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Aldi 1000 GB external hard drive

  • 20-07-2009 02:17PM
    #1
    Damomayo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 134 ✭✭


    Hey guys
    Does anybody know if it is compatible with lineux as it says XP and Vista


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  • #2
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,165 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    You could make it compatible with linux.


  • #3
    Gadgetman496
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,446 ✭✭✭Gadgetman496


    Damomayo wrote: »
    Hey guys
    Does anybody know if it is compatible with lineux as it says XP and Vista

    It will work on Linux but you must format it to EXT2 or 3 & not FAT32 or NTFS.

    -

    "Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."



  • #4
    tuxy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,983 ✭✭✭✭tuxy


    gadgetman496 wrote: »
    It will work on Linux but you must format it to EXT2 or 3 & not FAT32 or NTFS.

    -

    Linux is capable of supporting both FAT32 and NTFS


  • #5
    marco_polo
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 10,093 Mod ✭✭✭✭marco_polo


    tuxy wrote: »
    Linux is capable of supporting both FAT32 and NTFS

    I could be wrong, but not for installing on though? Although technically it can be done, those two don't support linux file permissions fully AFAIK.


  • #6
    tuxy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,983 ✭✭✭✭tuxy


    Since it's an external I assumed the OP was not using it for the main linux install.
    I could be wrong.


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  • #7
    Damomayo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 134 ✭✭Damomayo


    tuxy wrote: »
    Since it's an external I assumed the OP was not using it for the main linux install.
    I could be wrong.

    Yeah I have two laptops that i want to back files up from. One is XP and the other was vista but crashed and put linux on it to try. Happy enough with the linux but want to save pics from both as we lost a lot of the vista

    Thanks for the replies guys


  • #8
    marco_polo
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 10,093 Mod ✭✭✭✭marco_polo


    tuxy wrote: »
    Since it's an external I assumed the OP was not using it for the main linux install.
    I could be wrong.

    Oops missed the external bit :)


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