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you dont need to install those apps in the external drive

 

use the HDD and just dump the files in there

 

and use the safety remove button esp after doing some file transfer

 

i once got a huge file i transferred got corrupted just because i took the lazy route and just unplugged after transfering

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Hello

I just bought a 3TB WD MyBook External

 

i have a few questions

 

1) When i plug in my WD to my PC, inside of the WD is WD Smartware, WD User, WD Installation, ( I think its a lock feature ? )

    But i don't want any of that, i just want to store my data on it, is it okay to copy and paste my data to the WD My Book without installing it?

 

2) When i'm done using it, how do i turn it off? 

    Eject (Safely Remove) -> Unplug the USB from PC -> and Just unplug the Cable from power socket? or it will just harm my external?

 

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If you can see what's inside your HDD then what ever is inside you don't need, you can delete it no problem

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Hello

I just bought a 3TB WD MyBook External

 

i have a few questions

 

1) When i plug in my WD to my PC, inside of the WD is WD Smartware, WD User, WD Installation, ( I think its a lock feature ? )

    But i don't want any of that, i just want to store my data on it, is it okay to copy and paste my data to the WD My Book without installing it?

 

2) When i'm done using it, how do i turn it off? 

    Eject (Safely Remove) -> Unplug the USB from PC -> and Just unplug the Cable from power socket? or it will just harm my external?

 

thanks

1) Should not be an issue. It will just be a normal external HDD without those "special" feature then.

 

2) advisable to eject before removing. Not sure but my own (super old model and only 320GB), I don't to eject nor unplug it. It is constantly connected to my desktop as long as my desktop in on. So far, it's still working ... 

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you dont need to install those apps in the external drive

 

use the HDD and just dump the files in there

 

and use the safety remove button esp after doing some file transfer

 

i once got a huge file i transferred got corrupted just because i took the lazy route and just unplugged after transfering

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If you can see what's inside your HDD then what ever is inside you don't need, you can delete it no problem

 

 

1) Should not be an issue. It will just be a normal external HDD without those "special" feature then.

 

2) advisable to eject before removing. Not sure but my own (super old model and only 320GB), I don't to eject nor unplug it. It is constantly connected to my desktop as long as my desktop in on. So far, it's still working ... 

 

 

you dont need to install those apps in the external drive

 

use the HDD and just dump the files in there

 

and use the safety remove button esp after doing some file transfer

 

i once got a huge file i transferred got corrupted just because i took the lazy route and just unplugged after transfering

Thanks guys for the answers !

 

right now i'm copying the data

 

what concerns me now is

 

i'm backing up my PC data (1 TB)

and estimated time is 2 hours

 

and i just check crystaldiskinfo

and my WD My Book is 40 Degrees and it still have to copy for 2 hours more

 

is it okay?

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Thanks guys for the answers !

 

right now i'm copying the data

 

what concerns me now is

 

i'm backing up my PC data (1 TB)

and estimated time is 2 hours

 

and i just check crystaldiskinfo

and my WD My Book is 40 Degrees and it still have to copy for 2 hours more

 

is it okay?

they will be warm but still within the operating temps

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Thanks guys for the answers !

 

right now i'm copying the data

 

what concerns me now is

 

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is it okay?

 

Don't be so concerned... Nothings going to happen... Is this the first time you have used an External HDD?

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they will be warm but still within the operating temps

 

 

Don't be so concerned... Nothings going to happen... Is this the first time you have used an External HDD?

Ah okay, because it goes up to 43 degrees now

i heard that hdd should not be this hot?

 

i have used an external hdd before, but i never watch or care the temps of my hdd

 

but now, i became so paranoid about this stuff :( haha

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and i want to ask something else, ( its out of topic)

 

when i'm reinstalling windows 

 

like this pic from google

 

windows-7-install-size.jpg

 

and i want to have a 200 gb local disk C for OS , and a 800 gb local disk D for stuff

how do i do that?

 

can you tell me step by step?

do i have to format it first ? because i'm reinstalling?

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Ah okay, because it goes up to 43 degrees now

i heard that hdd should not be this hot?

 

i have used an external hdd before, but i never watch or care the temps of my hdd

 

but now, i became so paranoid about this stuff :( haha

____________________________________________________________________

 

and i want to ask something else, ( its out of topic)

 

when i'm reinstalling windows 

 

like this pic from google

 

 

 

and i want to have a 200 gb local disk C for OS , and a 800 gb local disk D for stuff

how do i do that?

 

can you tell me step by step?

do i have to format it first ? because i'm reinstalling?

like in the pic

 

you can specify the size when you select the disk

 

but before you that

 

you need to delete the existing partition 

 

select new 

 

then select your main disk

 

specify size to be 20000MB 

 

and same goes for the remaining disk space

 

then make sure you select the 200GB as your OS install location 

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like in the pic

 

you can specify the size when you select the disk

 

but before you that

 

you need to delete the existing partition 

 

select new 

 

then select your main disk

 

specify size to be 20000MB 

 

and same goes for the remaining disk space

 

then make sure you select the 200GB as your OS install location 

So its like this

 

Delete all partition first -> Format -> New -> 20000mb -> apply -> new again -> 80000mb (or remaining) -> apply -> click the 200GB -> next 

 

is that correct?

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So its like this

 

Delete all partition first -> Format -> New -> 20000mb -> apply -> new again -> 80000mb (or remaining) -> apply -> click the 200GB -> next 

 

is that correct?

correct but no need to format

 

just delete and create new

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correct but no need to format

 

just delete and create new

Ah okay

 

why no need to format?

i'm reinstalling using windows 8 feature (remove everything and reinstall windows 8)

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Ah okay

 

why no need to format?

i'm reinstalling using windows 8 feature (remove everything and reinstall windows 8)

during the OS install it will quick format for you

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during the OS install it will quick format for you

Ahh i see

Thanks ! :)

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