An external hard drive has already become a kind of alternative to a flash card for many users. It is convenient to store information on it, its volume allows you to write many files to disk. However, when connecting an external hard drive, you may encounter a number of problems.
Necessary
PC, external hard drive
Instructions
Step 1
Connecting an external hard drive to your computer. Today, absolutely all models of external hard drives are connected to a computer via the USB 2.0 interface, or USB 3.0. In order to activate the device on your PC, you just need to follow the same steps as when connecting a regular flash drive - connect the hard drive to the USB port. The computer will then automatically detect the device type and assign it a specific letter in the display menu.
Step 2
Possible difficulties in work. External disks, which we are used to seeing in stores, come with standard formatting - FAT 32. On the one hand, there is nothing strange here, but on the other hand, this moment will not allow you to write files over 4 GB to the hard disk. In order to work around this problem, you need to install certain drivers on your PC that come with the product. After installing them, you can write files of any size to disk.
Step 3
Disconnecting the external hard drive from the PC. The most important point in working with external hard drives. Before you disconnect the device from the computer, be sure to safely remove it using the corresponding icon on the taskbar. Only then can you disconnect the hard drive from the PC. If you pull out the USB cable without shutting down, the data on the disk will be corrupted over time, and the lifespan of the hard drive and the amount of usable memory will be significantly reduced.
