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Forum: Storage (alternative) February 21st 17, 02:50 PM Posted to comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage,alt.comp.periphs.hdd
Replies: 6
Views: 765
Posted By Jolly Roger[_3_]
A bad sector checker program in Macs?

Ant wrote:
In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage nospam wrote:
In article , Ant
...
Forum: Storage (alternative) February 20th 17, 06:00 PM Posted to comp.sys.mac.system,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage,comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage,alt.comp.periphs.hdd
Replies: 1
Views: 746
Posted By Jolly Roger[_3_]
Unable to boot up an old 15" MBP (2008)'s Mac OS Xv10.5.8/Leopard (SMART test results)

On 2017-02-20, Ant wrote:
On 2/20/2017 7:33 AM, Jolly Roger wrote:
On 2017-02-20, Ant wrote:
Someone asked me to run SMART test on the internal HDD....
Forum: Storage (alternative) December 13th 16, 12:07 AM Posted to comp.sys.mac.apps,comp.sys.mac.system,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage,comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage,alt.comp.periphs.hdd
Replies: 3
Views: 647
Posted By Jolly Roger[_3_]
Resizing existing partitions on an external USB2 HDD in Mac OS?

Ant wrote:
In alt.comp.periphs.hdd Lewis wrote:
In message
Ant ...
Forum: Storage (alternative) October 19th 16, 04:50 PM Posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage,comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage
Replies: 87
Views: 3,607
Posted By Jolly Roger[_3_]
Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives?

On 2016-10-19, Ant wrote:
In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage Jolly Roger wrote:
On 2016-10-18, Ant wrote:
In...
Forum: Storage (alternative) October 19th 16, 01:38 AM Posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage,comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage
Replies: 87
Views: 3,607
Posted By Jolly Roger[_3_]
Is it me or are there many unreliable USB flash drives?

On 2016-10-18, Ant wrote:
In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage Rod Speed wrote:
Ant wrote

Either I'm having bad luck

...
Forum: Storage (alternative) August 19th 16, 04:19 PM Posted to comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage,comp.sys.mac.systems,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
Replies: 7
Views: 667
Posted By Jolly Roger[_3_]
Disk Utility was unable to repair external USB2 HDD's TimeMachine partition?

On 2016-08-19, Lewis wrote:
In message
Ant wrote:
Hello.

My client is having...
Forum: Storage (alternative) August 19th 16, 04:13 PM Posted to comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage,comp.sys.mac.systems,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
Replies: 7
Views: 667
Posted By Jolly Roger[_3_]
Disk Utility was unable to repair external USB2 HDD's TimeMachine partition?

On 2016-08-19, Ant wrote:
Hello.

My client is having problem with his USB2 500 GB Seagate FreeAgent Go
from early 2010. It has 2 partitions: FAT32 and encrypted HFS...
Forum: Storage (alternative) March 14th 16, 05:04 PM Posted to comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage,alt.comp.periphs.hdd
Replies: 20
Views: 845
Posted By Jolly Roger[_3_]
A dying HDD in a very old 15" MacBook Pro from 2008?

Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:

Shouldn't you first extract+backup all data in the hard disk first?

Then just buy a new one to replace it?

That would be way too...
Forum: Storage (alternative) February 20th 16, 02:00 AM Posted to comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
Replies: 38
Views: 1,088
Posted By Jolly Roger[_3_]
Cheap USB flash drives -- (was USB Flash Drive Tester)

On 2016-02-20, Ant wrote:

VIZIO doesn't make flash drives as far as I can tell. So they probably
job that out to cheap promotional companies. That would also explain...
Forum: Storage (alternative) February 18th 16, 01:19 AM Posted to comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
Replies: 38
Views: 1,088
Posted By Jolly Roger[_3_]
Cheap USB flash drives -- (was USB Flash Drive Tester)

Ant wrote:
I think I have a somewhat new 2 GB USB flash
drive that is getting corrupted FAT32 files and need to know if it is a
bad drive or not. Mac OS X's...
Forum: Storage (alternative) January 31st 16, 03:52 AM Posted to comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage,alt.comp.periphs.hdd,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage,comp.sys.mac.system,alt.windows7.general
Replies: 26
Views: 821
Posted By Jolly Roger[_3_]
Can't have both encrypted Mac's HFS+ & MS W7 EE SP1'sBitLocker NTFS?

Ant wrote:

This is a lot more complex that I thought it would be. :/

As I recall, several people here told you that you could expect problems,
yet you marched on anyway....
Forum: Storage (alternative) January 26th 16, 07:12 AM Posted to comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
Replies: 38
Views: 1,088
Posted By Jolly Roger[_3_]
USB Flash Drive Tester

Ant wrote:
In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage Jolly Roger wrote:
Ant wrote:

Stop purchasing crappy cheap-o USB flash...
Forum: Storage (alternative) January 25th 16, 06:41 AM Posted to comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
Replies: 38
Views: 1,088
Posted By Jolly Roger[_3_]
USB Flash Drive Tester

Ant wrote:

Stop purchasing crappy cheap-o USB flash sticks. ; )

Actually, it was free from Vizio. I guess they used cheap stuff! :/

Free = cheap-o...

--
E-mail sent...
Forum: Storage (alternative) January 23rd 16, 10:43 PM Posted to comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
Replies: 38
Views: 1,088
Posted By Jolly Roger[_3_]
USB Flash Drive Tester

On 2016-01-23, Ant wrote:
In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage Computer Nerd Kev wrote:

USB Flash Drive Tester:
...
Forum: Storage (alternative) December 25th 15, 06:23 PM Posted to comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage,comp.sys.mac.system,alt.windows7.general
Replies: 26
Views: 821
Posted By Jolly Roger[_3_]
Can't have both encrypted Mac's HFS+ & MS W7 EE SP1's BitLockerNTFS?

On 2015-12-25, Ant wrote:
On 12/25/2015 10:00 AM, Alan Browne wrote:

Your prior reply to Paul, for example quotes what he said - but not who
said it.

Ah OK. Sorry....
Forum: Storage (alternative) December 25th 15, 04:51 PM Posted to comp.sys.mac.system,comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage,alt.comp.periphs.hdd,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage,alt.windows7.general
Replies: 26
Views: 821
Posted By Jolly Roger[_3_]
Can't have both encrypted Mac's HFS+ & MS W7 EE SP1'sBitLocker NTFS?

Ant wrote:
I'm having problems with my 2 MS partitions in my external USB 2 TB WD
Green HDD.

Why bother with that rather than simply running Windows in a...
Forum: Storage (alternative) December 25th 15, 07:39 AM Posted to comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage,alt.comp.periphs.hdd,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage,comp.sys.mac.system,alt.windows7.general
Replies: 26
Views: 821
Posted By Jolly Roger[_3_]
Can't have both encrypted Mac's HFS+ & MS W7 EE SP1'sBitLocker NTFS?

Ant wrote:
Hi.

I'm having problems with my 2 MS partitions in my external USB 2 TB WD
Green HDD.

Why bother with that rather than simply running Windows in a...
Forum: Storage (alternative) November 17th 15, 02:56 AM Posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage,comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage,comp.sys.mac.system
Replies: 19
Views: 1,103
Posted By Jolly Roger[_3_]
Mac OS X doesn't see the encrypted partitions on my externalSATA HDD when using different adapter/controllers?

On 2015-11-17, Ant wrote:
Hi.

I got 3 external USB cable adapters

Make and model please.

to use with external drives like
HDDs. I recently used a 3.5" SATA WD 2 TB...
Forum: Storage (alternative) September 7th 14, 08:45 PM Posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage,comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage
Replies: 42
Views: 1,819
Posted By Jolly Roger[_3_]
Is this external Seagate 500 GB HDD dying?

On 2014-09-07, Ant wrote:

I think I am going to stop worrying about this long test since HDD
backups are working OK unless the issues return. What do you guys...
Forum: Storage (alternative) September 2nd 14, 01:23 AM Posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage,comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage
Replies: 42
Views: 1,819
Posted By Jolly Roger[_3_]
Is this external Seagate 500 GB HDD dying?

On 2014-09-01, Ant wrote:
On 8/31/2014 7:42 PM PT, Arno typed:

I recalled people mentioned power issues with these external USB HDDs
without their power AC. I forgot...
Forum: Storage (alternative) August 27th 14, 06:33 PM Posted to comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
Replies: 77
Views: 2,121
Posted By Jolly Roger[_3_]
Portable ext. HDDs without power AC?

On 2014-08-27, DevilsPGD wrote:
In the last episode of , Jolly Roger
said:

On 2014-08-27, DevilsPGD...
Forum: Storage (alternative) August 27th 14, 05:30 AM Posted to comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
Replies: 77
Views: 2,121
Posted By Jolly Roger[_3_]
Portable ext. HDDs without power AC?

["Followup-To:" header set to comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage.]
On 2014-08-27, DevilsPGD wrote:
In the last episode of ],...
Forum: Storage (alternative) August 26th 14, 03:08 PM Posted to comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
Replies: 77
Views: 2,121
Posted By Jolly Roger[_3_]
Portable ext. HDDs without power AC?

["Followup-To:" header set to comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage.]
On 2014-08-26, Lewis wrote:
Okay, so one time? In band camp? DevilsPGD ...
Forum: Storage (alternative) August 26th 14, 02:57 PM Posted to comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
Replies: 77
Views: 2,121
Posted By Jolly Roger[_3_]
Portable ext. HDDs without power AC?

["Followup-To:" header set to comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage.]
On 2014-08-26, DevilsPGD wrote:
In the last episode of ,...
Forum: Storage (alternative) August 26th 14, 04:56 AM Posted to comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
Replies: 77
Views: 2,121
Posted By Jolly Roger[_3_]
Portable ext. HDDs without power AC?

["Followup-To:" header set to comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage.]
On 2014-08-26, Lewis wrote:

On modern drives? Nothing. It is nearly impossible for a modern disk...
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