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Name: AlwaysWillingToLearn
Hi there,
i have bought a Wester Digital External Hard drive, and i want to put some protection on it so that none of my files can be deleted. the thing is i use this hard drive to pass around to people so that they can view the documents and files on the system, i have photos and videos on this too and what i dont want is for someone to delete or modify my stuff.
is there such a software program that i can use on my harddrive so that whenever it is plugged into a pc, it become read only? i dont mind them copying my stuff, just not replace/remove.
Thanks,
AWTL
I would recommend that you NOT pass around your external drive. Additionally, I would recommend that you create backups of the files on the External drive. Right now it sounds like you don't have any backup plan in place.
Burn disks to pass around.
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I'm all the way with Othehill. External HDs are great for file storage. You should never use it for work. File sharing is what you should have implemented in place.
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i totally agree and do burn disks for data that is not going to change for the next few years, however the files on this external only goes to my friends who also work with me, i know what you are saying is absolutely true, but if there was suc ha software if would be ideal for what i am doing, and i know i could use rewritable DVDs i would prefer that i use my extrernal. guys i honestly know u are correct but it would be good to have this software if there is one just in case?
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What is the typical individual file size that you need to share? Does the list constantly change or just grow?
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well the files re usually about 700mb single files that is,
but usually there are several files of all differenr sizesfor example
word docs 20kb
video clip 60mb
video 699mb
text doc 2kbits based on what the person wants from the hd really, how comes you ask this? have you found something?
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No, I was trying to figure out alternatives. What you are doing was done with regularity back in the days of Zip drives. All parties involved had a Zip drive in thier computer. The media, while not cheap was cheaper than a removable drive.
One other point worth mentioning. If you don't trust the people accessing this drive enough that you worry they may change some files do you trust them enough to NOT infect your computer?
I think you are asking for trouble passing an external drive around. There is a good chance of data corruption. If the files are not originals why worry about changes or deletions?DVDR is pretty cheap if you buy on sale. Last time I bought any I got a 50 count spindle of Verbatim 16x DVDR for $13. Inkstop has them now for 50 @ $12.99.
Another option would be flash drives.
I would guess that most of the files on the external are not changed. Just some added periodicly.
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well you are perfectly correct, and maybe i should consider the possible dangers of data corruption and virus's, Well thank you for your help OtheHill, proberbly i will just burn these files to DVD rather than give my Hd around, i just thought if there was sometimg like that available it would have been the easiest option, thanks again mate.
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