External hard drive

shark3189 · 04-08-2007, 09:49 PM

This may seem like a stupid question, but I have no experience at all with external hard drives. Are they used only for backing up files, or would I be able to use it like a regular hard drive (put/access files on it, such as word documents and music). I mainly want one as an easy way to transfer large files between my home computer and a laptop, and this way I might not need to save the files on either one.

**blackduck30** · 04-09-2007, 02:18 AM

Yes you can use them like a normal drive and store whatever you like on them

04-08-2007, 09:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
shark3189 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 85 OS: Windows XP	External hard drive This may seem like a stupid question, but I have no experience at all with external hard drives. Are they used only for backing up files, or would I be able to use it like a regular hard drive (put/access files on it, such as word documents and music). I mainly want one as an easy way to transfer large files between my home computer and a laptop, and this way I might not need to save the files on either one.

04-09-2007, 02:18 AM	#2 (permalink)
blackduck30 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Wollongong/Australia Posts: 4,230 OS: XP pro SP3/Vista Ultimate My System	Re: External hard drive Yes you can use them like a normal drive and store whatever you like on them __________________ Blackduck30 Time is like money and milk, It's always running out Any Donations Help Keep TSF Free For All