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If the disk is already formatted, the disk will appear in most file managers (such as Nautilus or Dolphin). If the disk is not formatted, you'll have to use a partitioning tool like GParted to format it. Root privileges are necessary to format and mount it (unless the device is specified as user-mountable in /etc/fstab).
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Why does my external hard drive work in Linux but not in Windows?
The most likely reason is that the drive was formatted with a Linux file system. Reformatting the drive to NTFS or FAT32 will make the drive usable in Windows. You could also install an ext4 driver in Windows to access the drive without reformatting it.
What 3 disk drives could be used to make a back up copy?
DVD-RW, External Hard-drive, External Floppy-drive
How do you make your external hard drive your main hard drive?
I think you would press F2 or some other key to enter the BIOS, Satellite Toshiba press the right arrow during boot up. Normally there is a message on the monitor saying what to do. Once in the BIOS set the boot order to boot from the USB drive, if the OS is on that drive. Some versions of Linux will boot from the CD and do not have to be installed. This is a big help if the hard drive does not work of if you just want to boot from a different OS. Linux and Wndows applications are compatible for all I have seen.
Can external hard drives be used as internal hard drives?
Most external hard drives can be used as internal ones. Provided that the IDE, SATA, or SCSI interface of the external hard drive is the same as the desktop's system board hard drive interface. Users can remove the USB casing and proceed to plug the data and power cables into it. The external drive, just has an additional component, that's used to hook up with the USB port.
What are the most reliable external hard drive brands?
There are many different brands of external hard drives. Although most people do not think they ever need an external hard drive, it is always good to have one just in case. The most reliable brands of external hard drives are Western Digital and Seagate.
Can you use external hard drive if main hard drive is down?
Some motherboards support boot from external USB drive amd/or eSATA. You need to check BIOS settings (the external drive should connected) to make sure that your computer is capable to do so. It the motherboard is capable then you can install operating system on the external drive (if it's an usb drive be ready for low performance).
Can Windows files be used on Linux?
MS is nasty and try very hard to make things incompatible, but generally linux can read and write windows drive.
Can i use an operating system on an external drive?
Yes and no. It depends on the operating system. Windows XP can be made to boot off of an external drive by following a guide at ngine.de. Linux and OS X can boot of external drives. Some machines can boot using eSATA hard drives depending on the controller used. The ngine.de guide is for USB hard drives, Linux can run on USB and Firewire, same with OS X. Vista nd Windows 7 cannot be run off of a USB or Firewire Drive, but can be run off of eSATA under the conditions from above
How do you make a seagate external hard drive work with xbox 360?
You cannot use a external hard drive on a Xbox 360 console without modding or formatting the hard drive to work on the console. I would not recommend doing this but if you are wanting to do this anyways, there are many tutorials on youtube.
Is 500GB hard drive internal or portable?
They make internal and external 500 gb HDD
Moving a file from the c drive to the external hard drive?
1. Make sure that both drives are connected 2. Go to My Computer 3. Click c: drive 4. Right click files that are to be copied 5. Send to (letter for external hard drive)
How do you install Red Hat Enterprise Linux without disturbing Windows?
Unless you already have a free partition on your hard drive or an additional hard drive, you cannot install Red Hat Enterprise Linux without "disturbing" Windows; you will need to resize the Windows partition to make room.
