The date and time was Thursday, January 15, 2009 10:40:49 AM, and on a
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Hi Debbie,
While you could install programs on them, that would mean the drive
would always have to be running. If you unplug the drive and plug it
into a different USB port, the drive letter could change, which would
break the registry entries and shortcuts.
Some programs happily run in their install folder with no registry
entries, but it takes more knowledge to know which ones do that.
I don't recommend leaving an external drive plugged in and running all
the time, unless the enclosure was designed for it. I've had too many
clients burn out drives that were running constantly and heat caused
them to prematurely fail on every one of them.
I use my 3 external drives for backups. Plug them in, back up, turn
them off. Of course I have 3 internal drives also and my data is backed
up to a different internal drive each day on shutdown.
Terry R.
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“ I don't know too much about them but I just got one and was wondering if you
could only store files on it or actually install a program on them? Right
now I'm using it for storing my larger videos on and pictures. Thanks
Debbie
While you could install programs on them, that would mean the drive
would always have to be running. If you unplug the drive and plug it
into a different USB port, the drive letter could change, which would
break the registry entries and shortcuts.
Some programs happily run in their install folder with no registry
entries, but it takes more knowledge to know which ones do that.
I don't recommend leaving an external drive plugged in and running all
the time, unless the enclosure was designed for it. I've had too many
clients burn out drives that were running constantly and heat caused
them to prematurely fail on every one of them.
I use my 3 external drives for backups. Plug them in, back up, turn
them off. Of course I have 3 internal drives also and my data is backed
up to a different internal drive each day on shutdown.
Terry R.
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“ I don't know too much about them but I just got
one and was wondering
if you could only store files on it or actually
install a program on
them? Right now I'm using it for storing my
larger videos on and
pictures. Thanks
Debbie
drive, including installing programs if you wish
to; it's just another drive to the system.
Since, technically, part of the program and
references to it will still go to the C drive of
necessity, and the possible bottleneck of the
external drive interface, you could experience
slowdowns running a program installed on it, but
that's about all. Best thing to do is try it and
see what happens. If you don't like the way it
runs, just uninstall it.
It's completely up to you of course, but external
drives are normally used for storing backups of
the computer on. But, you can do about anything
you want to on them. My sister uses one as an
extension of her system to install programs to
rather than have to add a bigger hard drive: The
external drive was on sale and a lot cheaper than
an internal drive at the time. She has no
problems at all with it, but of course ymmv.
I've noticed that my BIOS would even allow me
to boot from one if I wanted to. Never tried to
use it that way though; doesn't make sense to me,
but than again, that's just my own opinion.
Regards,
Twayne
“ I don't know too much about them but I just got one and was wondering
if you could only store files on it or actually install a program on
them? Right now I'm using it for storing my larger videos on and
pictures. Thanks
answer is no.
What you should also be doing is making regular backups of the *entire*
system. You can use an imaging program like Acronis True Image to do
this. The external hard drive is an excellent medium to store your hard
drive image archives on.
The date and time was Thursday, January 15, 2009 10:54:01 AM, and on a
whim, Daave pounded out on the keyboard:
Hi Daave,
The drive doesn't need to boot to run a program from it, UNLESS that
program is Windows.
Terry R.
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Unless it's a bootable eSATA drive (as is usually the case), then the
answer is no.
What you should also be doing is making regular backups of the *entire*
system. You can use an imaging program like Acronis True Image to do
this. The external hard drive is an excellent medium to store your hard
drive image archives on.
The drive doesn't need to boot to run a program from it, UNLESS that
program is Windows.
Terry R.
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The date and time was Thursday, January 15, 2009 3:01:00 PM, and on a
whim, Debbie Graham pounded out on the keyboard:
Debbie,
It is always good to quote the message you are replying to. I have no
idea who you responded to.
I doubt they would. But typically external drives aren't meant to run
all the time, unless they're network drives that were designed for it,
and cost more.
Terry R.
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“ I got the Seagate Free Agent Desk and it doesn't say anything about
unplugging it, it does however have a power saving mode.
Debbie
It is always good to quote the message you are replying to. I have no
idea who you responded to.
I doubt they would. But typically external drives aren't meant to run
all the time, unless they're network drives that were designed for it,
and cost more.
Terry R.
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Hi Daave,
The drive doesn't need to boot to run a program from it, UNLESS that
program is Windows.
, and a program is installed to an external hard drive, I would imagine that would be messy. Have you
tried that? If it can be done, then I retract my statement. But even if
it could be done, I wouldn't recommend it. But it is interesting,
nonetheless.
The date and time was Thursday, January 15, 2009 3:16:52 PM, and on a
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I have all my programs installed on drive E:, albeit an internal drive.
It can be done, but I didn't recommend it either, as changing a USB
drive to a different port may result in a different drive letter being
assigned, nor do I believe they should be plugged in running 24/7.
Terry R.
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If Windows is on the PC's hard drive (C
an external hard drive, I would imagine that would be messy. Have you
tried that? If it can be done, then I retract my statement. But even if
it could be done, I wouldn't recommend it. But it is interesting,
nonetheless.
It can be done, but I didn't recommend it either, as changing a USB
drive to a different port may result in a different drive letter being
assigned, nor do I believe they should be plugged in running 24/7.
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Okay I went to the website and from what I understand I should be shutting
it down through the safely remove program. So I guess I should be shutting
it down when I'm not using it. Thanks everyone
Debbie
it down through the safely remove program. So I guess I should be shutting
it down when I'm not using it. Thanks everyone
Debbie
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Debbie,
It is always good to quote the message you are replying to. I have no
idea who you responded to.
I doubt they would. But typically external drives aren't meant to run all
the time, unless they're network drives that were designed for it, and
cost more.
Terry R.
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