Why cant i install software to an external hard drive?

scottlones · scottlones #1 (**permalink**)

11-24-2009, 12:08 PM

hi there, ive recently purchased a program that intales 50GB of wav files included (toontrack superior drummer if you're interested) and i dont want to install the program to my modest macbook and would like to install it onto my LG 500GB USB hard drive. I'm having trouble installing it to the hard drive, every time i click on my hard drive it says: You Cannot Install Superior Drummer on this volume. why is this?

in disk utility my hard drive is formatted to:

Mac OS Extended

I did this the other day following instructions as i couldnt add any files to the hard drive as it was supposedly formatted wrong.

forgive me, I am really new to Mac so a step by step guide on setting up my hard drive for the program would be great!

thanks

Doug b · Doug b #2 (**permalink**)

11-24-2009, 12:41 PM

Not really sure to be honest, but this might be worth a read:

The confusing art of installing apps

doug

Doug b · Doug b #3 (**permalink**)

11-24-2009, 12:46 PM

Also:

can i install an application in an external hard drive (usb) [Archive] - Philippine Macintosh Users Group

harryb2448 · harryb2448 #4 (**permalink**)

11-24-2009, 04:35 PM

Have you actually booted from the external prior to attempting to install the software?

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scottlones #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 16, 2009 Posts: 11	11-24-2009, 12:08 PM hi there, ive recently purchased a program that intales 50GB of wav files included (toontrack superior drummer if you're interested) and i dont want to install the program to my modest macbook and would like to install it onto my LG 500GB USB hard drive. I'm having trouble installing it to the hard drive, every time i click on my hard drive it says: You Cannot Install Superior Drummer on this volume. why is this? in disk utility my hard drive is formatted to: Mac OS Extended I did this the other day following instructions as i couldnt add any files to the hard drive as it was supposedly formatted wrong. forgive me, I am really new to Mac so a step by step guide on setting up my hard drive for the program would be great! thanks
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Doug b #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 22, 2008 Location: Forest Hills, NYC Posts: 3,339 Mac Specs: 15-inch Early 2008; Processor 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo; Memory 4 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM; 10.7.5	11-24-2009, 12:41 PM Not really sure to be honest, but this might be worth a read: The confusing art of installing apps doug
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harryb2448 #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 28, 2007 Location: Nambucca Heads Australia Posts: 14,095 Mac Specs: iMac i5 2.7GHz OS X.8.3	11-24-2009, 04:35 PM Have you actually booted from the external prior to attempting to install the software?
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