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• External hard disk paging file?

  Sorry guys,

  I seem to have read something on it, but cannot move the post I thought I saw him. Most of the messages speak file exchange and external hard drives as two different instances. I always learn something new, so wonder if you guys are doing, or I did something wrong.

  Is is possible to have a pagefile (virtual memory?) on the same disk external hard as scratch disks where are saved? (Or may be a separate internal drive where Scratch disks). The user guide PDF PrE speaks several different discs, where the different parts of each project are stored, much too complex for the user base like me. A separate paging file for each hard drive? Just a question.

  If you guys do this what are the benefits, and is there a procedure to do? I don't talk to the OS paging file because I think that I already understand that. But additional paging files, additional according to how many hard drives, a person would have or want to use. Wacky sounds.

  I don't think I'm asking this very well, but I hope you catch my drift.

  I found that the simplest solution is the best.

  (1) keep at least 20-30 GB of free, clean, freshly defragment your C drive space so that the program has room to open and "breathe." Let Windows manage your paging on this drive files and run deep Advanced System Care Free care a week to reduce spyware and keep the reader in the order.

  (2) keep your projects and files on a separate hard drive (ideally internal) media. (Make sure that each project is saved in its own folder). This disk must be properly configured in your operating system as your BIOS and it should be formatted NTFS, not FAT32, because they come from the factory.

  (3) ensure that Edit/Preferences/Scratch disks the program are all set to even as a project.

• Cannot access the backup files on my external hard drive, the files are in the VHD format.

  My laptop was stolen Monday. I have a backup stored on external hard drive, but cannot open the becaause it is VHD format. My laptop has Vista Business my home computer has Vista Home Premium. How can I open the VHD.file?

  I used WINIMAGE to view backup files, it is a very good program.

• Files missing after moving iMovie events from local disk to external HARD disk. Are they lost?

  Hi all

  Tonight, I tried to clear up little space on my local HARD drive and wanted to spend my events/projects of the iMovie local library to an external HARD disk, which I connected via firewire 800.

  I opened iMovie (v10.1 - current version with all updates installed). I clicked on an event to highlight and then the FILE--> COPY OF LIBRARY of selected EVENTS.

  There, I sailed on the external drive and created an iMovie new library called ReWatch2015. I copied successfully eight different events, including files from my external hard drive.

  The ultimate goal is to get rid of them on the HARD drive internal, I highlighted the 20 remaining events I wanted to move and then used the FILE--> MOVE of EVENTS at the LIBRARY and specified ReGen_2015.

  It seemed at first glance to move. In fact, he seemed to move too darn fast in my opinion. When I looked at home in the library of the external drive, they were nothing more than a string of question marks, with a message telling me that particular item is not found and re-import the original clips. It's impossible because I have not kept the original source material on my internal drive. I had asked before if they are preserved in the library of iMovie and told me Yes, so I that's why I deleted the original source material.

  Don't see no activity on the disks, I did the cmd - Z to go back. Events have now shown upward into the iMovie library internal. HOWEVER, they still have the question mark, with msg on reimport. What is scary, is that if I go to ALL projects of them have visible thumbnails. Yet, when I click on any of these thumbnails to load the project into the editor, I am back to the page of question mark again.

  Are the file on drive HARD internal, and they just disassociated projects, or two-thirds of my library of events of 2015 are now toast? I was not under any type of backup Time Machine to be able to recover them, and frankly, if they left, it is not the end of the world since I was of the .mp4 displayed on Vimeo. But, I would just assume the iMovie library intact if possible.

  Suggestions on how to recover are greatly appreciated!

  Robert

  Hi Robert

  Am having exactly the same problem on a new iMac 2016 running El Capitan: when I want to MOVE events such as you describe it, they sometimes get lost in the original library, both in the target library. Like you, I noticed that a such attempt to move just a very short time even if several GB of data play a role. Sometimes however, iMovie is able to move successfully. I my case, I had to re - import events so lost since an additional backup, I got on another external drive that I couldn't find the clips 'lost' on the HARD drive more. Very scary!

  I think it's an iMovie/El Capitan question which could be corrected with future updates. The only solution I've found is to the events of the FIRST COPY, and then check if the target is really OK and only then select the MOVE option, which will remove the original library to free up space. In addition, I plan to copy on a regular basis my library full iMovie on an extra disk to backup using the finder.

  Did you find anything in the meantime?

  Morgy

• Portege R830 - external HARD disk error - "target not found device.

  Hi all

  I recently bought a 1HD R830 which has windows 7 as its OS.
  I have a few old external hard disks that were formatted on windows vista.

  When I try to use it on my new computer it says "target not found device.
  I called support for the external hardrive, who said this is an incompatibility problem and that I would need to re format external hard drives (and therefore lose all about them unless I copied them on a compatible hard drive).
  Is this true?

  Rather than go through the hassle to copy all data to another hard drive is there a way to make my new computer compatible with the external hard drive?

  Your help is very appreciated.

  See you soon,.

  Jason

  I have an old drive external HARD with images recorded on it and I use it for years with WXP, Vista, Win7 and now with Win8 too. There is no problem at all so I put t understand what could be wrong with your HARD drive.

  Do you have similar problems with other external devices connected to your laptop Portege?

• Restore files deleted to new destination OR change the name of the external hard disk drive

  I deleted a mass usb (external hard drive) storage file that was installed in the F: drive at some point when pluging this backinto PC hard drive it has become the E: drive.  I want to restore the files removed from the Recycle Bin, and when I click on restore it tries to restore to former F: is not currently being used.  How can I restore to a different location or drive OR how to make the system to recognize the external hard drive as drive F: and not drive E:

  Hi Cschnell,

  I suggest you open the Recycle Bin and drag and drop to the desktop or your favorite place.

  You can also see the article for more information:

   

  Recover lost or deleted files

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/recover-lost-or-deleted-files

  I hope this helps.

• Drive light external HARD disk Warrior exploded

  I use DiskWarrior do a reconstruction of the hard drive to save the files, if possible. Hard drive does not appear on the desktop, which had been seen as a USB device on system information. During the reconstruction, the Seagate external HARD disk light exploded and is no longer visible to the Profiler system as a USB device. Should I cancel the reconstruction? Should I try disk referee to 'stabilize' the disc and run Disk Warrior?

  Can you describe the real problem which caused you to run DiskWarrior "to save the files?  Who can provide a clue about your current situation.

  If DiskWarrior' forever,' you have to cancel rebuild it later.  How long it has beed running?  It may take time, if repairs are done by DiskWarrior.

  DiskWarrior works repairing data directory player (which defines where the files are stored).  There are other types of utilities who hunt the disc for actual data.  For example

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• Cannot load external hard drive .itl file

  I'm trying to migrate my itunes to an external HD to new computer, Windows 10.

  The old computer had reached a miserable end of life due to obsolescence and lack of resources.

  For example, shortly before he died, I thought how to move all files including the media and the. ITL and the. XML for the EHD files.

  It seems that this may have complicated problems for the current process.

  The former. ITL file is there and intact. I try to IMPORT PLAYLIST, which is the closest thing to what I think I need, and it says that the file cannot be imported because it doesn't seem to be a valid exported file.

  I try to import the .xml and it is said that some of the songs in the Itunes music library file were imported not because they are not found. It means everything.

  I tried to hold the ALT key and open Itunes, as seen somewhere, but it's apparently a MAC function only. Windows opens a properties box, will not open the program and allow selection of the library as described.

  I also just tried dragging the .itl file itunes such as discussed in migrating to a new computer, but appears not to work either.

  If the old computer worked in anyway I will try to export the file. But alas, this is not an option.

  I currently complete my collection, but any piece of data has disappeared. I would really like to return?

  Thanks for nothing.

  Frank

  Hold down the SHIFT key while you start iTunes.  When you arrive it is fast:

  

  Click choose a library... then navigate to and select the iTunes Library (.itl file) hard disk external.  This is the only way to get iTunes to use a specific library - import, a double click, etc. have no effect.  Once you've done this iTunes will continue to use the library selected (without having to use the SHIFT-Start option) so that the external hard drive is connected and its drive letter does not change.

  You may need to check the layout of your iTunes library on the external HARD disk is correct - it should be like this:

  

  More specifically, the iTunes Library.itl file should be in the folder that contains the iTunes Media folder.  See tips to the user of turingtest2 on do a split cell library for more information.

• Windows does not start correctly when some multiple connection for external hard drive USB hubs are connected

  When starting, I have 2 USB hubs that connect to multiple external HD.

  If I disconnect the hubs, windows always starts very well.

  If I connect the HUB, windows delayed considerably the boot (approximately 5 to 10 minutes) and sometimes restarts the PC before getting to the screen of windows login, and after that the Windows logo is displayed during the start-up phase.

  Some HD sometimes take to start I hear but why Windows is restarted and all simply just do not excluding the HD or hubs does not not as expected?

  Any clue?

  Hello Patrick,.

  If other devices are working well, then clearly the USB ports have gone very well. I would say more that likely you have two defective USB Hub (it happens, I have several other defective in my junk mail boxes!).

  Given that the hubs are relatively expensive, I suggest you replace the two hubs with more heavy duty those able to withstand the high external HARD disk requirements. Try Newegg.com and TigerDirect.com, sort by best rating.

  The other thing, you don't mention if your hubs / ports are ports USB 3.0 and if you use a card like the adapter link. These configurations can sometimes cause problems, and it might be useful to re - check the different connections.

  Keep me posted.

  And thanks a lot for this.

  Kind regards

  BearPup

• Two cables USB to s external HARD disk.

  There are two USB cables to s external HARD disk, what is the porpose of this while the cable with the largest cord can transfer data?
  Does this affect the speed of transfer rate?

  It is similar to this? http://www.toshibadirect.com/TD/B2C/Adet.to?poid=438342

  Quoted by top link explaining the purpose:

  «The USB cable to provide the extra power that you need for your external hard drive or other USB device when a standard USB cable is not able to transfer enough energy to operate your camera.» Simply plug in your USB device mini-B cable and both ends of the USB A open USB ports on your PC or Mac. The cable is powered from two USB ports and increases the output to the external hard drive or USB key. »

• 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?

• Re: Win XP does not recognize the art Store 1TeraByte external HARD disk

  my xp does not recognize the art Store 1TeraByte external HARD disk.
  In the past he woked fine.

  I tried to connect it to another computer with XP and it works very well.

  If I understand well there is no driver to download for this disc. It is plug ' don't play.

  There is no massage.
  other devices that I connect to USB also works very well,

  Thanks for your help.
  Eitan.

  Hello.

  You tired to update the chipset drivers?

  http://EU.computers.Toshiba-Europe.com/innovation/download_drivers_bios.jsp

• OS can not find Gigastore external HARD disk.

  Hello
  I have a problem with my new Gigastore external HARD drive.
  I have a windows 2000 and the operating system can not find the Gigastore external HARD disk.
  One of the systemrequires is that it is compatible with Windows 2000.

  Thank you for your help.

  Sincerely
  Luis

  You don't give much info.
  I would first go in "Device Manager" and check that there is not a question mark with "unknown device" beside him. If this is the case, highlight it and delete it, unplug your HARD drive and restart your computer. Check the Device Manager again, you will need to repeat the process without the connected HARD drive. Then follow the instructions of the manufacturer install the driver. In some cases, you will need to plug it in the first place, in others, first install the driver. The order is important.

• laptop is running out of space so I need to transfer the games mainly from my laptop on an external hard drive. What are the steps to achieve this?

  original title: can you help me?

  My laptop is running out of space so I need to transfer the games mainly from my laptop on an external hard drive.   What are the steps to achieve this?

  My laptop is running out of space so I need to transfer the games mainly from my laptop on an external hard drive.   What are the steps to achieve this?

  Go to computer stores, get an external hard drive of 1 TB capacity. Ask for one that you can just simply copy and paste to transfer files.

  I have a. Digital WD Elements. 1 TB vapacity. It works very well. No action of fancy, complicated to transfer, just copy and paste or drag and drop files.

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• Reinstall vista again HARD drive now PC don't can not boot from the DVD drive I can copy vista external hard disk drive, and then install on the laptop

  Duplicate info wire - running kill disk, vista disappeared and my laptop does not see my dvd/cd drive and I can't reinstall vista OS because of this problem

  Have to reinstall vista on a new HARD drive now PC can not boot from the DVD drive I can copy vista external hard disk drive, and then install on the laptop?

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  Hi dynamitenews

   

  1. are you able to boot to the desktop?
  2. what happens when you try to start the computer?

   

  You must have the DVD drive to start the computer using the disk, you cannot use the external hard drive to do the same thing.

  Also I suggest you to make sure you have defined the start as CD/DVD-Rom as the first choice option in the BIOS. See below the help link-
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/BIOS-frequently-asked-questions

  If nothing is done, then you can contact the manufacturer support for assistance on setting up the correct boot sequence and check.
  
  BIOS WARNING-
  Change (CMOS) BIOS/complementary metal oxide semiconductor settings can cause serious problems that may prevent your computer from starting properly. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the configuration of the BIOS/CMOS settings can be solved. Changes to settings are at your own risk.

   

  I hope this helps.