Random Technical Question about External Hard Drives

[boobookitty]

Originally Posted by MeatPounder

Back on topic though, be careful on how you set up the usb drive access on your computer...as a system drive is faster transfer...but then you should disconnect the drive via the software rather then just unplugging it, for if you don't you "can" corrupt the drive. If you connect the usb drive as a hot swap device (normal for anything EXCEPT hard drives), the data transfer is a tad slower but you can then "just pull the plug" with no worries about data corruption.

I don't understand what you are saying? (too technical for me sorry)
When I get ready to unplug the external drive I unclick on the little icon thingy and a window comes up that asks me do I want to unplug now, and then it thinks a minute and usually the computer eight-ball comes up "yes, it is well-advised" or something like that. If it says "noooo your will turn green and rot off, don't unplug!" it's usually because I still have my photo editing software up, and some pics from the external drive still up and so on...
If that is not what you are talking about please let me know but dumb it down a bit lol.

[MeatPounder]

Originally Posted by boobookitty

I don't understand what you are saying? (too technical for me sorry)
When I get ready to unplug the external drive I unclick on the little icon thingy and a window comes up that asks me do I want to unplug now, and then it thinks a minute and usually the computer eight-ball comes up "yes, it is well-advised" or something like that. If it says "noooo your will turn green and rot off, don't unplug!" it's usually because I still have my photo editing software up, and some pics from the external drive still up and so on...
If that is not what you are talking about please let me know but dumb it down a bit lol.

Yup that is correct with hard drives...use the software to disconnect first

With most usb devices (mice, keyboards, phones not in hard drive mode, web cams, etc) you can simply unplug it...hot swap really


(at least with windows, not sure about macs and linux boxes but most likely similar)

[Cleo]

Originally Posted by MeatPounder

use the software to disconnect first

With most usb devices (mice, keyboards, phones not in hard drive mode, web cams, etc) you can simply unplug it...hot swap really


(at least with windows, not sure about macs and linux boxes but most likely similar)

Yeah the same with Macs.

[boobookitty]

Originally Posted by MeatPounder

Yup that is correct with hard drives...use the software to disconnect first

With most usb devices (mice, keyboards, phones not in hard drive mode, web cams, etc) you can simply unplug it...hot swap really


(at least with windows, not sure about macs and linux boxes but most likely similar)

Ok thank you

Actually I wouldn't have known that to begin with except it came in the external hard drive directions so it is good advice.