There's no way to connect a hard drive (or any other secondary storage device) directly to a network; you need a computer to provide the interface to the TCP/IP (the common data protocol of the internet). The computer is either classic (laptop or desktop) or embedded (a NAS device). If you want to create a portable hard drive NAS, you need to go this route.
A portable hard drive is both of the following:a hard disk drive that is small enough to carry (portable)a hard disk drive that is external to a computer
A portable hard drive is both of the following:a hard disk drive that is small enough to carry (portable)a hard disk drive that is external to a computer
There are many uses for a portable hard drive, they include: backing up files, sharing storage between several devices, locking access to files by physically removing their connection to the network, organizing files, and additional storage space.
yes, it is portable
An Iomega portable hard drive is capable of storing 320 gigabytes. The Iomega hard portable hard drive can store data from a computer through a USB 2.0 port.
how
The question IS answered. Look at related links for pictures of 2 portable hard drives and 1 portable (but smaller) Flash Drive.
Yes, you can put your iTunes files on a portable hard drive. Simply drag and drop the files in iTunes to the drive on your computer that is your portable hard drive. You can even drag the iTunes software itself, if you want.
The price of a Toshiba portable hard drive depends largely on the size of the drive. The larger the drive the more the cost. However, the cheapest Toshiba portable hard drive in the US, brand new is $50 for a 160 GB drive.
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Back up hard drive
There is a big difference in prices for a western digital portable hard drive, depending on the size of the hard drive. You can get one from Staples, Bestbuy and Amazon.com, starting at $50.00 and going up.