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• In Windows 7 when you try to copy files to an external hard drive, getting the error "are you sure you want to copy this file without its properties?

  I know there have been a few posts on this in the past, but I have a slightly different query.

  To copy files from my drive NTFS of Windows 7 64 bit for my Western Digital My Book World Edition II 2 GB player manually, not with the WD software provided), for some files, the following message appears.
  "Are you sure you want to copy this file without its properties?  The X file has properties that cannot be copied to the new location. »
  After investigation, it appears that Western Digital My Book World Edition II is not NTFS format and is, in fact, driven Linux.
  Their technical support has confirmed that, despite the message, it is safe to copy files and rely on this backup (I want to backup my drive HARD whole so I can do a clean install - so it's really important!).
  Is anyone able to advise exactly what means the message in terms of properties lost?

  If you right-click on one of the files in Windows Explorer, then select Properties, you will see the Details tab of the properties he wouldn't if the files have been copied to a drive not NTFS. They are written in an Alternate Data Stream (ADS), and the FAT format readers include ADS.

  It depends on the file type of the importance of these properties. If you have spent a lot of time, adding titles and comments and authors and authors e-mail addresses to docprops your Word documents, for example, that the work would be lost.

  If you can live with the loss of these properties, go ahead - standard properties will be re-writings in the file when you restore from backup. It's of course time and resources.

  To avoid this problem, format your external drive to use the NTFS system.

  Noel

• Bought the new computer windows 10, itunes has changed location of support for external hard drive. The music does not appear in itunes.

  BOUGHT NEW COMPUTER WINDOWS 10, CHANGED ITUNES MEDIA LOCATION FOR EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE. THE MUSIC DOES NOT APPEAR ON ITUNES.

  Changing the iTunes media folder location setting affects only where new additions to your library will be stored.  To use a disk external drive to store your library complete (and assuming that you have access to the original data of the library on an old computer) you must copy the iTunes folder, by default in C:\Users\username\Music, on the external drive - structure library and its records should be like this:

  

  The hold button SHIFT DOWN when you start iTunes and when you see this message:

  

  Click choose a library... then find and select the iTunes Library.itl in iTunes on your external drive folder.

  For more information, see user turingtest2 on make a library of portable split.  You must also acquire a 2nd external drive and allows create and maintain a backup your library.

• FireWire devices are most recognized. External hard drive and the camcorder will not connect.

  My computer no longer recognizes the firewire devices that I connect to it.  The Device Manager shows the driver 1394 work very well.  I even deleted and reinstalled Windows XP.  My external hard drive so my camcorder are more recognized when I plug them cold or hot plug.  Two of them have worked very well for more than 4 years and now for some unknown reason, that they stopped just recognized.

  How can I get Windows XP to see again them?   I've tried everything.

  Hello Stevec5375.

  See the link below.  There is a fix for those running XP with multiple Firewire devices, thus causing a problem.

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/830987/en-us

  Please let us know if it did or did not help to solve your problem.

  See you soon

• Unable to connect the external hard drive on the computer of Windows 8

  Hi I have a laptop Windows 8, I don't know too plug I bought last year I recently bought a samsung 3 TB external hard drive I plugged it in and it was recognized tried to transfer files (photos and music) he transferred a little then kept showing error e/s even when I clicked ignore it just kept showing for the next photo , so I unplugged and ive not touched since ive then connected again today to have another shot at it but it does not even appear in the my computer part now ive red somewhere else on this site to go into Device Manager and I can see the mass with a yellow triangle storage device small as he said he could on the subject , I was reading I uninstalled and plugged the hard drive on and when I plug it then settling again, nothing appears when I go back into Device Manager it is there once again with the yellow triangle, thanks in advance if anyone can give me advice.

  Thanks for the reply.

  Have you tried to uninstall and reinstall the USB controller drivers?

  If so, have you installed latest drivers from the motherboard chipset?

  Follow the steps below and check if it works:

  1 download the drivers for external hard drive from the following link and check.

  http://www.Samsung.com/us/support/downloads

  2. click on the link to the HP Web site below to download the latest drivers. Search for drivers related to USB / external peripheral.

  http://h10025.www1.HP.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareCategory?cc=us&LC=en&DLC=en&product=5078476

  Click scan now.

  
  3. If you have a third party security/firewall software installed, you need to change settings or disable it temporarily.
   
  NOTE: Antivirus software can help protect your computer against viruses and other security threats. In most cases, you should not disable your antivirus software. If you need to disable temporarily to install other software / update, you must reactivate as soon as you are finished. If you are connected to the
  Internet or network so that your antivirus software is disabled, your computer is vulnerable to attacks.
   
  I hope this helps. Back to us for assistance.

• You can plug an external hard drive to the iPad Pro?

  can plug you an external hard drive to the iPad Pro, I store all my technical documents on one and what you need to know if there is a way to connect to the iPad

  You can't plug an external hard drive on an iPad of any type.

  There are external hard drives that can create their own wifi network

  to which you can connect to your iPad. Your favorite search engine should

  provide more details.

• My netbook does not read my disk even if his reading of my external hard drive and the dongle

  My netbook does not read my disk even if his reading of my external hard drive and the dongle

  Hello

  1. what operating system do you use?

  2 did you change on your computer?

  3. did you receive an error message?

  I suggest you to follow the links and check out them.

  Your CD or DVD drive is missing or is not recognized by Windows or other programs

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/982116

  Your CD or DVD drive cannot read or write media

  http://support.Microsoft.com/mats/cd_dvd_drive_problems/en-us

  Hardware devices do not work or are not detected in Windows

  http://support.Microsoft.com/mats/hardware_device_problems/en-us

• backup to external hard drive with the Mavericks El Capitan

  How to back up the El Capitan on the same external hard drive with the Mavericks?

  How Mavericks backup external hard disk?

• Where and how can I reinstall the external hard drive to the new HD to the computer?

  Original title: HD crashed.

  I want to thank the person who answered my question about the HD crashed I saved all my data and window xp. My next question is, how and where can I reinstall external hard drive for the new HD to the computer? Should I send it to drive c or where? I'm not strong when it comes to computers. I know just enough to get me in trouble. Thank you.

  Hello!

  You will need to use a full copy of Windows XP.  Should be a sticker with the product key on the side of your desk or below if it is a laptop.

  Once you have this drive, you can reinstall Windows XP.  After you have installed all the software and drivers, you will be able to transfer all your data to the new HARD drive.

  If you don't have a copy of Windows XP, you can probably get a copy of the recovery from the manufacturing of computer media.  Just to provide the model and serial number and they should sent it.

• How to copy a folder to an external hard drive with the same file on it and have it just add new files instead of replace all old already on there, as well as to add new?

  I want to copy a folder to an external hard drive with the file already on it and not having to replace all the files each time. I just want to click and drag the folder to the external hard drive and have it add new files I've added in the folder on my pc over time on the external hard drive. It's annoying to have to replace alllll the files each time.

  Thank you!

  A simple way is to use the second copy of Centered.com software. It is reasonably priced and will do exactly what you want. MS - MVP - Elephant Boy computers - don't panic!

• How to export pictures from a sd card to lightroom and and external hard drive at the same time

  Hello

  Is it possible that I can export my photos from my lightroom cameras sd card and an external hard drive at the same time so I have pictures original/master in both places

  Thanks in advance

  Tracey

  Hi Robert!

  Looks like you want to make a backup during import. If this is the case, you can designate a different location for a second copy when importing.

  

  1. Check the mark a second copy of box in the management of the files Panel and choose your external drive in the menu drop-down
  2. Then you set regular destination of Lightroom in the Destination panel.

  However, if you mean that you want in the foreground images in Lightroom, but have them physically located on an external drive, then all you need to do is choose this drive in the Destination panel. Lightroom Catalog can be on a different drive.

  I find it useful, however, to use the automatic backup in file management Panel in case.

• Download of external hard drive in the data store

  I need to move a virtual machine from one host to another host to a desktop, both running ESXi 4.1. I copied the file from the virtual machine to an external hard drive from the source host using the browser of data store. Is it possible to connect the drive external hard directly on the host target via USB and download the file to the virtual machine in the local data store on the host?

  I know that I can just use the broswer data store and download them to the local network via a laptop running the vSphere client connected directly to the host (rather than the server of vC. If I was logged on the vC server must run traffic over the Wan to the Vc and then back to the host of Management Office?). I'd rather do it directly from the outside in the host.

  Welcome to the communities.

  Unfortunately not. You can use a tool such as Veeam fastSCP to transfer. It is faster than the browser data store, and it's free. http://Veeam.com

• I've just backed up with an external hard drive for the first time, but my profile with my folders for photos, documents, and movies are not there

  Hello

  So, I finally got an external hard drive. I formatted for Mac (the device has been verified as being correct), and then he started to do a backup, which stated that a full backup would take 95GB. However, it only supported 19GB.  When I have my 'open' backup drive, I saw that only 'Macintosh HD' received support upward, not my user profile with all my folders containing documents, photos, movies, etc...

  I'm quite confused, because I thought that it would save.  I plan on Snow Leopard update to El Capitan, but if something is wrong or I don't like, I'm afraid that I won't be able to restore all my personal files - but only the applications that are on my Macintosh HD.

  Should I delete everything in my backup disk and try again?

  This is an image of what's inside my external hard drive:

  

  You have not indicated how you have saved, if you've used Time Machine then you do things the hard way and you'll find very difficult TM. Please use the Time Machine interface to locate your saved data. You can benefit from the research on:

  Use Time Machine to back up or restore your Mac - Apple, Support the section you want to find is the restoration section.

• Windows detected new hardware wizard appears each time I try to connect an external hard drive via the USB port.

  Whenever I try to connect an external hard drive into a USB port, Windows detected new hardware wizard will appear. He then not recognize the external drive at all. It does not appear in disk management. In Device Manager, it is listed as a 'device' USB bus controllers not. Under "other devices", there the question mark yellow and says the device is not configured correctly (code 1). External hard drive works fine on other PCs. It's a plug-and-play device. Port and USB cable work fine with other devices. Just this external hard drive has never worked on this PC.

  Hello

  I suggest that you try to remove USB controllers to the clean boot state and control.
  How to configure Windows XP to start in a "clean boot" State
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/310353/en-us
  Note: When you have finished troubleshooting, proceed as explained in the article to reset the computer to start as usual.
  See also:
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/310575

• WD My Passport external hard drive appears as drive F:\, but could not find the music in iTunes

  I have a WD My Passport which appears as drive "F". I use this for backup of music & photos etc.  It seems to be is no longer working and it asks me to format it, I tried, and windows is unable to do.  Problem is that I now have a lot of music in Itunes which is no longer available as original file is not found. Does anyone have ideas how I can return this music?

  If you left click the drive letter 'F'... it displays the
  Directory of your external hard drive WD My Passport?

  WARNING! Formatting will erase your files. WARNING!

  See the following article from WD on formatting:

  How to partition and format a drive WD on Windows (7, Vista, XP) and Mac OSX
  http://wdc.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/A_ID/3865 The following links to Support WD may be worth a try:

  Forums Community WD (external drives)
  http://community.wdc.com/T5/WD-external-drives/CT-p/external_drives

  WD knowledge base
  http://support.wdc.com/product/KB.asp?lang=en

  WD E-mail and phone support
  http://support.wdc.com/contact/index.asp