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August 25th, 2016, 11:39 PM
Ah, so I still go with the external case. Got it. Thanks again, Train.
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August 19th, 2016, 05:06 AM
Sorry for the questions coming in trickles-- I was looking for solutions for the crowding of usb plugs as my laptop can only handle 2 at a time. I didn't realize such a thing existed:
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August 18th, 2016, 09:36 PM
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August 17th, 2016, 11:54 PM
Train, two quick tangent questions on backups (since this is a thread on TM):
a. I was given a flash drive with an image (dmg/iso) of an OS X upgrade installer. I want to keep a copy of the...
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August 7th, 2016, 08:32 PM
Train- yes, I saw the paperclip thing for the green-black wire to jump it. In any case, I'm not really doing it, I just wanted to understand how it worked and file it in my head for emergency...
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August 7th, 2016, 04:41 AM
Train/Midknyte- What I meant was, in the hypothetical tower-turned-ginormous-external hdd scenario, where the motherboard is completely bypassed or removed, is it safe for just one or two internal...
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August 6th, 2016, 05:45 AM
Oh interesting... From what I've read, portable HDDs only need 12v power supply to run. Is there no issue that only one or two HDDs are connected to a 500w PSU when it's powered on and nothing else...
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August 5th, 2016, 03:41 AM
Ohhhh! ok, got it. I was reading up on enclosures, how it has a chip that you have to be careful of since you don't know what codes are written on it, etc.. I thought enclosured internal HDDs needed...
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August 4th, 2016, 09:41 PM
I thought using the internal-turned-external hard drive as a spare drive would basically just be a removable usb data drive like a flash drive/store-bought portable drive that's just plug and play. I...
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August 4th, 2016, 12:35 PM
Wow. That must be a LOT of data then! How do you backup thrice aside from the copy on the computer itself? One hard drive and 2 different cloud locations?
2 mins?? Just to confirm-- a typical...
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August 4th, 2016, 10:12 AM
Train, yes, formatting is no problem. The portable hard disk is on fat32 and prompted for Time Machine when plugged via usb. I was only unsure if its size (though twice the current data) is enough.
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August 4th, 2016, 12:17 AM
Hi! While I'm still fixing my desktop situation, I've resurrected my MacBook Pro for work. The MBP HDD 150gb total disk space with only 50gb used. I have a 100gb portable HDD which I would like to...
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