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dee559PIT

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March 11th, 2006 13:00

transferring my photos to an E drive

​ ​​Hi,,im new here so please be nice. I want to put all my pics from my 4100 windows me on an external E drive of 512 MB. When i click to send to,,the e drive is NOT an option,,,the computer lits it as there but i cant get them to transfer. I am awaiting my new Dell e510 and want to save these and other files to be used and saved on my new PC,,,can anyone help this greenhorn??..Thanks!!​​ ​

kjharris

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March 11th, 2006 13:00

Is this a brand new external drive? Have you been able to transfer any files to it yet? New hard drives have to be formatted before they can be used. When you are in Windows Explorer, does the drive appear there? If you see it there, pick a file on your HD that you want to transfer, left click to highlight it and drag it to the external drive. If it doesn't work, post back.

Ken

dee559PIT

3 Posts

March 11th, 2006 19:00

Hi  Ken,,thanks for the reply,,,it is brand new,,,inserted into usb port as instructed,,,my computer sees it,,,but when i go to send anything to it,,it is not one of the choices i have,,,,,thanks for your help!

Dee

kjharris

428 Posts

March 12th, 2006 14:00

When you say that your computer sees the new drive, I assume you mean it appears in Windows Explorer with a letter such as D or E. Right click the drive and look at the menu that appears. Choose format by left clicking on it, and a popup box will appear. Click the start button to format the drive. When that is done, disconnect your external drive, restart your computer and plug the new drive back in. Hopefully it will work now.

dee559PIT

3 Posts

March 12th, 2006 15:00

HI,,,Ken,,,thanks it workedand i downloaded alot of stuff i need to  keep for use in my new E510...have a great day,,,and if you ever want to share anytidbits,,give me a holler...

Dee...

simpswr

3.2K Posts

March 12th, 2006 17:00

If you want to save your settings as well as files, you can use the XP Files and Settings Transfer (FAST) wizard to create an image of them and save to cd or other removable media.  This is a good guide to using the FAST wizard. Just be sure you have an up-to-date antivirus before you re-instate them!

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