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• what external hard drive should I buy to save a 2009 MacBook Pro with USB 2.0 port?

  I want to back up the hard drive on my circa 2009 MacBook Pro (13 '') with Snow Leopard.  There are so many things out there and I want to get the right one!  My MacBook has only a USB 2.0 port.  I need to do this because I take the machine to have the battery replaced and because I am buying a new machine soon and would like to transfer things I backed up on my new machine.  Any recommendations for what is the most appropriate portable drive would be greatly appreciated.  Thank you in advance.

  Frances

  I use this external enclosure: http://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/MSTG800U3K/

  Can take any 2.5 in drive (HD or SSD).  I swap currently 3 bare drives (WD 750 GB Black) for familyvideos/data, clones, test data discs.  $72 seems expensive, but it has Firewire 400/800 and USB 2.0 and 3.0 interface for use with many computers.

• My MacBook Pro runs very slowly.  I El Captain 10.11.4 rare apps on it, most are closed while I'm on safari.  My photos take a 125 gb storage capacity.  If that is the question, what external hard drive is recommended?  If not, what is?

  My MacBook Pro runs very slowly.  I El Captain 10.11.4 rare apps on it, most are closed while I'm on safari.  My photos take a 125 gb storage capacity.  If that is the question, what external hard drive is recommended?  If not, what is?

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• When you try to transfer a file of 8 GB on external hard drive 'file too large for the destination system message' to get there is that much space on disk

  When you try to transfer a file of 8 GB on external hard drive 'file too large for the destination system message' to get there is that much space on disk

  Hello

  Discs formatted with the FAT be limited to files with a maximum of 4 GB. You can format outside
  drive drive with NTFS, contact the manufacturer if necessary pilot or split the file into parts under
  at 4 GB.

  Overview of FAT, HPFS, and NTFS file systems
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/100108

  How to go beyond the limit of 4 GB on FAT32
  http://lazybit.com/index.php/2007/03/01/how_to_get_over_the_4gb_limit_fat32

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  The ZIP file and then divided the ZIP which helps maintain the integrity of sharing files and restoring.

  Zip and Split - free
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  I hope this helps.

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• trying to find compatible 1 TB external hard drive 2 TB capatible for backup of Lenovo T510

  I'm trying to understand what high speed 1 or 2 TB capatible external hard drive that I could buy - and if I can 'use' a USB 3 or if I'm stuck with USB 2.  Have you looked at LaCie and Verbatim discs... suggestions appreciated... I do not know what a PCIE card, etc. is...

  The Rosewill and others like it, are empty envelopes.  You install a HD 3.5 "SATA inside.  There are other - smaller - units that can use a 2.5 drive "a laptop.  These enclosures support different ways to connect to a laptop (or desktop): USB 2, 3 USB, eSATA, depending on the chosen box.  The boxes for disks 3.5 "have generally also a brick or"wall-wart"power supply.  2.5 boxes "sometimes do and sometimes are powered via the USB port.

  There are also many complete devices that provide an enclosure with a drive that is already installed.  They tend to be "prettier" and well integrated.  Also usually more expensive than a speaker + HD purchased separately (this varies) and in my experience, tend to run hot.

  You may prefer the comfort of a one-piece integrated solution, but I like the flexibility of an envelope + HD with my choice.

  [edit] The units come often (always?) with the included HD already formatted.  A speaker + HD provided by the user will require drive initializing and formatting.  A blank disc will at times be initialized in victory disk management by using the USB connection, before we see via the eSATA connection.  I don't know if it's a quirk of my speakers, readers, or Windows.  Just a heads-up.

  Z.

• How can I make external hard drive, the restore points for windows 7

  Dear experts,
  My laptop Dell Studio 1558, pieces of 7,64 edition windows Home premium. I want to use external drive hard/Pen drives to achieve and many restore points. I have seagate Free Agent GoFlex 320GB.andTranscend JetFlash Pendrives 16 GB external hard drive. Is it possible to do in both of these external gadgets, restore points? Please specify the procedures in detail.
  Thank you very much.

  We must be clear on what you mean by "Restore Point."

  If by a restore point that you refer to the small key files backup made before a system change, it must be stored in the folder System Volume Information hidden on the hard disk the file is actually required, you can't edit this storage point (usually drive c :)). The only option you have is to set the amount of space to reserve for this purpose. Once you have defined, which then restore points are organized on a FIFO basis where when the space is too full for a new restore point the oldest is deposited.

  The alternative is going to be an image of the system. This will obviously be very wide for each backup, so if you want to do a number then you consider doing incremental backups. This way to make a complete and regular backup then or event based backup only the files that have changed. These backups are also defined as available points in the system restore utility.

• Windows 7 asks Me to format the Seagate FreeAgent external hard drive I've used for more than a month

  I used Seagate FreeAgent as my external hard drive for more than a month now, but recently I am unable to access Windows 7 asks me to format it to use it. Somehow I can format the HDD without losing my data?  Or does perform a work around?

  Hi NuVille,

  Before perform us any of the steps, first of all I suggest you to create a backup of the data stored in your external hard drive on another computer.

  To save the data, you can connect your external hard drive on another computer and copy all the files and folders on the other computer. Later, you can connect the external drive to the Windows 7 computer and try to run the disk error checking and check if that helps you solve the problem.

  Access the link below and follow the steps to check the drive for errors and fix it.
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/check-a-drive-for-errors

  After completing the disc you error checking, try to check if you can access the drive.

  If the steps above do not I suggest you try to format the hard drive. Access the link below and follow the steps to format the hard drive.
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/create-and-format-a-hard-disk-partition

  Note: there is no way to format without losing any data on the disk. Formatting the drive will erase all data.  This is why you must back up the data before formatting the hard drive.

  I hope this helps. Let us know the results.

  Thank you and best regards,

  Srinivas R Microsoft technical support.
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• I have a WD external hard drive that I used for a while and all of a sudden I can't.

  The device is a USB connected external hard drive. I used it on a regular basis until today. When I connect it it seems to connect (it lights up), and when he did it before she would open a window that would ask if I wanted to open and examine its contents. It does not now. When I go to Start computer it is no longer present upward with the other HD etc. I took it on another computer and it worked fine. I wonder if a driver does not work?

  Restore points should be back fairly in time, if you have enabled the restoration of the system.

  Read the information contained in the links I provided. about how to use system restore.

  You do not accept the available Restore Point.

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• Can I get my favorites on an external hard drive that I use as support? I have Windows 7 Edition Home Premium.

  I've been backing up my computer with Windows 7 Home Premium on an external hard drive. I've been using manual backup when I plug the external hard drive. I tried looking for the folder of Firefox but can't seem to find it. He recorded with all of the other files and folders, and if so how do I enter it?

  Your Firefox profile would have the data. You can find it at:

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    • The file you want is called places.sqlite

  You can copy this file if you want to restore your bookmarks to your current Firefox back to C:\Users\ < Windows user/login name > \AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\ < profile folder > and overwrite the current file. Keep in mind, this will delete your current bookmarks.

• What external optical drives are compatible with the Acer Aspire One with Windows 7 Home Premium 722

  What external optical drives are compatible with the Acer Aspire One 722 with Windows 7 Home Premium OS.  I need to make the backup disks and install the CD software.

  Thank you.

  More external ODD will work just make sure it's an external power source. This allows not to take a lot of power to the unit.

• Which hard drive should I buy for a Satellite L350-262?

  Hello

  I looking to upgrade my internal hard drive, but have no idea of what one to buy it, is to say what we'd be compatiable, can someone help me?

  I'm not sure in regards to the size of the hard drive and sites I'll on only produced lists with very little about the compatibility with my machine.

  Thanks a lot for your help.

  Hello

  The laptop supports SATA 2.5 HARD disk.
  As much as I know SATA controller is not limited, so you can use the 500 GB HARD drive as well.

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• How can I save my MacBook Pro on the external hard drive that I use for my iMac?

  Don't use much of my MacBook Pro, I plan to use it a lot. It has not been saved, but I want to start the backup on the external drive that I use for my backups of the iMac. I don't know what Airport Express or what it means by creating a base station. Any help out there?

  Hello

  You can try:

  (1) open system preferences.

  (2) then click time machine.

  (3) select your external drive, and then click use drive.

• cannot delete an external hard drive. stuck to decrypt for hours

  I tried to erase and reuse a disk that was previously encrypted.  Disk utility tells me.

  Clear process failed:

  Dismounting drive, could not open the device. Operation failed... »

  I tried several suggestions from other threads, as drive reboot, restart computer, terminal commands.

  The the terminal commands that worked for others used sudo, but all that entered with sudo request my password, but then nothing that I type in the show even upward.

  Have deleted everything on the disc using the Finder, I receive a new empty file called System.

  Finally, I tried decrypting that happened for hours even if there is nothing else the file system to empty the disk.

  Any suggestions?

  I tried to respond to that to explain how it worked but it never published and there was a warning that "gray someone has been banned", I don't know what's happened since as I answered my same MacBook pro, but I'll try again.

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  After 8 hours, I think that it finished finally decipher and I was able to use disk utility to erase.

  So in case anyone else has this problem, I suggest that you may need to wait several hours so he can decipher and then another? hours to encrypt again. I don't know how long because I fell asleep.

• External hard drive through U-verse for Time Machine

  I've been using time machine to back up my Macbook.  I have usually just plug the drive every day and save things.  But I want to leave the drive plugged into my router and connect via wifi.  Unfortunately, when I plug the HD into my router I can't see it on my Macbook.  No idea how I can fix it.

  Thanks in advance.

  TL

  I've been using time machine to back up my Macbook.  I have usually just plug the drive every day and save things.

  What is a USB, FireWire drive or something else?

  But I want to leave the drive plugged into my router...

  What is the number and the model of the router?

• Driver needed W - Lan for an old HP laptop (Windows 7)

  Hi guys,.

  I just install Windows 7 on my old compaq nc8230. Unfortunately that I can't find Windows 7 drivers for the WiFi card.

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  PCI\VEN_8086 & DEV_4220 & SUBSYS_12F6103C & REV_05
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  Can someone provide drivers for me?

  Kind regards

  Joerg

  Hello

  Have you tried using this driver?