External Drive Backup Stupid Questions...

[Liz]

Steve, regarding your comment.....

BTW, in case you maybe though it was also a "stupid" question, you can swap the HD with other computers such as a notebook on the road

I have a vague recollection that when you do this - switch from one computer to the other - that there are some precautions to take. Is this correct? Can you just install the hardware to multiple computers?

Liz

[Asylum Steve]

Can you just install the hardware to multiple computers?

Well Liz, I don't have a lot of experience with this, but there's really nothing to install.

Whichever computer you have the HD connected to simply reads it as an additional drive. You format the HD on the first computer you use it with, then (I'd imagine) it'd be good to go with others.

Now if you mean the software that comes with many of these drives (ie one-touch backup, etc.), well I never use that stuff, so I'm not sure how that works...

[Liz]

Thanks Steve,

I think I know what I was thinking about. I had asked a while back if I could install PSElements on both hard drives - and there was a question with the software being installed on both HD's. The issue wasn't using the actual HD on 2 computers. Hope that isn't too confusing. Anyway, I understand now.

Thanks.

Liz

Well Liz, I don't have a lot of experience with this, but there's really nothing to install.

Whichever computer you have the HD connected to simply reads it as an additional drive. You format the HD on the first computer you use it with, then (I'd imagine) it'd be good to go with others.

Now if you mean the software that comes with many of these drives (ie one-touch backup, etc.), well I never use that stuff, so I'm not sure how that works...