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Title: grumble grumble...HI! External hardrive question
Post by: mrguy on September 22, 2010, 01:55:42 AM
Because I can't post in the hardware forum, I'll post here instead.

So, I have an external harddrive. I use it for (amongst other things), listening to music on my two computers.
I use foobar to listen to music. When I had it on one computer, I had foobar setup to read my music from the harddrive (the E: drive). However, my new computer reads my HD as the F: drive....
See the problem?

It means I have to have foobar set up to read from both locations, but that means that I get duplicates of each file (when only one will work), and when I go to the next computer, it will have try and read the E: drive, but cannot, so it deems it as corrupt. When I return to the old computer, it means it has to take 5+ minutes scanning my HD....



So, my question is; Is there a way to make both computers read my drive as the E: drive (or the F: drive)?
Or, is there a better solution?

Title: Re: grumble grumble...HI! External hardrive question
Post by: Clear_Runway on September 22, 2010, 10:02:02 AM
you have to go in device manager and set the drive letter. look it up.
Title: Re: grumble grumble...HI! External hardrive question
Post by: Demosthenes on September 22, 2010, 11:45:35 AM
What version(s) of Windows are you running?
Title: Re: grumble grumble...HI! External hardrive question
Post by: Min on September 22, 2010, 11:54:13 AM
Demo's bypassing the 50 post minimum rule on tech questions?  Must be in a good mood.
Title: Re: grumble grumble...HI! External hardrive question
Post by: Banshee on September 22, 2010, 11:58:02 AM
Is this a good place to ask what's wrong with my microwave oven? The power levels aren't changing.
Title: Re: grumble grumble...HI! External hardrive question
Post by: Demosthenes on September 22, 2010, 01:12:13 PM
Quote from: Detta on September 22, 2010, 11:54:13 AM
Demo's bypassing the 50 post minimum rule on tech questions?  Must be in a good mood.

Nope.  Just putting the thread in the appropriate subforum.  He still can't post in here, of course.  But that's not my problem.
Title: Re: grumble grumble...HI! External hardrive question
Post by: pbsaurus on September 22, 2010, 03:22:35 PM
Can he view it?
Title: Re: grumble grumble...HI! External hardrive question
Post by: Demosthenes on September 22, 2010, 06:01:51 PM
Sure.  He just can't post in here.
Title: Re: grumble grumble...HI! External hardrive question
Post by: Chris on September 23, 2010, 07:53:02 AM
Do you need to know what version of Windows he's running in order to give him the right "tool" to make it work?
Title: Re: grumble grumble...HI! External hardrive question
Post by: Demosthenes on September 23, 2010, 10:56:44 AM
No, I was just being conversational.
Title: Re: grumble grumble...HI! External hardrive question
Post by: Chris on September 25, 2010, 05:33:02 AM
Wait a minute. I see what you did here!

...And why hasn't he answered to let us know what version of Windows he's running?!
Title: Re: grumble grumble...HI! External hardrive question
Post by: Demosthenes on September 26, 2010, 10:31:47 PM
Quote from: Chris on September 25, 2010, 05:33:02 AM
Wait a minute. I see what you did here!

...And why hasn't he answered to let us know what version of Windows he's running?!

That's why I get paid the big bucks.
Title: Re: grumble grumble...HI! External hardrive question
Post by: Chris on September 29, 2010, 10:44:11 PM
This is really annoying... it's been more than a week and he still hasn't posted a reply!
Title: Re: grumble grumble...HI! External hardrive question
Post by: Demosthenes on September 30, 2010, 08:11:21 AM
How rude!