I have a pc with XP, I am running on low disk space, will an external drive like the buffalo Mini Station help me?
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Absolutely, it allowed me to store my entire hard drive on it plus extra space
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that depends on your needs, if you are low on disk space because of non-program/app related files (ie: media(pics, videos, movies, music...etc) documents(ie: word, pdf/e-books, presentation files...etc)) then yes, moving as much of those files off of your system disk to external drive like the buffalo will certainly help you, if you have a ton of games, programs, apps installed and those are what is taking up most of the room, then you need a larger internal drive for your PC and the buffalo will not help you there...
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Yes it will give you more disk storage space, but be sure you have an available USB port on your computer for it to interface through. If you have a desktop computer and an available bay inside the unit you could also consider just adding an additional hard drive inside the unit.
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Absolutely. I have an older Dell running XP with an older Buffalo external drive attached (that's why a secondBuffalo drive to a second PC) that has maybe 20,000 photos plus tons of other files on it. Assuming you havea fee USB port, an external disk is the way to go especially on older PCs with a smaller C drive.
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It will help you if you place files and videos and music on the external drive because it will free space on your internal drive. You will have to connect the external drive anytime you want to access the files though.
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It will work as long as you have two free usb ports within about 4-6 inches of each other on your PC (because the included connecting cable uses two ports to proved enough power to burn discs). The Windows XP OS will immediately recognize the drive when you plug it in.
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There isn't that much space you can free up. I recommend that you store all non essential files on an external drive of get a micro SD card which can give you up to 64GB extra space.
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Not unless you have IOMEGA zip disks you need to access. As others have said, it's old technology. You probably want a flash drive that is compatible with current computers.
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Yes. During the update I think it asked me if I want to use external storage space. Works great.
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You can..bit you will be better of if you install windows and your most common used applications either on an internal SSD (best option) or an external flash drive. The system will be faster this way, and you can use your external 2TB for storing everything else.
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You can also plug a USB HDD in and do a content drag and drop from explorer, or use something like the free versions of EASUS, Paragon, Free sync etc., set up a back up and let it run overnight, but you have to be willing to become an active participant in your data backup routine, at least once. The plus is that you can back up what's important to you and not the fluff that might accumulate like TV shows you aren't going to watch again.
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See: http://www.buffalotech.com/products/portable-hard-drives/ministation/ministation-1
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I've heard yes. However, it takes 32 gig - not much room to actually run any other programs or store files once all is said and done. I didn't get a chance to find out because mine died about 2 weeks ago. Working off a laptop until I decide what to do. Not sure I'm blaming ASUS for that one as I go through machines very fast, lucky if I get 2 years out of anything...
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It has an auto-play feature that allows you to choose the platform. However, if your laptop won't take the mini CD for some reason, you could always use a library or other computer to transfer the .exe files to a full size disk or thumb drive as the file isn't large
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it should, its essentially a tiny remote drive, the file system can only be viewed in a browser tho, then its just a matter of dragging and dropping to your desired folder
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Yes, I have only Windows 7 and I have been using this Small Wonder since I had xp. Wonderful little gadget.
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Yes, Under x64 16TB is seen depending on your configuration, partition type, For more info please See: https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2581408?wa=wsignin1.0
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I use a usb 32 gb drive (dont need alot of time in my specific application)
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I dunno if it's a formatting thing, but I tried to plug in my portable 120GB external drive, and it blanked. My 1GB stick came up with a menu though, so there's gotta be a size limit somewhere, I just don't know where it it.
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The only way I've seen to do it is when you're synched up with your laptop through Windows Media Player 11. The amount of disk space remaining is visible on the Sync tab screen in the top-right corner.
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I don't see why not. If your PC recognizes the external drive, you should be ok. The only problem will be format. Your text from the word processor will have to be able to be translated into something your PC can read. If you have a problem, I suggest you give the Geek Squad a call. Tell them you just bought an external 3.5 floppy and you need to know how to download onto your PC. They may have a suggestion.