Storage drives connected by USB devices known otherwise as flash drive, USB stick, USB key and thumb drive. Also includes larger storage devices such as portable hard drives.
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Make NAS appear as a USB drive
My TV can record to USB-storage, which is quite common. What I would like was to record to my NAS instead, where there's plenty of room and recordings can be shared and managed better. So I'm looking ...
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Accessing the firmware of an USB flash drive
Is there any way via which one can read the firmware of an USB flash drive?
And if there is really such a way, can one write to that memory area?
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How does one troubleshoot Windows hanging copying large files from external HDDs?
When I copy large file (for example over 4GB) from external WD MyBook USB 3.0 HDD to internal SATA2 HDD all of Windows just freezes. Copying files of any size on internal HDD is fine.
Today I copied ...
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Why does the IronKey executable on Ubuntu 11.10 fail when executed?
When I plug my IronKey into my Ubuntu 11.10 64-bit laptop, the read-only partition mounts as usual at /media/Ironkey. However, when I change into the /media/IronKey/linux/ directory and try to execute ...
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How to change the filesystem label on the vfat filesystem located on device /dev/sdb1?
I just followed the instructions here to format my Kingston usb drive
http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/howto-format-usb-pen-drive/
Instead of ext2, I formatted the drive to vfat. I forgot to use the ...
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Only 2 USB hard drives recognized when 3 connected in Windows 7
I've got 3 hard drives (with power supply, USB 2.0 and 3.0). They are all recognized by Windows7 x64 when they're plugged in individually, or when 2 of them are plugged in at the same time (on any of ...
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What is and how to increase the maximum number of usb devices?
I'm wondering what is the maximum number of USB devices the Linux kernel can manage?
Does this depend on the root-Hub or something else, too?
Is there a way to increase this maximum number?
I need ...
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Is there a way to power down a USB device using software?
Is there a way that I can power off a (specific) USB device completely using software from a Linux machine?
I want to use this to power off (so that the LED is off) a (single) USB stick.
Do you know ...
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Are USB hard drives really reliable enough to backup to?
I've been reading about backup solutions and have come across a number of people saying they use a USB external hard drive as part or all of their backup solution.
Are USB hard drives really ...
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failed to boot from usb-stick (ubuntu 10.04)
I have an Asus 1201n and it has a dual core Intel CPU which has 64-bit compatibility according to Intel's webpage. When I tried to boot from my Sandisk Contour USB-stick with the image from this link: ...
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How do I quickly copy 900,000 files?
I need to copy some data that includes 900,000 tiny files totaling around 30 gigabytes to a windows computer. However, it needs to be able to be copied and set up in under an hour and a half, and it ...
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How to “eject” non-existing USB drive from Windows 7 host?
I use a USB key which is encrypted with BitLocker to store various data. I keep that key with me all the time.
What happens all the time is that I send my home computer to hibernate without ...
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No mounting a USB pendrive on Debian wheezy
The system seems to know that my pendrive in insert, but when I try to mount it, I cannot do it 'cause it not appears in /dev/.
I post the result of command
dmesg | tail -n 6
[ 647.763175] ...
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Are external USB hard drives meant to be connected all the time? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is it better to leave your computer on all the time?
This is a general question about external hard disk drives (hard drive). Is it healthy for the drives to be ...
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how to customize an icon for a usb stick on mac and automount a dmg file?
I want to make a custom icon to a usb stick on mac and show that instead of the ugly blank icon that exists by default
as I have to compile a presentation I want the users to be able to quick access ...
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Is there any way to determine what program or service is using a device when I try to eject it?
I keep getting a message like this. How might I debug / troubleshoot why this is being thrown?
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Can't boot USB thumbdrive, same image works on USB HD
I put Arch Linux on a USB thumbdrive and cannot boot it. The same image boots on my USB HD.
The problem I get while booting the USB thumbdrive is UDEV waiting for events. It eventually fails and a ...
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Ways of cloning a USB key without use of dd?
I am trying to clone a bootable USB key. Obviously dd would to the trick nicely, but since the actual size of the files on my drive is ~15MB I end up waiting for a bunch of minutes while dd copies ...
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Does sleep eject USB Drives?
I have a netbook connected to two USB HDDs when I'm at home, and most of the time when I take it with me I shut it down and then disconnect it. But sometimes (mostly monday mornings ;) ) if I'm in a ...
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Why are some 2.5 USB boxes limited to some specific capacity?
Shouldn't the drive itself specify the capacity and the case is just an adapter?
Example: http://www.amazon.com/SATA-Hard-Drive-500GB-Capacity/dp/B002BFA91C/ref=pd_cp_e_3
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Sync FAT32 usb thumb drive with folder on HFS+ Mac OS X
I have a couple usb thumb drives that I use on both a Windows desktop and my Macbook. I want to be able to sync the files from the usb drive(s) with corresponding folders on my Macbook (i.e. one ...
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How can I password-protect my USB stick for access on multiple platforms, without admin rights?
I left my USB stick at college over the weekend and I was lucky enough to get it back on Monday. I decided to back up and password protect in case it happens again.
Back up all done, I went to ...
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How to connect Western Digital “My passport” using other means?
I have a Western Digital My Passport 500Gb external Harddrive where the USB connection on the drive seems to have worn out. I am trying to retrieve the data for a friend.
Here is an image of the ...
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Auto mounting of “identical” external USB drives in Ubuntu swaps the mount points
I have 2 identical Western Digial Elements 1,5 TB external harddrives, but they are causing some problems when they mount. The problem is that the OS sees them as identical drives with the same ...
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How much power does a Western Digital Passport Essential SE require?
I have looked at the Western Digital website for my product (WDBACX0010BBK) and cannot find how much power the device requires.
The device is not recognized when I plug it into my keyboard's USB hub. ...
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Biometric USB Flash Drive with 10+ Stored Fingerprints
I'm looking for a biometric (means it reads fingerprints) USB flash drive that allows 10+ users' to access with their fingerprints.
I need this to store sensitive data to which our support team is ...
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How to see if USB stick has MBR?
I have a USB stick supposed to be bootable, but the computer does not boot it. I suspect that there is no MBR (Master Boot Record).
How do I test if this is so, preferably from command line in ...
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Create an .iso from USB drive [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Where do I download Windows 7 (legally from Microsoft)?
I have Win 7 on a USB stick, non-iso. How do I get an iso of that?
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Why doesn't DD-WRT mount my external usb drive?
I'm running DD-WRT on a consumer router that has a usb port. An external drive that I've connected isn't being mounted for some reason. I have confirmed that the external drive works by connecting it ...
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USB drive acts like formatted
I put my USB hard drive to another computer at work (Windows 7) and after trying to read it for a while in the end it asked me that I need to format it before I can use it. Of course I said no. It was ...
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How to make a bootable XP USB Disk with additional software?
I know how to make a USB disk bootable but I want to know that how can I add additional software's like Microsoft Office, Adobe Reader, Notepad++, etc. with the installation of Windows setup?
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How to unlock and remove a protected partition from Prestigio USB stick?
I have one of those fancy schmancy devices, which is given to me by a frustrated friend of mine.
Device is a Prestigio Leather 8GB
It identifies itself to Linux host as:
Bus 001 Device 006: ID ...
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Installing an operating system to a USB drive and booting to it - all within VirtualBox
Is it possible to install an operating system onto a USB drive, and then boot to it, all within VirtualBox? Not like putting the virtual disk on the USB drive. Installing the entire OS there so it can ...
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Connecting a usb flash drive to a MacBook Pro
I need to read some files from a usb thumb drive, but I plug it into my MBP, nothings happens. I was expecting it to mount automatically. Is this normal?
The same drive works fine with Windows ...
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Speed difference between Portable HDD and USB Flash Drive?
I am considering purchasing one of the following for data backup purposes. In either case, they would be used with a USB 2 port on XP Home SP 3.
Seagate 500GB Expansion Portable USB 2.0 Hard Drive
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Manually mounting USB drives in Ubuntu
Normally, when you're using USB drives in Ubuntu, the system recognizes and auto-mounts them.
How do you manually mount them, when the system cannot?
I'm trying to restore to a bare SATA drive in an ...
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power management of USB-enclosed hard drives
With a typical USB hard drive enclosure, is the full range of drive power management functionality available?
In what may be an unrelated matter: is it possible to suspend a PC without unmounting an ...
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How to fool Windows Vista into thinking a USB drive is a fixed drive?
I have a 3TB USB drive and I want Carbonite to back it up (as it does with my internal hard drives). It will not back up external drives.
I want to trick Windows Vista into reporting this drive (or ...
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How to make bootable USB with Linux Kernel alone?
I would like to boot the Linux kernel alone and run busybox, not including a GUI.
How can I do that? How can I make a custom bzImage, initrd.img and how can I change the file structures in that ...
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Files copied from USB drive to any directory on OSX Lion disappear on complete
So, using Finder, I can locate a backed up file on an external USB drive, copy it or drag and drop it to a folder such as Documents or Downloads on OSX Lion and the progress bar will tick along till ...
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How to Autorun a .html file from USB drive?
How to Autorun a .html file from USB drive? File should be run on Mac and Windows Both.
I'm using this but it's not working
[AutoRun]
shellexecute=loading-intro.html
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Windows 7 is not detecting my external USB Enclosure - regardless of the drive I put in there
I have tried three different drives in the USB enclosure, plugged into my Windows 7 machine, and it doesn't work.
When the driver is being installed, it fails and says that it cannot find the driver.
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Laptop stopped recognizing USB hard drive
My Packard Bell EasyNote TX86 laptop stopped recognizing my 1 TB Toshiba Store Art hard drive. It worked fine until now, and it still works on other computers. Other USB devices (including storage) ...
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What is the best way to completely reformat an USB stick? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Reusing a USB Boot Drive - Format back to factory state?
I have an 8GB PQI USB stick, which has been giving me a hard time lately. Sometimes a file can't be read, other ...
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How should I install Fedora or any other Linux in USB hard disk and configure booting?
I want to install Fedora or any other Linux in USB hard disk. I have Windows XP installed in internal HDD.
When USB HDD is attached to my PC, it
should ask me to boot from Win XP or
Linux.
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How to make USB drive or pen drive write protected? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
how to write protect a USB key ?
I have a pen drive which I used to carry some files from my laptop to other public computers, these public computers are virus infected. ...
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Make SMB look like USB pendrive
I have a satellite decoder that lets me connect a USB device to it, allowing me to copy recordings off it.
Is there any way that I can somehow network this? What I suppose I am looking for is a USB ...
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what is the best (and free) tool to disable/enable USB ports [closed]
I want to disable USB ports (for everything except mouse and mobile phone) on my family computer. It runs on the Windows 7 home basic.
The idea is that the guests should not be able to plug in their ...
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Windows 7 - swap file on a USB disk? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to move the page file to another physical disk location Windows 7
I was given temporarily a PC, running Windows 7 Ultimate. The problem is it's hard drive is full, ...
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USB 2 Hub for running USB External Drives
I am experiencing an odd problem with using 2 different USB 2.0 Hubs to run a Seagate FreeAgent USB harddrive on.
I'm getting an 'unknown inpage error' (or similar). When i plug in directly to the ...
