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<blockquote data-quote="mac57" data-source="post: 356011" data-attributes="member: 17052"><p>If it is a standard USB or Firewire external hard drive, why is any unique software needed at all? It should work without it just fine. I typically avoid installing any proprietary software that comes with disks, unless it is really needed. I think the old truth still holds that hardware manufacturers don't write software for a living, and tend to give it "short shrift" - the quality is sometimes not there and that can cause issues later. If it isn't needed, why load it?</p><p></p><p>I do see their response that it is a background process that monitors the drive - I just wonder if it is really needed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mac57, post: 356011, member: 17052"] If it is a standard USB or Firewire external hard drive, why is any unique software needed at all? It should work without it just fine. I typically avoid installing any proprietary software that comes with disks, unless it is really needed. I think the old truth still holds that hardware manufacturers don't write software for a living, and tend to give it "short shrift" - the quality is sometimes not there and that can cause issues later. If it isn't needed, why load it? I do see their response that it is a background process that monitors the drive - I just wonder if it is really needed. [/QUOTE]
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