any type of HDD is okay. her problem is the HDD format

most HDD sold in stores are formatted in FAT32, which has a limitation of 4GB per file. This is not unique with OSX, any OS cannot write more than 4GB on a FAT32 formatted disk

what you might want to do, regardless if u're using OSX or not, is to format the HDD before you copy anything onto it. If u're using windows, format to NTFS. If u're using a Mac, ideally use HFS+

the catch is, Windows can't read HFS+ (I'm not sure if there are workarounds, but then this is a pretty secure thing right?). And also, OSX can't write to NTFS, u'll require third party apps to do that.

probably the best way is to format to NTFS, and install apps like NTFS-3G so ur Mac can write to it.

my ext HDDs are just FAT32 since i dun have any files bigger than 4GB i wanna keep on it

EDIT: sorry for the redundancy, was still typing when mengsuan posted

This post has been edited by dvlzplayground: Mar 21 2010, 09:30 PM

Yeah, she mentioned to me about FAT32.
NTFS-3G is a freeware? Oh yeah, then she shouldn't be frowned about this, her 250GB is saved!
I'll Google now. Thanks a lot.

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Added on March 21, 2010, 9:32 pmI'm on Windows all this while and on NTFS, didn't know FAT32 has such limitation.

This post has been edited by fruitie: Mar 21 2010, 09:32 PM

Guys, may I ask what is the best software for Mac OS to do a system clearance so that the system is not too laggy after some time of usage? Thanks.

well
one of it is onyx

Mostly will be used at school for surfing, writing papers and coding.

how to format a USB pendrive using diskutilitiy. I got a 'POSIX reports: The operation couldn’t be completed. Cannot allocate memory' everytime try to erase/format the pendrive.

Hi Guys, I am considering to sell my 6 months old MacBook Pro 13inch and get an iMac. Any advice that how much i can sell?

RM1k. Come lets COD now !

I give you RM3K, you get me 3 units + RM100 earning for each how?

@Frame sell it at garage sales section. Plenty are selling there, won't hurt to try your luck.

is ur system lagging now? if not, then dun worry hehhe

well when uninstalling an app, use something like CleanApp, so that all files related to the app will be removed as well

other than that, i dun use anything else, n my system is running fine. juz keep ur files organized that's all

i guess everybody is really wondering when is the revision of the new MBP will release. i am tempting to sell off my macbook white, mid 2009 and like brand new. now in dilemma if want to get the current MBP or wait......... ouch.

After doing some cleaning with onyx, my system is running pretty much smooth right now.. ya.. I agree with you that keeping files organized should be OK.. but with more than 1 yr usage sometimes I just can't make myself sit down and make things organized.. LOL

people not waiting for technology..if u really need it..just buy..as reseller im expected new released on macbook pro will update on Jun..not April..

yap
if you mess up with system files, it;s even worse
my fren one got mess up font files, too many duplicates fonts
it's killing the mac

I think I'm only organized if I'm on some unix filesystem. Looking at my windows I got personal file everywhere, end up cleaning it would be almost impossible and too tiring.

where can i buy the screw set for my mbp.

for using onyx, did you guys backup before using it?
I haven use onyx since i've downloaded it coz i scare system crash and all my documents gone. I don't have enough harddisk space to backup =x

how come the cheapest macbook pro is so much pricier than the macbook? i don't see much differences between those specs.

Macs arent all about specs. i've just answered this question lately, so let me juz copy n paste~



if by "specs" u mean CPU, RAM n HDD, then MBP loses cuz the HDD is a little smaller. but if build quality n ports are also considered "specs", then it wins, hence the higher price

thus it's pretty much how would you like to spend RM900

agreed. i think the most important part is the aluminium unibody. it's pretty much easier to maintain than a white mac. plus the keyboard lighting helps a lot when working in the dark. btw, firewire 800 is quite expensive it think, coz the old firewire is 400 only, rite?