There are currently 4 File Browsers open on my desktop, all displaying either the contents of my external hard drive or the folder where it's mounted (/media/). I didn't open them—they just showed up. This morning when I woke up there was 40+ File Browser windows open of the same. Another window just opened; it seems to occur at random intervals. I'm running Ubuntu Linux 8.10, wtf is causing this?
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posted by carsonb
on Apr 2, 2009 -
11 answers
My hard drive is too big for your enclosure! My Thinkpad died. Fortunately, I think the hard drive is ok. I purchased a 2.5" external enclosure to try to recover the data from the 2.5" drive. It doesn't fit. What do I need? Details inside.
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posted by meantime
on Feb 19, 2009 -
10 answers
Vista 64bit has recently stopped recognizing my iPhone and WD MyBook external HD...please help!
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posted by pghjezebel
on Feb 8, 2009 -
5 answers
I have an AirPort Extreme with a printer and two external hard drives connected via a USB hub. Quite frequently one or more of these USB devices won't appear in the AirPort Utility and I can't access them. Rebooting sometimes helps. Where does the problem lie?
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posted by krunk
on Jan 29, 2009 -
10 answers
I've connected a VGA-cable from my old Packard Bell Easynote (Windows XP) laptop to my Samsung HDTV but it doesn't display anything and the tv detects no input from the computer at all.
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posted by kampken
on Jan 23, 2009 -
8 answers
What are external links, and what value do they provide to my site ranking? Are they important?
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posted by Nixie Pixel
on Jan 21, 2009 -
3 answers
How can I change the generic name "USB Mass Storage Device" in my Vista system tray "Safely Remove Hardware" dialog?
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posted by msbrauer
on Dec 30, 2008 -
6 answers
I've just bought an external hard drive for carrying around my music, movies, and pictures. Is there a portable media centre program I could also put on it?
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posted by edbyford
on Dec 16, 2008 -
7 answers
I'm using Terminal (Ubuntu 8.04x64) right now to overwrite a 500g external hd with random information. There's been no action aside from a blinking cursor (by itself on a line, not in front of any prompt) since I entered the command yesterday afternoon:
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sudo dd if=/dev/random of=/dev/sdc bs=8m]
I understand it's going to take a while to finish. In the meantime, is there any way to monitor the progress of the operation?
posted by carsonb
on Nov 8, 2008 -
18 answers
What is the best solution for having a whole bunch of hard drives and being able to easily swap them around?
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posted by GleepGlop
on Sep 7, 2008 -
11 answers
My external hard drive just crashed so can anyone suggest a Portland, OR, based data recovery service?
posted by tangyraspberry
on Aug 25, 2008 -
9 answers
My Seagate FreeAgent external HD may have been damaged in a move. Making clicking noises and not being detected by my computer.
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posted by Mr_Crazyhorse
on Aug 19, 2008 -
9 answers
Great MeFites, I come bearing but a humble request. I bought a MacBook Pro about six months before Leopard was released. When it finally came out, I installed it on a partition on an external drive, which I would boot from (because OS X is awesome like that, amirite?) so I could test out all my apps. Now I'm ready to commit to Leopard full-time - what's the best way to go about transplanting my Leopard partition?
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posted by indiewizard
on Aug 18, 2008 -
6 answers
Is there a desktop search solution that will index my external hard drives? So far I have had no luck with Google Desktop search.
posted by greenknightwatch
on Aug 16, 2008 -
9 answers
2 laptops (Mac, fwiw) 1 keyboard/mouse. How best to make this work?
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posted by gen
on Aug 10, 2008 -
11 answers
RAID HBA help sought: Server has its internal drives RAID'ed by an internal RAID card. I am trying to add another SCSI HBA card so I can hook up a nifty external SCSI-to-SATA RAID DAS tower. Problem is, however I install the new HBA, it "hides" the existing internal RAID card, meaning that the server doesn't find its own internal drives and can't boot. What to do?
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posted by bartleby
on Jul 24, 2008 -
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I have a Fantom Drive 500GB 7200RPM USB 2.0 External Hard Drive - MDU500. The connection for the power cable came loose from the board and nothing I tried could get it to power up. I removed the drives and connected them to a Linux box running Ubuntu 8.04. It saw the two drives as one and even knew the drive name I'd given it. However I cannot get it to mount. The error message in Linux suggests trying SoftRAID or dmraid. Dmraid didn't work. (At least I couldn't get it to.) The message also suggested trying to access the drives in Windows. Windows XP will also see the drive as one unit but wants to format the drive. Can someone provide me some advice or direction in how I might get this drive to a state where I can move my data onto another drive?
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posted by s1gn1fy
on Jul 24, 2008 -
5 answers
External hard showing "weird". Better known as, sharing an external/portable hard drive between osx and winxp.
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posted by jadepearl
on Jun 23, 2008 -
10 answers
My external hard-drive's on the fritz. What can I do to make sure I get all my data off it before it goes?
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posted by djgh
on Jun 3, 2008 -
5 answers
Tools > Photoshop > Batch... doesn't work when the selected files in Bridge are on an external drive?
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posted by JulianDay
on May 17, 2008 -
1 answer
I'm looking for some best practice advice in moving my iTunes music and my iPhoto images off my local hard drive. The 160GB drive on my Macbook is about full. I know I can use a USB/Firewire/Network-attached external hard drive, but has anyone had luck using a service such as Amazon's S3 for this. I know if works fine for storing the files, but how usable is it to actually 'get' the files?
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posted by namith
on Apr 9, 2008 -
4 answers
What simple, cheap, rechargeable equipment will let me play mp3s out loud?
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posted by letahl
on Mar 25, 2008 -
5 answers
I think I'm finally switching to Ubuntu on my main machine. I have two 160GB external drives, currently both with NTFS, currently mirrored (by software, not a RAID). With what and how should I format/use these guys?
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posted by tmcw
on Mar 14, 2008 -
8 answers
External web page being displayed in an Iframe. How can I make the links in the displayed web page open in a new window OR make it such that clicking anywhere on the iframe opens the displayed external page in a new window. Could get a tad NSFW inside.
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posted by sandra_s
on Feb 24, 2008 -
8 answers
I have a big external USB hard drive with three partitions for infrequently used files and backup. I was wondering what kind of file to make to have it automatically open a folder showing the drive when I power on the device and not ask me what I'd like to do with each of the other drives.
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posted by royalchinook
on Feb 21, 2008 -
7 answers
I can no longer open a number of raw and jpg files in a single folder on an external harddrive. What's going on? Is my harddrive about to die?
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posted by msbrauer
on Feb 16, 2008 -
5 answers
I am trying to find external storage that is accessible via wireless networking. One important caveat is that it has to be RAID-capable.
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posted by fusinski
on Feb 12, 2008 -
15 answers
What kind of transfer speeds should I be expecting from my new external Firewire 800 drive?
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posted by Venadium
on Jan 29, 2008 -
10 answers
I've recently purchased a new external USB DVD drive, as I do not have a floppy drive or internal CD/DVD drive on this windows PC. I am trying to set it up now for dual-booting Solaris+Ubuntu but, even after updating the BIOS (Phoenix 6.00) I cannot boot a USB drive.
First, does anyone have a way I could somehow add USB drivers as a boot option (along with XP), so that I can then add Solaris and Ubuntu (making it four options at boot)?
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posted by christopherbdnk
on Dec 26, 2007 -
9 answers
I want to get an external DVD burner for my new Windows laptop. Suggestions?
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posted by yoga
on Dec 24, 2007 -
11 answers
I'm looking for an external storage solution that will play nice with an XP Desktop and a Kubuntu laptop...preferably at the same time
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posted by Rallon
on Dec 16, 2007 -
10 answers
Calling to the hive mind! Is anyone aware of a (reasonably priced (sub $150)) external hard drive (or, better, HDD enclosure) that meets the following specifications?
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posted by TrueVox
on Dec 15, 2007 -
6 answers
I have an external hard drive on my Christmas list. I'd like to make the shopping easy on them by giving specific choices. I've done some searching (here and via Gooooogle) but I need that extra oomph from the genius that is the hive mind.
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posted by Epsilon-minus semi moron
on Dec 9, 2007 -
12 answers
External firewire drive was working fine with Mac laptop, now won't mount. I hear it make its usual startup noises and then I feel it spinning happily, but the OS can't see it. I've tried lots of troubleshooting steps (list inside); can you think of others I should try?
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posted by sparrows
on Dec 3, 2007 -
9 answers
Will attaching an external Firewire drive to my G4 Mac Mini make a big difference to booting speeds and application loading times?
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posted by salmacis
on Nov 20, 2007 -
11 answers
The DVD writer in my laptop seems to be dying. Although it can still read pre-written DVDs and CDs, it has problems reading home-burnt DVDs.
Am I right in thinking that if I buy an external (USB) DVD writer, I can open the enclosure, swap over the mechanisms and effectively end up with:
1. A new writer installed in my laptop, and
2. A slightly dodgy external DVD reader?
posted by Kiwi
on Nov 17, 2007 -
9 answers
Leopard / Time Machine / External Drive Filter: Looking for a new 2.5" external. How big should it be if my internal is 120 gigs? Firewire or USB?
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posted by dino terror
on Nov 4, 2007 -
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