QUESTION : I have a USB HDD that was disconnected from a computer in an improper way. Since than, connecting […]
Tag: external-hard-drive
Would power supply problems cause these I/O errors on an external hard drive
QUESTION : I have a hard drive (Toshiba MK6459GSXP) which was part of an old laptop, now defunct. When I […]
differences between Spinning down 3.5″ HDD vs. spinning down a 2.5″ HDD?
Problem : I’m using a simple USB to Sata/IDE adapter to connect a sata drive to Raspberry Pi2 running OSMC. […]
How to copy a linux to a portable hard drive
Problem : I already have a linux running on my laptop.Is it possible to port the entire system to a […]
Fedora: Low disk space, use USB-Flashdrive for system updates?
Problem : I am using Fedora 24 on a Chromebook. Since Fedora 25 is out for quite a while, my […]
Linux installed on external HDD won’t boot
Problem : I installed Arch Linux on the second partition of my external hard drive and marked the partition as […]
differences between Spinning down 3.5″ HDD vs. spinning down a 2.5″ HDD?
Problem : I’m using a simple USB to Sata/IDE adapter to connect a sata drive to Raspberry Pi2 running OSMC. […]
Create (bootable) image of external hard drive
Problem : I have a loose (external) hard drive with Windows 10 installed on it, mounted with a drive letter […]
Cannot copy files from external hard drive to desktop hard drive in Window 7
QUESTION : I’m trying to copy some old files from one of my external hard-drives to the hard drive of […]
What does hardware encryption mean on external HDDs?
QUESTION : While shopping for an external HDD I’ve noticed some models have this feature (hardware encryption). Being a type […]