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• What are the things to do and not do purge external hard drive?

  Well, now that I got the big breakthrough on my 1st question in another category, thank you Gerry (England) and Pa bear!  Now on what is probably extremely easy for you. I have an external hard drive and when I got this HP computer about 2 years ago, I took and put ALL of my old computer inside (not realizing I didn't need to put some programs/trash etc.) All I wanted was to put documents / my pictures etc, SO WHAT are the things and make my external hard drive purge? Thank you...   Kind REGARDS Nicole Ramirez

  P.S. did publish in the right category?

  What I would do is create a new folder, move to this folder the items I wanted to keep, and then delete all the rest or I would move to another disk (or temporary storage in the cloud) these elements, I would like to keep, quick-format of the disk and replace the kept items.

• What is the best way to backup a hard drive full of pictures and videos on another external hard drive?

  What is the best way to backup a hard drive full of pictures and videos on another external hard drive? I want an exact clone-

  Drag and Drop? Time Machine?

  Thank you. DB

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  If you want an exact clone, you will need to use a utility like utility disk, Carbon Copy Cloner or SuperDuper!

• I changed from a PC to a MAC and have reformatted my external hard drive with my photos.  Originally LR pointing the reader as reader J but now I can not use a letter.  Y at - it anyway to solve this problem.  My catalogue works fine?

  I changed from a PC to a MAC and have reformatted my external hard drive with my photos.  Originally LR pointing the reader as reader J but now I can not use a letter.  Y at - it anyway to solve this problem.  My catalogue works fine?

  In the library, go to the folders Panel, right-click on each folder of upper level and "updated to the folder location".

• How can I transfer video files to the library in windows media player for an external hard drive

  How can I transfer video files to the library in windows media player for an external hard drive. My os is Windows XP Home Edition and I use wmp 11.

  You have to locate the files on your internal hard drive, using the Explorer, then drag and drop them on the hard drive.  If you don't know where they are on your hard drive, right click on the video file in the library and choose the location of the opened file.

• Is it possible to extract personal folders from my hard drive and transfer to an external hard drive if Windows does not start?

  Hello, I recently started my Windows XP Dell computer and it should start up normally unless it would run the ChkDsk utility. It would freeze then 68% on stage 1 and goes no further. I called the people of Dell and after trying so many solutions, including safe mode, safe mode with network and CommandPrompt, we ran the diagnosis. The hard drive and memory are fine, no errors. He concluded that it was the operating system and must be restored. However, I have important files, I need to extract from my hard drive and he recommended me an external hard drive. I bought it, but now I'm not sure how to extract my files from my drive hard if Windows can not even boot the desktop computer. Is it possible to extract these files without the use of the desktop computer?

  And you've burned the .iso image, and not as data? If Yes, then you have created a bootable CD. Put it in your optical drive and restart the computer. You may need to change the boot order in your BIOS. With some machines, you can get a temporary startup command menu by pressing a function such as F12 at startup. Other computers require that you enter setup and change the boot order in the optical drive first of all from there. When you start your computer it will be information about which key press to enter the BIOS (Setup) or give you the temporary boot order.

  After you changed the boot order to boot first from the CD and rebooted the computer, Knoppix will boot. Have your external hard drive connected to the computer before you start doing this. After Knoppix is finished booting, you will be in his office. It will be very similar to Windows. There are icons on the desktop for your internal hard drive and the external hard drive. Copy files from the internal to the external drive as you want. Review what I wrote about the use of Knoppix in my previous answer. MS - MVP - Elephant Boy computers - don't panic!

• 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.

  I also use it to make Sysytem Image backup.

• I said that I need the permission of the administrator (I am the administrator) to copy a file to one external hard drive to another.

  I said that I need the permission of the administrator (I am the administrator) to copy a file to one external hard drive to another. I used the same computer and peripheral for the past two years with no problems until today when I opened upward after being away on vacation. I use Windows 7. I'd appreciate any help out there.

  BHA

  Original title: the administrator permission

  How to open a file if I get an access denied message?

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/how-do-i-open-a-file-if-i-get-an-access-denied-message

  Troubleshoot "access denied" when opening files or folders [good for Win7, too]

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/troubleshoot-access-denied-when-opening-files-or-folders

  Windows 7: access denied - WHY?

  http://www.SevenForums.com/general-discussion/19745-access-denied-why.html

• Can I install a stand-alone version of Lightroom on my IMac and my MacBook Pro and then use an external hard drive to store all my photos?

  Can I install a stand-alone version of Lightroom on my IMac and my MacBook Pro and then use an external hard drive to store all my photos?

  Yes.  To keep both computers synced, keep a copy of your catalogue on the EHD also.

• When I open Firefox I overload my profile. I uninstalled it and reinstalled on my external hard drive. When I open Firefox it recreated the ideas of folderAny how do I change the setting so that this folder is in my hard drive

  most of the information is in my question. My profile on my home computer is limited. I would like to set up Firefox so it puts the profile and any other information on my external hard drive. I tried all of the optional parameters, but have not been able to solve the problem

  You can use the Profile Manager to create a new profile, then click on the button choose to set the location of this profile on the other disk. You must specify a new (empty) location for this profile because Firefox uses the specified location and does not create a new folder. This allows you to specify an already existing profile on this player and Firefox it will use.

  See the location of the custom profile > Firefox Thunderbird and SeaMonkey 2

  • http://KB.mozillazine.org/Profile_Manager#Creating_a_new_profile

• The files cannot be copied and transferred to an external hard drive

  Hi, I would like to transfer all my files and documents in my pc to an external hard drive. I copied all the files and paste them into my hard drive. However, all the files have to be shortened in the external hard drive. Files saved the drive D cannot be copied, either.

  What can I do with the problem please?

  Remember - this is a public forum so never post private information such as numbers of mail or telephone!

  Ideas:

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  • What you have already tried to solve the problem
  You must save the files in folders, then select all, then hit Ctrl + C and then goes on your external storage drive and hit ctrl V
   
  copy the folder my documents of the office will be only copy the shortcut, goin the folder, and then copy everything
   
  or use MS backup, see here

  We are allowed to have links in our signature? Asking for official answers.

• Unable to get the preview of images that are cut and pasted from desktop folder to external hard drive.

  Original title: I imported the photos of my card SD by cutting and pasting etil worked very well but when I did the same thing to the table and stuck in the external hard drive, I can't not open images as it is said no preview.

  Only this particular file does not open and you please help u to get the photos can save that a link is missing and I don't know what.

  Hi Gregory Trinidade,

  You can try to create a folder in the C: drive and copy the images on the desktop folder C: drive.  After copy in C: drive then try again copy on external hard drive and see if it works well or not.

  Make sure that you have access to the C: drive. Also instead of cut photos copy in another location.

  Hope this information is useful.

  Jeremy K
  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
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• If I remove the permission to add back apps stored on external hard drive?

  I'm selling my Mac. To help the sale, I wish I could say that it includes the iWork (Pages, Numbers, Keynote) applications that I bought when new and Aperture 3.  I ask because I don't mean a buyer they will have access to these applications, if this isn't the case. I live in a country where it is expected that when you buy a used computer, it will come with the applications already installed. These 'options', even if they won't use, contribute to the resale value.

  I backed up everything to an external hard drive for x - fer to my next computer, including the applications mentioned. If I scratch out / reformat the hard drive and then the new owner create their own Apple to download Yosemite or El Capitan ID (I'm in Mavericks now) I was able to connect my external drive for Mac, and then copy the apps on his Applications folder so that he would be able to use? I care is no longer using opening myself, having switched to Lightroom and I know that if it is possible these applications would no longer under my ID and that he would not be able to upgrade, but since I've paid for them, I would be able to transmit with the Mac without having to use my Apple ID of the to do.

  Unless you have records of installation for these applications, you can not legally include.

  This applies also to any OS you downloaded from the app store.

  In all cases, licenses for the operating system and applications downloaded on the app store are valid only for the Apple ID used to obtain them, and they are not transferable. If you leave these applications or the operating system, the buyer will not be able to update or reinstall the OS without your ID Apple and your password.

  Thus, you will need to completely erase the hard drive and you can then reinstall the original OS, the computer came with.

• Disk utility finds several files and folders after formatting external hard drive

  It is somewhat an Enigma to me. I bought an external hard drive that I wanted to use to store my Time Machine backups. I formatted in Mac OS extended (journaled case-sensitive) without any problems, however, I noticed that disk utility indicated that I had 18 and 59 files (space used = 448,1 Mb)!  I ejected the disc, it reconnected and utility found 64-19 records to disc now! How is that possible? What is going on?  I used the 'diskutil list' command on the Terminal, and I found the following:

  / dev/disk2

  #: NAME SIZE TYPE IDENTIFIER

  0: GUID_partition_scheme * GB 500,1 disk2

  1: disk2s1 EFI EFI 209.7 MB

  2: Apple_HFS disk2s2 backup 499,8 Gb

  I see there are 2 partitions, even if I made a partition during formatting of the drive.  I don't know if this 'normal' or if I'm doing something wrong. I would be very happy any help you can give! Thank you very much!

  It's normal. new disc format have information. When you start the firmware queries drives to see what is on them to find if they ae bootable

• Windows 7 and 8 image on external hard drive?

  Hello, I currently have a laptop running Windows 7. I also have pictures of the system on an external hard drive. My question is though, do a backup of the laptop image a family members running windows 8 will be a problem?

  I ask because I have seen recoveries to be very picky with the stuff, and I don't mean the image of Windows 8 for corrupt/crash one of my previous images of Windows 7.

  Hard disk external, I have three images of Windows 7 already, work around the fact that my recovery like replace the old image with the new by simply adding something the image of the old file name. It's the drive that I would like to ask the new image of Windows 8.

  Thank you in advance.

  I have Images of XP 2 machines and a Windows 7 machine. Did not an Image of my Windows 8 machine yet, but other work.

  The Images of XP was done with Pascale since XP has no builtin imaging application. One belongs to my daughter, the other to a friend. I just recently restored one of the XP images.