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Ext. HD and 360
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OK ive done some googleing since my ext hd wasnt recognised by my 360. I couldnt find a lot so i thought id ask here.I have a maxtor 160gig ext. which I wish to connect to my 360
This is currently in NTFS format.Now I have a funny feeling that im going to have to change that to FAT? can anyone confirm that?
also is there any way I go do that without losing my data/reformatting my HD?Cheers guys.
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you cannot convert an NTFS drive to fat without reformatting.
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^ i beg to differ. Norton Partition Magic can do it. Though ive read a few reviews that have titled it 'Partition Tragic' due to loss of data. Either way I dont think ill bother, I dont have means to back up my data and I dont feel like losing it all.
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don't trust norton disk utilities...
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Maxtor HD's need special drivers to be used so anything window is not natively associated with will not work on the 360
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anyway, to convert it to FAT, you do have to format the hd...at least, that's what i've heard...
Almo · #1is there any way I go do that without losing my data/reformatting my HD?Cheers guys.
there is a way, its call backup....unless you dont have a PC or you dont know how to install a hard disk to your PC, you can always backup your data before formating.
that's the only way to keep your data, as far as i know...
true, but he was asking a way to keep the data, so i dont think he know about backup
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why don't you simply copy the data to your pc, then format, convert, then recopy it to your hd??...
lol i know how to back up, problem is trying to fit 110gigs of stuff into 19.7 gigs left on my PC HD lolSuperWinrar anyone?
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what the? 110Gb?, what do you have in there >.>
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Almo · #11lol i know how to back up, problem is trying to fit 110gigs of stuff into 19.7 gigs left on my PC HD lol
Cant be done
Loonylion · #4don't trust norton disk utilities...
Or anything else with Norton in the name.
^ lol yeah i hate norton products.and @ loony: yeah i figured, ill just wait and buy a new ext., I need a new one anyway@calvin: 25 gig of music, hundreds of movies (600-700MB each) and thousands of photos. plus all the crap ive got in my 100gig PC HD. Hence why i need a new external, i cant download half as much as I would like.
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^ mine would easily be way over that, half of mine are burnt to DVD to save space.
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WD is really good, I need get one at least 500Gb since I only have a 250 GB hd.
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Replying to #17
Western Digital? they haven't been so good lately. Get Seagate.
anandjones · #17I only have a 250 GB hd.
lucky you, i only have a 37.8gb hd... :(
^ lol and i thought my 160 was small :p im looking at getting a couple of 500's and maybe a 750 when i get the cash.
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