Using an External Hard Drive

Question

Is it possible to use an external hard drive in the same way a local 'C' drive?  For instance, I would like to move all of my music and pictures from the 'C' drive to the external drive including the associated programs that I use to play the music and organize and edit photos.    I have already backed up the 'C' drive, but I want to use the external drive for things other than just storage.   Any suggestions would be appreciated.

europa303 · Answer

Yes, the external is treated just like an additional drive, regardless of where it is located.  Presuming you have a USB 2.0 computer and drive the speeds are quite fast, but you may want to copy a few music files and a player over to the external and be sure they play correctly.  I don't see why they wouldn't.

MontrachetESQ · Answer

Thanks!!  I'll try your suggestion.  I have, however, tried to move some 'program' files, but they haven't transferred successfully.  I guess it's trial and error and I may have to see if I can re-download some programs from the original source.

europa303 · Answer

You can't move programs, they have to be installed. Only data can be easily transferred.

Steves1030 · Answer

I have a 120gb external hd and I store all my music and pictures on it you can use program on the computer ie win media player, or musicmatch to play music

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