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jh1
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That's odd but I wouldn't say it's a sign it's about to die.
There might be a some swapfile or some shit on there taking up some space that doesn't regisiter as used space - but I doubt it's 50+gb.
External HDD?
Plug it into another computer if possible and try to copy a DVD to it or sumfin.
There might be a some swapfile or some shit on there taking up some space that doesn't regisiter as used space - but I doubt it's 50+gb.
External HDD?
Plug it into another computer if possible and try to copy a DVD to it or sumfin.
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UA_Iron
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what brand is the harddrive?
harddrive issues are mysterious sometimes.
harddrive issues are mysterious sometimes.
How did you format it originally? It might have shipped with FAT32 for "universal compatibility" (but, as you have found, limited usefulness). In the Windows world you have to go with NTFS, or else it will not accept any single file that is larger than 2GB.
You could use a utility program like QuickPAR to chop a big file up into pieces of 2GB or less.
(Haven't gotten into it heavily, but it's kind of cool for stuff that you really want to survive; it chops a file into pieces and then makes redundant parity blocks, so even if multiple pieces are damaged, you can still recover by feeding the reconstruction program with parity block files until it has 'enough' redundancy to recreate the missing bits. It's like RAID 5, only for a single file. The binary newsgroups use it to send entire DVDs around, knowing that it's almost impossible that ALL the parts will make it unscathed. With enough PAR files, they don't have to.)
If you've got stuff on it, then running the defrag "analyze" step will give you a quick visual showing how badly your data has been shotgunned all over the platters.
If you're just getting started with it, I'd reformat the sucker into NTFS.
Lacie makes pretty good stuff; AcomData is almost a clone and mine have held up so far (knock wood!). Nice heavy aluminum heat-sink cases.
You could use a utility program like QuickPAR to chop a big file up into pieces of 2GB or less.
(Haven't gotten into it heavily, but it's kind of cool for stuff that you really want to survive; it chops a file into pieces and then makes redundant parity blocks, so even if multiple pieces are damaged, you can still recover by feeding the reconstruction program with parity block files until it has 'enough' redundancy to recreate the missing bits. It's like RAID 5, only for a single file. The binary newsgroups use it to send entire DVDs around, knowing that it's almost impossible that ALL the parts will make it unscathed. With enough PAR files, they don't have to.)
If you've got stuff on it, then running the defrag "analyze" step will give you a quick visual showing how badly your data has been shotgunned all over the platters.
If you're just getting started with it, I'd reformat the sucker into NTFS.Lacie makes pretty good stuff; AcomData is almost a clone and mine have held up so far (knock wood!). Nice heavy aluminum heat-sink cases.
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heatherrae
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I didn't understand a word of that. Sort of got me hot...lol.digger said:How did you format it originally? It might have shipped with FAT32 for "universal compatibility" (but, as you have found, limited usefulness). In the Windows world you have to go with NTFS, or else it will not accept any single file that is larger than 2GB.
You could use a utility program like QuickPAR to chop a big file up into pieces of 2GB or less.
(Haven't gotten into it heavily, but it's kind of cool for stuff that you really want to survive; it chops a file into pieces and then makes redundant parity blocks, so even if multiple pieces are damaged, you can still recover by feeding the reconstruction program with parity block files until it has 'enough' redundancy to recreate the missing bits. It's like RAID 5, only for a single file. The binary newsgroups use it to send entire DVDs around, knowing that it's almost impossible that ALL the parts will make it unscathed. With enough PAR files, they don't have to.)
If you've got stuff on it, then running the defrag "analyze" step will give you a quick visual showing how badly your data has been shotgunned all over the platters.
Lacie makes pretty good stuff; AcomData is almost a clone and mine have held up so far (knock wood!). Nice heavy aluminum heat-sink cases.
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Spartacus
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easy to bait digger ain't it
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Spartacus
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what I've noticed in the last 24 hours is that "splinter" boards have achieved quite a degree of success
even matching the EF attendance
tell me how smart you are
sending revenues away
even matching the EF attendance
tell me how smart you are
sending revenues away
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Spartacus
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I'd fire you digger
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Spartacus
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I've seen it
that attitude
you think you're gonna make a buck like that?
that attitude
you think you're gonna make a buck like that?
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Spartacus
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come out,come out whereever you are?
I had to spellcheck wherever
I had to spellcheck wherever
