Can I use my old external hard drive after replacing SSDS?

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• can I use my main external hard drive as my hard drive

  can I use my external hard drive as my main hard drive as my internal is full and how to do it thanks

  Hi darrenmchenry,

  You cannot use the external drive as primary drive as the operating system files will be present on the internal drive.

  If the internal drive is full you can always use the external drive to install programs on the computer by pointing the disk as the location when you install the program and make sure that you do not disconnect the external hard drive if you have installed the programs on it.

• How can I save my backup external hard drive?

  I have a La Cie 4 to external hard drive to back up my MacBook Pro. How do I backup my external hard drive (just in case ceases to work properly or at all)?

  You use this drive as a backup Time Machine?

  You can connect as a second external hard drive and configure Time Machine to use this drive as well. Then Time Machine are displayed alternating hourly between readers. So when one of those falling down, you will have a backup that is more than an hour old.

• Photos can work using just an external HARD disk and leave my only intern?

  Hello

  I am using v1.5 Photos. On my Macbook HARD internal disk fills up very quickly. Fortunately, I have a nice external 1 TB drive and I would like to:

  (1) move all my photos on the external drive and direct Photos program so search the folder on the external HARD drive to find all photos.

  (2) when I import pictures from my camera in the future, that the Mac them automatically in the folder of photos on the external HARD disk and not keep fill the space limited on my Mac small disk internal.

  Is this possible? I remember that I was able to do it with iTunes years when I used a Powermac with 4 x internal HDD of various sizes. iTunes has been able to see the music on each disk files and present them to me as a single list of iTunes.

  I'm not interested in using iCloud at all, I have everything on HARD drive and memory sticks and I am satisfied that, as it provides all the storage I need and I only use a computer for my work.

  Thanks a lot for your help.

  Yes, it is possible to keep the pictures library on an external drive. Make sure that the unit is running at the launch of photos from your Mac.

  See this discussion for detailed instructions of another user.

  How can I move Photos on external hard drive?

• My PC can't read my WD external hard drive-... WD hard drive it keeps to itself

  my pc can't read my WD external hard drive more after using it for 2 years. It lights when set via USB to computer. I can find its icon, but not to open it. Driver is supposed to be ok by Windows... Thank you for the answers...

  Hi stephaniecastro,

  1. what happens when you try to access the external drive?

  2 are you able to correctly use the other USB devices?

  3. don't you make changes on the computer before this problem?

  4. What is the brand and model of your computer?

  You can connect the hard drive in another computer and check if it works.

  Please post back and we do know.

• How can I access my Iomega external hard drive? When I plug it in it shows under COMPUTER.

  How can I access my Iomega external hard drive?  When I plug it into my USB port it shows on your DESKTOP.  I try to back up files on my external hard drive, but I can't get even the external hard drive on my computer.  Thanks for help.

  Hi Larryxcvb,

  1. what happens when you try to access the driver? You receive messages or error codes?

  2. other USB devices (USB key, etc.) recognized and works very well without any problem?

  3 is not detected the external hard disk on other computers?

  You can check the following link and try to run the Fixit of material.

  Hardware devices not detected or does not

  You can also visit the following iomega support article and see if it helps.

  What should I do if my Iomega USB hard drive is not assigned a drive letter or is not detected in Windows 7, Vista or XP?

  Hope this information is useful.

• Should what format I use for my external hard drive?

  I have an external drive that I wish I could use (writing) from my Mac and my PC, but without the limitations of + 4 GB files.

  Is this possible or am I pasted with limiting the size? If so should what format I use on my external hard drive? and it has all the other notes aside I should know?

  Thank you!

  Hi Filabaca:

  If you want to use a hard drive external Mac and PC options are:

  1. format the drive in Mac as exFat

  2. format the drive to NTFS on a Windows PC and use a program like Paragon NTFS for Mac. https://www.Paragon-Software.com/home/NTFS-Mac/

  Paragon NTFS for Mac allows you to use a disc formatted in NTFS by a Windows PC.

  Here is an article showing the difference between FAT32, exFAT and NTFS. http://www.howtogeek.com/235596/whats-the-difference-between-fat32-exfat-and-ntf s /

  Kim

• Windows 7 can't copy files on external hard drive and keep showing "cannot read the source file or disk.

  Windows 7 can't copy files on external hard drive and keep showing "cannot read the source file or disk" HELP me PLS
  I'm going crazy because of this

  Hello

  1. What is the format of the file system on the external hard drive?

  2. are you able to copy or move files into the computer?

  You can follow the suggestions mentioned below and check with the question.

   
   
  Method 1:Delete CCG, prefetch files.
   
  Step 1: Delete Temp files

  (1) open the window run (Windows key + R)

  (2) type %temp%, and then press ENTER

  (3) delete all Temp files in the Temp folder
   
  Step 2: Delete Prefetch files

  (1) open the window run (Windows key + R)

  (2) type %temp%, and then press ENTER

  (3) delete all files in the Prefetch folder.

  Method 2: Run the tool (SFC.exe) System File Checker, try to copy the files and check.
   
  Follow the form of measures the following link: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929833
  Method 3: Run the check disk then try to copy the files and check.
  
  Check a drive for errors
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/check-a-drive-for-errors
  Note: If bad sectors are found in the hard drive then it could try to fix this particular sector. If you have any data on that, it can get lost.
   
  See also: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/976972
   
  I hope this helps!

• Transfer of files from the old HARD DRIVE to new computer without an old computer. (He's dead - can not use) I have the hard drive, but need help to transfer my old files and settings.

  ·        My old Win XP computer died - it is completely unusable. I bought a new PC with Win 7 Pro and 1 TB. I still have the old HARD DRIVE (250 GB) which I have attached on the new computer using an external enclosure supports SATA drives. The external hard drive is connected to the computer in USB 3.0. I checked that the new computer can see the external hard drive. (I also used for backups by changing the hard drive with a 2 TB drive 'mass storage' - that works.)

  I searched the internet for possible solutions and found no help. If the transfer of files from Microsoft would change the disc to analyze, it would be simple. But if I select the OLD computer it scans the disk I'm on (new) - automatically.

  Is there anyone who has had the same problem? He must be because computers die all the time and people buy new computers - who then, somehow, they get the former transferred files. I could do it manually, but that wouldn't change the settings. Last resort would be to buy an old computer XP (SATA), replace the drive. Transfer the files, and then sell this computer.

  You may be able to recover your data files, but I hope that you will set up your new system to automatically backup a second internal hard drive or an external USB hard drive.

  This suggestion may not work, but it's worth a try. Buy an external USB drive enclosure. They come in two sizes 2.5 "for the portable computer drives and 3.5" for desktop disks. You can purchase adapters for 3.5 "envelopes so that they can also be used with a portable player. Place the hard drive in the enclosure and connect to a USB port of another computer. Several hard disks are more able to start, but the contents of the disc can still be accessed, read and copied from the disk because you do not use the operating system on a failed disk.

  Here is an example of the type of device, I suggest:
  http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=external+hardrive+enclosure&tag=googhydr-21&index=aps&hvadid=14388537836&hvpos=1t1&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=556960941559985931&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=b&ref=pd_sl_32uorbwbuk_b

  You need only to the speaker, that you see are not necessarily more expensive. Thereafter, you can put an old hard drive usable, an abandoned because you need a larger drive internal, in the enclosure and use it as additional external storage.

• Used to read external hard drive

  Hi there, my external hard drive read fine on my old xp computer and it works on other opportunities that I tried to use it but for some reason any that it does not work on my computer.  It says ACCESS DENIED.  I tried everything I could think of.  I took possession of the car, I changed the letter in that it opens.  I don't know why, but I can't seem to make it work on my computer.  Help, please!

  Hi comichooly,

  It could be a permission problem; I suggest you follow the instructions that might help you resolve the issue.

  In Windows Vista, the built-in Administrator account is disabled by default. In previous versions of Windows, an administrator account was created automatically during Out-of-Box-Experience (OOBE) with a blank password.

  An account administrator with a blank password is a security risk. To better protect the system, the built-in Administrator account is disabled by default in all new installations and upgrades of Windows Vista.

  HOW to: Enable the build-in the administrator account in Windows Vista
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/555910

  Let us know if you are able to access your external hard drive in the built-in Administrator account.

  Please post back and let us know if it helped to solve your problem.

  Kind regards
  KarthiK TP

• Windows 7 Pro Backup can not see my USB external hard drive.

  This seems to be an old problem, maybe someone has a solution:

  I have a Toshiba 150 GB NTFS USB 2.0 external hard drive I used as backup when I had XP, but now I have W7 Pro 64-bit (SP1), and the backup program is unable to see the player.

  It shows in Explorer, it works very well, has write permission, but is not in the list of Backup Options.

  Player is 18 months old. W7 found and installed the USB driver for it.

  It is wired, I don't have a network.

  In addition, Windows cannot format the drive.

  I changed the drive letter of that W7, named F to Z, no go.  All I see in the backup is C and the DVD player.

  It has been suggested that I have uninstall all the drivers USB and reboot and let Windows reload them, but I have a keyboard and a mouse USB, so if I do that has no way to control the computer.

  How can I make the visible external drive for the backup program? Any help is appreciated.

  I use Ghost on my 8 month, Toshiba Satellite L755 and have never seen a conflict.  I also have it on 3 desktop computers.  For antivirus I use AVG free on 3 systems, Symantec SEP on that and Norton Security Suite on the laptop (which I get for free from Comcast).  The only thing related to security, I see in the menu start from Ghost 15 is a small window to give people access to Ghost.  He also built in the feature called Threatcon, which I've never had any message of.  Here's the info of the construction in the help.

  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

  On Symantec ThreatCon

  ThreatCon is threat of Symantec early warning security system. When Symantec identifies various threats, the ThreatCon team adjusts the level of threat. This adjustment gives people and adequate warning systems to protect against attacks and data systems.

  When you activate the trigger of Symantec ThreatCon to a selected backup job, Norton Ghost detects changes in the threat level. Your computer must be connected to the Internet, at the time. If the ThreatCon level is reached or exceeded, the backup operation in which you have enabled Symantec ThreatCon is started automatically. You have then a recovery point to use to recover your data to your computer should become affected by the latest threat.

  Note:

  If your computer is not online, then it is not sensitive to online threats. But if you connect your computer to the Internet at any time, it becomes vulnerable. You don't have to enable or Disable Symantec ThreatCon when you go on or off line. Works if you're online, it doesn't matter if you're offline.

  For more information about Symantec ThreatCon, visit http://www.symantec.com.

  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

  Good luck.

• Installed new hard drive on laptop with Windows 7 can install Windows XP on external hard drive and plug it into USB?

  Original title: Win7 Pro + HD Ext different OS
  I just installed a new hard drive in my laptop with Windows 7 Pro 64 bit.
  Would it not be possible to install WIn XP or Win 98 + older software (Win 98 or XP) on an external hard drive, then plug it into USB, laptop, in order to run old programs of 16-32 bit?

  It would be best to run Windows 98 or XP in a Virtual Machine, if you need to run older programs.

  You can use a free software such as Oracle VirtualBox or VMware Player:

  Sunny Random Ramblings: installation of Windows 98 in Virtual Box

• How can I transfer images from external hard drive with the gateway settings to new computer?

  I used to use Adobe Bridge on a computer that no longer works. My computer tech then made the hard drive of this computer on an external hard drive. Now I want to transfer all those images with all the settings, I applied them to my new computer. My new computer is a PC with Windows 7 and I run Adobe Creative Cloud on it.

  Thanks for your reply. Where the xmp file?

  It depends on your preferences settings. By default, Bridge is set to store metadata in an XMP file. This is the file that has the same name as the original, but it only use the extension ".xmp" instead of Raw file extension.

  Bridge stores this file in the same folder as the original. If you use Bridge to move the files to another location it selects automatically the xmp files to travel with her.

  If you use the view menu / show hidden files, you will see what Curt meant by XMP are hidden files, all have a document icon.

  If you converted to DNG RAW format this data is written to the file itself, as is the case with other types of files such as jpeg and tiff, that can be managed by the cab.

  You should be able to copy the whole folder to your new system or bridge to the old disk, select the file in the content panel and the use of the Control Panel folder to navigate to the new location and use drag and drop

  Many options

• After the upgrade to El Capitan I can't write on the external hard drive to NTFS format more

  I have an external hard drive formatted in NTFS, I used some Mavericks and could read and write on it without problem, after I installed El Capitan today I can't do more, not this external hard drive is read-only. The problem is that it is full of my data and I can't just format as journaled. What I can do and why it worked fine before?

  You need to upgrade or replace the software you used to write on NTFS volumes and should put a copy of your data to a second drive in case one you have fails for any reason unrelated.

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• Can I install programs on external hard drive?

  Original title: external hard drive

  I need to free up space and my hard drive. Can I take MS Works off the hard drive, put it on an external drive and use it or is it related to Windows XP and prevent this use? Same question for McAfee, Adobe and other routines.

  Hello

  It depends on the program you are trying to install. Generally, it does not work. Check if t he program is written to install on a portable hard drive. MS Works will not work if you install it in an external drive.

  Hope this information was useful.

  Thank you, and in what concerns:
  Shekhar S - Microsoft technical support.

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