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The external hard drive's controller may have failed. If the warranty is out or of no concern, and you are technically capable, you might try to open the device and remove the drive. Install the drive in a computer or use an external docking station or adapter, and you may be able to access the drive. If this does not work, many software utilities exist as well as services that will open the drive in a clean room and attempt to recover the data.
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I have an external hardrive and i wanted to put all my files and programs on to it will i be able to just copy over the program files into the hardrive an run the programs from there?
Uh-huh.
What is the purpose of briefcase in windows xp?
A briefcase, is a type of file that you put other files into, then transffer that briefcase to an external hardrive(thumbdrive, flashdrive, etc.) and synchronize it with another computer by inserting the external hardrive. So this is useful for people who are always on the go and need to have files with them.
What does an external hardrive do?
An external hard drive is a device similar to your computer's hard drive. The difference is that it is portable. You can save files on it and it can be connected to most other computers.
Does minecraft go on your hardrive?
If you are playing online, it will save the world saves to your hardrive, and if you are playing on the downloaded version, it would depend on where you saved the file. If you saved it to the hardrive (which is default) it will save the world files to the hardrive, obviously. If you saved it to a flash drive or removable storage, it will save the world files to that instead.
My main HD is dying and I can't afford a new one.Does torrenting files to an external drive with software on my hardrive use up a considerable amount of read write cycles?
Same person. Uninstalled utorrent, spoofed an empty settings.dat on my external drive and ran a fresh exe in the same folder. Seems to cache temporary files on the external. Probably the effect I'm looking for.
How do you acces files from an external hardrive on an iPad?
There is no App-store approve programs that access network hard drives. The easiest way to access photos, music and videos is to bring them into iTunes and then sync iTunes with your iPad.
Is hard drive recovery possible from home?
Yes is possible to do a hard drive recovery from home. If you had your files backed up on an extrenal hardrive it would just be a manner of placing them back on your computer once you reinstall windows. If you did not have your files backed up, it may still be possible to recover the files if you get a usb connector for the hardrive and special hardrive recovery software which is available to download on the internet.
Can the police see what files you have on your computer without actually looking at your hardrive eg. from another computer?
no
Why is a flash drive better than a floppy disk?
Bigger storage space, smaller chance of files getting corrupt or hardware getting damaged
How is an external hardrive used as backup computer storage?
You can copy data to an external hard drive to create a backup of files on your computer. The simplest option is to drag and drop from your computer to the external drive so that you have a copy. Backup software such as Apple's Time Machine does that automatically and can also keep track of different versions of a file so that you can undo accidental changes.
Will i lose my files if you reset your mac?
Yes you will lose everything so just use a USB hardrive.
What is a pendrive use for on a computer?
A thumbdrive or "pendrive" is a small, USB, hardrive used for storing and transporting files. You put files on it for easy transfer to another device.
