moving files to external hard drive

UPJR1880 · UPJR1880 #1 (**permalink**)

08-01-2010, 06:20 PM

I am trying to back up some of my music and movies that I have on my macbook pro to an external hard drive but i seem to have problems it wont let me go from my mac to my external hard drive but I can download from my external hard drive to my mac. Is anyone else having this problem, I was able to do it before but now it wont do it.

chas_m · chas_m #2 (**permalink**)

08-01-2010, 07:22 PM

Can you be more specific about what EXACTLY happens when you try to copy a file from your mbp to the external drive please?

scathe · scathe #3 (**permalink**)

08-02-2010, 01:22 PM

So you can read from the drive, just not write to it?

Is it an NTFS formatted drive?

UPJR1880 · UPJR1880 #4 (**permalink**)

08-02-2010, 05:12 PM

i try to drag and drop the file into my external hard drive but it just wont do it. i can drag and drop from my external hard drive to my mbp. i tried to do it with a pen drive and it worked i dont know why not sure if its the external harddrive. i tried another external hard drive and it still wouldnt let me.

UPJR1880 · UPJR1880 #5 (**permalink**)

08-02-2010, 05:18 PM

it is NTFS i can read it but i am not able to write

chscag · chscag #6 (**permalink**)

08-02-2010, 07:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by UPJR1880

it is NTFS i can read it but i am not able to write

You'll need to install a third party driver. Paragon NTFS Currently on sale for $19.95.

If you're running Snow Leopard on your MBP, you can turn on the built in R/W to NTFS capability. (not turned on by default) Download the free utility "NTFS Mounter".

Regards.

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Member Since: Aug 01, 2010 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 15 Mac Specs: MacBook Pro OSX 10.6 Snow Leopard	08-02-2010, 05:12 PM i try to drag and drop the file into my external hard drive but it just wont do it. i can drag and drop from my external hard drive to my mbp. i tried to do it with a pen drive and it worked i dont know why not sure if its the external harddrive. i tried another external hard drive and it still wouldnt let me. prefiero morir de pie que vivir de rodillas
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Member Since: Aug 01, 2010 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 15 Mac Specs: MacBook Pro OSX 10.6 Snow Leopard	08-02-2010, 05:18 PM it is NTFS i can read it but i am not able to write prefiero morir de pie que vivir de rodillas
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UPJR1880 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 01, 2010 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 15 Mac Specs: MacBook Pro OSX 10.6 Snow Leopard	08-01-2010, 06:20 PM I am trying to back up some of my music and movies that I have on my macbook pro to an external hard drive but i seem to have problems it wont let me go from my mac to my external hard drive but I can download from my external hard drive to my mac. Is anyone else having this problem, I was able to do it before but now it wont do it.
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