June, 2010 | DataRecoveryUnion.com

The main purposes we need an external hard drive:Expand your computer’s storage capacity; Backup your data and share data between computers; Easy to use. Most of the time, you just need to plug it into the computer and use it as an internal hard drive.…

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USB 2.0, USB 3.0, or FireWire – What is the recommended solution for data storage?

DATARECOVERYUNION.COM14 years ago3 years ago15 mins

1. What is USB 2.0? USB 2.0 is the industry standard peripheral connection type for most x86 computers (Windows based). This specification is rated with maximum transfer rate of 480Mb/s (60MB/s). Sustained transfer rate of USB 2.0 depends on many factors including type of device in use, data being transferred, and speed of the computer system.…

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Slow transfer rates from my USB 2.0 drive in Windows

DATARECOVERYUNION.COM14 years ago3 years ago01 mins

Problem: A USB 2.0 drive appears to be performing slow data transfers. Cause: The drive may be running at USB 1.1 speeds. Resolution: Make sure that your system is configured to control the drive under the USB 2.0 specification.Verify that you have a USB 2.0 host adapter or motherboard.…

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Things you should know about external hard drives

DATARECOVERYUNION.COM14 years ago11 years ago01 mins

Depending on availability of parts during production, the internal hard drive in an external enclosure could be either SATA or EIDE. They can only guarantee drive capacity. They cannot guarantee a particular internal hard drive model, data interface, rotational speed, or cache size in the external hard drive enclosure.…

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WD drives compatible with Windows 7

DATARECOVERYUNION.COM14 years ago3 years ago02 mins

Western Digital’s close working relationship with Microsoft allowed them to take advantage of the features of Windows 7 to provide customers with full compatibility and a seamless, user-friendly experience. Western Digital’s currently shipping desktop and mobile internal drive and direct-attach external drives are certified to be Windows 7 compatible.…

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How to access Disk Management in Windows

DATARECOVERYUNION.COM14 years ago3 years ago22 mins

Disk Management is a utility built into WIndows 2000, XP, and Vista which can be used to create, delete, and format partitions. To access Disk Management in WIndows 2000 and XP please follow the instructions below:From the desktop or Start Menu of Windows, right-click on My Computer.…

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2 Popular Partition Manager Freewares

DATARECOVERYUNION.COM14 years ago3 years ago23 mins

1. Partition Wizard Home Edition Move, resize, copy, explore, and recover hard disk drive partitions. Latest Version: 5.0 Operating system: Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7 Web site: http://www.eofsoft.com Working as partition magic, Partition Wizard Home Edition is a free partition manager designed by MT Solution Ltd.…

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5 Popular Data Backup Freewares

DATARECOVERYUNION.COM14 years ago3 years ago27 mins

The post consists of programs for making duplicate copies of your computer files, digital photos, music, movies, or anything else on your hard drive or portable device that you’d like to duplicate in case of accident or catastrophe. 1. Paragon Backup & Recovery Free Edition (32 bit) Back up and restore your Windows system.…

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5 Popular Data Recovery Freewares

DATARECOVERYUNION.COM14 years ago3 years ago06 mins

Pandora Recovery Find, preview and restore permanently deleted files. Operating system: Windows 2000/XP/Vista Pandora Recovery is a powerful free tool that provides its users an effective way to attempt recovery of permanently deleted files. And that does not mean restoration of a file from Recycle Bin.…

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exFAT file system (Extended File Allocation Table)

DATARECOVERYUNION.COM14 years ago3 years ago14 mins

exFAT (Extended File Allocation Table) is a file system designed and patentend by Microsoft and released in all versions of Windows, starting with Windows Server 2008. In addition Microsoft has released an update for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, to add support for exFAT formatted drives.…

June 2010

Recommended Western Digital External Hard Drives