Starving S
So I just bought a WD Elements External (1TB) from NewEgg and later realized that the full title is "WD Elements Desktop"!
I discovered this since I plugged it into my laptop to start transferring files.. but the external was rejecting them/wasn't copying the files. (I was trying to drag and drop the files into the external just like how I use my other external, but it wasn't working). I was told that I may need to format the external since I'm using a Mac. Then I looked up the full title of the external so I can download the correct installation.. then discovered it said "desktop"
So I'm just curious if it will still work for my laptop? Also some assistance on allowing the device to work on my Mac.. I just need help making the external work or I will return it.
External: Western Digital's WD Elements Desktop USB 2.0 external hard drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136469
Laptop: MacBook Pro Version 10.6.6 - Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
Any advice helps and is appreciated, THANKS!!
I read that FAT32 makes the external not accept files bigger than 4GB.. really?? I have many files bigger than that. Is there a way to format the external to be used regularly/normally/not have a size limit per file? I don't understand why my other WD external hard drive works with my mac but this new 1TB one doesn't.. :(
Again, thanks in advanced for your help!
Answer
I don't see why it shouldn't work. Since the connection is via USB, it should work fine.
The problem may be that the drive is formatted in NTFS. Mac's can read NTFS drives (see the files on them, and copy them off the drive) perfectly fine. However, Macs do not have good write (file creation of adding) for NTFS drives. There are some third-party tools that will let you write files to NTFS drives -- like NTFS-3G with FUSE -- but they still carry a small risk for errors.
I would try using a formatting tool (from your Mac or another computer) and format the drive into FAT32 format. FAT32 can be used by all major operating systems for Macs and PCs (Windows/Linux).
If the drive is in NTFS, and you don't want to format it, here is some info on NTFS-3G: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NTFS-3G
I don't see why it shouldn't work. Since the connection is via USB, it should work fine.
The problem may be that the drive is formatted in NTFS. Mac's can read NTFS drives (see the files on them, and copy them off the drive) perfectly fine. However, Macs do not have good write (file creation of adding) for NTFS drives. There are some third-party tools that will let you write files to NTFS drives -- like NTFS-3G with FUSE -- but they still carry a small risk for errors.
I would try using a formatting tool (from your Mac or another computer) and format the drive into FAT32 format. FAT32 can be used by all major operating systems for Macs and PCs (Windows/Linux).
If the drive is in NTFS, and you don't want to format it, here is some info on NTFS-3G: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NTFS-3G
Save laptop hard drive?
Spaka J
My laptop hard drive has got errors and now windows can't restart.
What can I do? I really need to save just 3 word documents i've been working on for a few months.
1. Could I start the system on Linux CD somehow? And mount a NTFS drive?
2. Could I plug the hard drive into another computer and copy the data if it's still there? How do I plug a laptop hard drive into an ordinary PC?
3. Is there any other solution?
Answer
I have removed many drives and used either an external hard drive case or if it is a newer sata laptop drive it can plug into a desktop just like a normal desktop drive.
If it is an older laptop with an IDE connector you can get an IDE to usb connector which should allow you to plug the drive into a desktop or another laptop.
Here is a link to case that should work.
http://www.cubeternet.com/servlet/Detail?no=4
Now the only thing is if the drive is too far gone it is not going to matter what you do. I am sorry to say there is no easy way to know it is shot until you give it a try.
A solution you could try if it was really critical is a data recovery service, but those can be very expensive.
I have removed many drives and used either an external hard drive case or if it is a newer sata laptop drive it can plug into a desktop just like a normal desktop drive.
If it is an older laptop with an IDE connector you can get an IDE to usb connector which should allow you to plug the drive into a desktop or another laptop.
Here is a link to case that should work.
http://www.cubeternet.com/servlet/Detail?no=4
Now the only thing is if the drive is too far gone it is not going to matter what you do. I am sorry to say there is no easy way to know it is shot until you give it a try.
A solution you could try if it was really critical is a data recovery service, but those can be very expensive.
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