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Old Nov 17, 2007 | 03:43 PM
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I have some 10GB files on my computer tha i want to transfer to my external hard drive, but fir some reason my comuter wont let me, it keeps saying the drive is full, even though the drive has 600GB free.
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Old Nov 17, 2007 | 06:16 PM
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The external case probably does not reconize a hdd that big .
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Old Nov 17, 2007 | 09:44 PM
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Can you move a small file on the drive?
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Old Nov 17, 2007 | 09:46 PM
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Is there a switch to lock it from being written to?
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Old Nov 17, 2007 | 10:12 PM
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Ican mv files up to 25GB, no more for some reason
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Old Nov 17, 2007 | 10:16 PM
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What OS? XP, Vista?
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Old Nov 17, 2007 | 10:19 PM
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What OS? XP Service Pk 2, Vista?
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Old Nov 17, 2007 | 11:07 PM
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Old Nov 18, 2007 | 01:59 AM
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What file format is the external HD?
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Old Nov 18, 2007 | 06:57 AM
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When you open My Computer does it show 600, or pretty close, under total space for the drive?
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