How do you use iPhoto on a regular basis if you keep your library on an external drive?
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posted by GatorDavid
on Aug 28, 2012 -
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What's the best way to go about installing a solid state drive in a new laptop? (And is this even a good idea?)
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posted by Rhaomi
on Jul 30, 2012 -
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How common were 200GB hard drives in the mid-1980s? Would institutions like the USGS have had access to them? Would general readers even have understood the term?
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posted by col_pogo
on Feb 1, 2012 -
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Where can I buy a lockable storage cabinet for several external hard drives, with a hole for cables to the outside?
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posted by gemmy
on May 10, 2011 -
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I have a lot of digital photos and videos. What's a reliable, safe, redundant and not-too-costly system for storing personal media files?
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posted by Bardolph
on Jan 18, 2011 -
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How can I recover data from two striped RAID drives if the enclosure is not responding? Is it possible to put them inside another enclosure and have it read the striped data correctly?
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posted by Magnakai
on Jan 8, 2010 -
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My computer is having problems with recognizing capacity of hard drives or recognizing the drives at all.
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posted by reenum
on May 4, 2009 -
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I'm hoping to use a portable harddrive with a USB storage device (Digital Audio Player, as it turns out) without a computer in between. Does such a product exist? Preferably at a non-exorbitant price?
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posted by JMOZ
on Apr 7, 2009 -
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Will upgrading the size (but not RPM or cache size) of my laptop's hard drive increase performance?
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posted by cosmic osmo
on Apr 1, 2009 -
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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 -
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How can I access my WD MyBook World Network Storage Drive from my new (Ubuntu 8.04) computer now that my old (WinXP) box is dead dead dead?
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posted by carsonb
on Oct 21, 2008 -
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Tell me about Network Attached Storage ( NAS )? In particular what current manufactuers should I avoid for a typical 1 terabyte (or greater) RAID array? I'm also interested in general information and pitfalls for NAS devices and implementations.
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posted by loquacious
on Aug 10, 2008 -
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Is there a foolproof way of storing internal hard drives for external (hot swappable) use?
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posted by speek
on Jun 30, 2008 -
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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 -
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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 -
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What is a good external HD option for around $100 that focuses on reliability and capacity? Speed is unimportant and I am willing to use an enclosure/internal HD as an option.
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posted by Empyrean_72
on Nov 28, 2007 -
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What is the easiest way to make a bit-perfect copy of a potentially failing laptop hard drive? The copy target would be a new 2.5" drive that I'd then install in the same laptop.
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posted by killdevil
on Aug 11, 2007 -
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What's the largest internal hard drive available for a Mac Book Pro? I currently have a 120 ATA drive that came preinstalled when I bought the computer. Preferably, I'd like to be able to have two internal hard drives, swapping out my DVD drive...I know that the MCE OptiBay Hard Drive 160gb/5400rpm is available, but I'd like something bigger!
posted by bronxteacher
on Oct 24, 2006 -
8 answers
What's the most sensible way to add redundant storage to an existing Linux system using LVM?
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posted by odinsdream
on Oct 19, 2006 -
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I've got a bunch of extra hard drives, and I want to setup a backup NAS type solution so I can backup my data and store movies, tv shows, media, etc. Ideas?
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posted by creeront
on Oct 10, 2006 -
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Has anyone ever successfully revived a hard drive after it started making that dreaded metallic clicking sound? I've already tried whacking it, and putting it in the freezer. Any novel ideas out there before I add it to my paper weight collection?
posted by moseymose
on Jan 27, 2006 -
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Anyone have any favourites when it comes to mobile hard drives? I'm looking to replace a 40GB+ Lacie Pocketdrive unit.
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posted by jonathanbell
on Feb 23, 2005 -
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New External Drive for OSX: So I bought a new external, as I've been threatening in other posts. It's a 200gb Maxtor. I plug it into my Powerbook which tells me it can't recognize the format. Do I want to Initialize? I say yes... and it identifies the drive as having a 128gb capacity. What gives? Where are the other 72gb? What format should I choose for this sucker? Help!
posted by dobbs
on Nov 11, 2004 -
18 answers
