actually a virtual hard disk.
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How to protect files/folders from being copied/moved/deleted/cut on Windows
I need to share data on an external drive that will be handed over to someone else, and I would like to achieve the following:
protect all the files and folders from being copied/moved/deleted/cut on ...
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External DVD writer is not supported by my laptop on startup
I purchased a new external Samsung DVD writer which is not being detected on startup by my Dell Inspiron laptop.
However, if I attach it to a different Dell model, a Sony laptop, and my desktop ...
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Restoring old documents found by search engine Everything from $recycle.bin of hard drive D of another PC
I'm trying to recover some old files whose status I do not quite understand.
Back in ~2006, I accidently deleted some essential Word documents from my then D:\ -hard drive (Windows ME).
Some years ...
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Virus on DVD-writer
A fried of mine has a notebook without a DVD writer and wants to borrow my external DVD/CD writer. Is it possible that the DVD writer gets a virus or malware etc. if my fried is using it and his ...
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Mount External Hard Drive on Ubuntu 10.04 Across Network
I'm running Ubuntu 10.04 on two separate machines on a network (Ubuntu machine A and B). I am running some tests with temp files for some other software, installed on Ubuntu machine A. The software ...
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How to recover file system access after losing non-mirrored MFT records?
After I unplugged my external drive after a phony safe removal on Ubuntu, two sectors are destroyed. The important sector contained records 4 to 7 (which is $AttrDef, $ (root), $Bitmap and $Boot) of ...
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How to ensure an external DVD drive will receive sufficient power from a USB port - before purchase [closed]
There are various external USB drives, some require external power supplies, some have optional external power supplies, some have 2 USB plugs, 1 for power and 1 for power + data. If I have a device ...
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External Hard Disk not showing up
I have got an external hard drive Seagate 320 Gb that I use inside a Trust 3,5' case.
Device is not showing up in Computer folder, nor in Disk management.
I tried to look for partition with Active @...
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Is it possible to put a full installation of Windows 10 on a USB flash drive?
I have a laptop in which the internal drive bay has been destroyed, but the rest of the laptop works fine. I was wondering if it's possible to do a full installation of Windows 10 on a USB flash drive....
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What is the best way to use an external drive with a double USB plug on a laptop with only USB-C ports?
I have an external optical drive that has a double USB connector, presumably to supply more power to the drive. I have a 2019 16" Macbook Pro with only USB-C plugs.
Is there any risk of harming the ...
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Can I use a macOS installation on an external drive with different hardware
If I install macOS Mojave to an external USB drive using computer A, can I then use that drive and macOS installation on a computer B with different hardware? And then back on computer A? Even if ...
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Backing Up Symlinks
I may have dug myself a deep hole ...
I am running Windows 8.1. I can ask for temporary administrator privileges, but some requests get denied for policy reasons. Media in question is on a single ...
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External CD/DVD drive on 27" iMac
I recently acquired (OK bought) a new 27" iMac and have an issue that I'm trying to get around... With where the iMac is sitting on my desk, I don't have access to the CD/DVD drive. The good news is ...
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What partition types should I use for my external HDD? Will the choice affect the performance?
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I have a 2TB external HDD with two partition = 1.6 TB for files+ 300GB for system image(made after ransomware attack).
The 300GB partition is NTFS format with partition type primary.
The ...
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Arch Linux: Extending / using an additional HDD
My root partition for Arch Linux is running out of space (2.4GB), which isn't enough space for a project I'm going to start, the only option I have is my Micro SD but i cant switch my installation to ...
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Why does Windows store temporary files outside the TEMP folder? How to avoid that?
I have seen quite often that Windows (7 and above, maybe even since XP) creates folders with names like 4efc85e3bb644236da736f0e22bfd0 for storing files while an installation is running. Usually it ...
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Change drive letter of disconnected (reserved) device?
First off, I've done this before so I know it is possible. The problem is I just can't recall HOW I did it before.
Basically, I reinstalled Windows 10. Before doing so, it was working well and it was ...
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Installing Windows 10 on External Drive
This question has been asked a few times and all had good replies that I have followed and it seems I am SO close to getting this done... But the Windows 10 ISO I have downloaded from Microsoft does ...
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Make Windows see SSD as an external drive?
So whenever I plug my Samsung 850 EVO into any computer with a SATA to USB 3.0 adapter, the PC recognizes it as an internal drive. This makes it impossible to just right click it and "Eject" when ...
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Clicks or ticks every minute when HDD is idle
My HDD is a Western Digital (WD) My Passport... It's 2 weeks old. I hear this tick or click followed by another one about 8-9 secs later, and they repeat every minute almost exactly... They usually ...
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How to preserve diacritics when cross-mounting drives to Windows7 and Linux
A friend backed up an in accessible Windows 7 partition to a big (close to 1TB) external USB drive using KNOPIX. Unfortunately the umlauts and accents in the file names of his extensive music ...
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Is It Fine to Use A 3.5" HD In An Enclosure as an External Hard Drive? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Are all hard disks suitable for external enclosure?
Is it fine to use a 3.5" hard drive (For example, a WD Caviar Green) inside an enclosure as an external hard drive?
Would ...
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What is the advisable unplugging procedure when using an external NVMe PCIe SSD drive via USB?
From a broken laptop computer, I removed the SSD and installed it in an external drive enclosure that supports NVMe and PCIe and attached it via a USB cable. I briefly looked at the directory ...
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USB 2.0 external 5.25" enclosure doesn't show up in Windows Explorer [closed]
I am running Windows 10 on a HP EliteBook 650 G9 laptop. I plugged in a Vantec NexStar DX external 5.2" enclosure. It doesn't show up in Windows Explorer. I used Disk Management to see that it ...
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Permissions depend on from where the command is executed
I have encountered a very strange behaviour I do not know how to solve: the action permissions depend on where the command is executed.
My situation: I set up a Nextcloud server on a Raspberry Pi 4. ...
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Using iCloud Local Drive for Installation
Is there a way that you can use the iCloud space on the hard drive for an installation? I am installing programming which is asking me for space it only needs temporarily. Ia there a way I can use ...
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Windows 7 shows (barely) HDD but Debian 8 does not
I have a 2.5" 320gb Seagate hdd that was given to me because it's "broken". I need this drive to work muchly. In Windows 7, connected via external "pluggable" brand HDD dock, the drive shows up as ...
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Play a game from external cd-drive
Since the internal cd-drive of my computer is broken, I purchased an external one. I was able to install a game with this external drive, but when I want to start the game with the exact same drive, ...
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Fresh install of Windows 8 on Zenbook Prime with UEFI [duplicate]
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If USB is not listed in BIOS as a boot option, does that mean the machine can’t boot from USB?
Asus UEFI/BIOS options - How to boot from DVD?
I have purchased a new Asus ...
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Getting files out of an NTFS-formatted system disk via USB
I have replaced an old SATA disk in my laptop with an SSD. Now I want to get some files (that I thought I backed up but I didn't) from the old disk. I have an external disk enclosure that connects the ...
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Moving/copying files off onedrive to external drive XP
Moving/copying files off onedrive to external drive XP
It only gives me options to move to folders within onedrive. Not to external destinations
I don't have win 8
Please help. I have 1200 photos I ...
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Windows 7 tablet and external cd-rom
Seeing all this cool guys with their tablets, my mother decided that she also need one. But, of course, she want to do the same stuff as with her old notebook. In particular she is playing bridge with ...
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do hard drives have aluminum on them for a reason or just to keep dust out
i grabbed this hard drive from my laptop thinking it was a lost cause, now i've found out that i MIGHT be able to save my data but... when it came out of the laptop it had an aluminum cover on it... i ...
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BSOD after successful Win10 install to external SSD on Mac OS cause: WppRecorder.sys
I don't know how to fix a BSOD I get booting for the first time into a newly installed Win 10 on my MacBook Air. I did a VirtualBox install to an external SSD (Samsung T5), actually installing it ...
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How long should a 4 TB USB drive last?
I have had 2 4TB USB Seagate drives go bad. How long should they last and how can I make them last longer? They only lasted a year.
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What do Samsungs "GN/RSBD", "CN/RSBS", "CN/RSSS" for external devices mean?
I am currently looking for external dvd devices and found three from Samsung which look almost identical:
Samsung SE-218CN/RSSS
Samsung SE-218CN/RSBS
Samsung SE-218GN/RSBD
I guess the second last ...
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External HDD is not working on Mac notebook
I have this extenal HDD drive that connects to computer via cable with blue USB port (USB 3.0).
It's working perfectly fine with my new ASUS laptop, but it's not working with an old MacBook (OS X 10....
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Windows 8 to go USB 3 vs USB 2
I have windows 8 installed to an external drive. The drive came with my laptop and is the one I exchanged with a SSD. At present it runs over USB 2.0 and is slow. Will buying a new USB 3.0 enclosure ...
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WODIM not working with external DVD writer anymore
I'm certain this used to work (some months ago), but I can not get WODIM to burn a DVD from an ISO image.
I know that my DVD drive is working, and that the device assigned to it is /dev/sr0 (I know ...
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What would the best practice be for installing any OS onto an external drive that could boot and run or install for use on a Lenovo Thinkcentre m82?
I first got the desktop from the scrap bin at my old job, it had no ram or internal hard drive. Just got the ram sticks in mail and now it goes to the recovery menu. I have a win 10 and a win8.1 ...
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How to know the disk name instead of "Eject device" on the "Safely Remove" context menu on the notification area?
If the drive has partitions that Windows can recognise, the menu displays the drive label and letter. But for disks that do not have such partitions, it just shows "Eject Device" like the ...
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Why an external USB SSD drive light is blinking after ejecting it in Linux?
I am running MX Linux 19.2 (Debian 10) with KDE desktop manager.
Normally, after I eject this SSD drive, the light will be off.
But today, I noticed that the light keeps blinking after I ejected ...
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