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Problem viewing files on my external hard drive
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<blockquote data-quote="usagora" data-source="post: 1807841" data-attributes="member: 60390"><p>Yes, assuming the file is not corrupt. You can also try copying a file to your internal HD using the <strong>cp</strong> command. For example, if you wanted to copy the Bank Accounts.docx file from your external HD to your Desktop, enter the following. This assumes you have just opened Terminal and are not already in the file's directory:</p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">cd /Volumes/Extra\ Storage/Important\ Files/Banking</span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">cp Bank\ Accounts.docx ~/Desktop</span></span></strong></p><p>(reads "copy Bank Accounts.docx to the Desktop directory in the home directory" - the home directory being your user folder under Macintosh HD/Users and represented with a tilda ~)</p><p></p><p>Depending on how large the file is, it may take a few seconds or more before you see the file appear on your Desktop.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="usagora, post: 1807841, member: 60390"] Yes, assuming the file is not corrupt. You can also try copying a file to your internal HD using the [B]cp[/B] command. For example, if you wanted to copy the Bank Accounts.docx file from your external HD to your Desktop, enter the following. This assumes you have just opened Terminal and are not already in the file's directory: [B][SIZE=3][FONT=Courier New]cd /Volumes/Extra\ Storage/Important\ Files/Banking cp Bank\ Accounts.docx ~/Desktop[/FONT][/SIZE][/B] (reads "copy Bank Accounts.docx to the Desktop directory in the home directory" - the home directory being your user folder under Macintosh HD/Users and represented with a tilda ~) Depending on how large the file is, it may take a few seconds or more before you see the file appear on your Desktop. [/QUOTE]
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