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I recently bought an external hard drive and it says it is specifically for Mac. If I only plan to use it for time machine backups and file backups on my Mac, do I need to format it or is it already in the correct format since it says it's for Macs? Sorry folks I'm clueless. Also if I want to...

My Silicon Power A80 worked fine on my Surface pro...until it didn't one moment to the next. First issue observed: couldn't safely remove, the icon appeared but it didn't show the action. The action would pop up as soon as I plugged out the HDD. Second issue: when trying to uninstall the driver...

ive recently ran into a issue on my hp all in one im getting bootmrg missing so i seen where you can boot from an external hard drive im not a computer wiz but i cant pay anyone at the moment to fix this issue

Can I restore a Windows 10 system image to a larger internal hard drive? Can I restore Windows 10 system image to an external UBS hard drive?

I bought an Iomega Prestige 500 GB USB 2.0 Desktop External Hard Drive 34270 back in December 28, 2009. Worked fine all the way to this year. Last couple of weeks -- started to no longer be recognized by my Windows. Now the thing doesn't even power on. When I turn on the power switch -- No...

Hello, I own an iphone 6s and Seagate Expansion External Hard Drive. I always transfer my photos/vids from iphone to my ext. drive I did NOT back up anything on icloud. Today I connected them both to my desktop per usual. I transferred Folder 135 (896 photos/vid) and Folder 136 (144 p/v) to...

So I purchased a little 150 GB external hard drive for my HP Stream 14 (Windows 10 64 bit) 34 GB HD and 4 GB RAM. I Here is my problem I've only had it about 3 weeks and its not working properly. One day I plugged it in and my computer starts to lag pretty bad especially my File Explorer, but...

I've had this External Disk Drive for a year now, was working great till a month ago. It now won't read properly. On my Laptop it won't read unless i have the USB barely connected. Just now (8-3-2018 at 12:18pm) using the library's computer it read as Local Disk instead as Bipra 320 and i had...

So I have a alienware steam machine alpha and it has 4 usb ports they work with keyboards, mice, controllers, but they do not work with my external hard drive nor my go pro. Just nothing happens on my computer. The hard drive works as I have tested it on another pc and I have tested the go pro...

Please tell me any freeware, for windows7 which can password protect an external USB hard drive, from unauthorized use.

so i have about 1 and 1/2 months of work on this harddrive and its due in two days it gets power when plugged in and spins up and the light turns on has started to make noise is not recognized by windows when plugged in any help would be very nice Thanks

Tech Support Guy System Info Utility version 1.0.0.4 OS Version: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium, Service Pack 1, 64 bit Processor: Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU T4500 @ 2.30GHz, Intel64 Family 6 Model 23 Stepping 10 Processor Count: 2 RAM: 4056 Mb Graphics Card: Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express...

Can I install windows 10 on external hard disk and run all programs on that windows without any problems (Photoshop, Revit, Lumion). If it is possible, what type of external hdd should I buy (maybe link of product)? Thanks

My brother has PC with with a couple 2-3 hundred gigs. He is already running out of space on his computer, as he is a gamer, but only has two games. I've tried to delete a bunch of unneeded files, but that didn't work. Our dad then got him an one terabyte external hard drive. At this moment, I'm...

A few nights ago I was backing up data from my old Vista laptop onto an external hard drive. I've had this particular setup since '15. The problem started when the laptop's power pack fell from a higher shelf down to a lower shelf on the desk, about 2 feet in distance or less. It's nowhere near...

Hi I have a Samsung external hard drive that I've always used on my Mac with no problems until I was backing up a large amount of files, during which the wird got knocked and came out and now my hard drive isn't recognised anywhere on my Mac. I've checked disk utility and everywhere else I can...

From being about 15 until a few years ago I use to buy multiple DVDs every week (damn you HMV and Virgin 5 for £20!) Before my son was born we moved house and the room I made my office has this full length storage space running behind the wall so I decided instead of having shelves full of DVDs...

Hey techs, So, I converted my hdd into an external one (because the internal hdd port on motherboard is faulty). After that, when I plug it during boot, the laptop freezes up and I can't do anything (tried on another laptop, same issue). I can connect it after booting and access it without any...

I'm looking to control a separate hard-drive from our two PC laptops. I would like for this hard- drive to essentially be it's "Own separate PC" with windows OS, files, programs etc. I have always had issues with work files between computers. I don't like to send and share files because we end...

I am looking for an external hard drive large enough for multiple computers (approx 10) majority of the stuff will be text documents. i need something that can last at least 5 years, hook up to a printer for scanning, and has password restriction options. i have heard the WD 12tb my book duo...