Questions tagged [external-drive]
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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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Moving downloaded OneDrive file off Mac external drive
I've managed to download a 4.86gb file off OneDrive Cloud to a Mac. Now it won't allow me to move/copy it to an external drive. If I try any Mac file it doesn't like it either. But if I copy a file ...
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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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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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DVD Drive USB Full Eject
I don't know if this is the place to ask this question.
I am trying to look for a usb dvd drive that has a full eject tray. I want the tray to eject all the way out the same way that my tower does. ...
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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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Can I use a DLNA BluRay player as an external BD drive for my Windows 7 laptop?
I have a DLNA enabled Samsung BluRay player. It is connected to my home network and I am able to stream media from my Win 7 computer to the TV via the player.
However, I'd like to use this player as ...
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Can a container be created directly on an USB storage device?
I have USB storage device and I want to create a realcrypt container directly in the device. I don't want to have to create it in the system first and then transfer the container to my USB device. I ...
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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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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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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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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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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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Awesome WM will not show any external devices (Arch)
Things went fine with the Arch installation. I installed nautilus once I got into the GUI, but when I plugged in my external USB, it would not show up anywhere. I come from Ubuntu where there is a /...
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