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n20nine
post Oct 27 2009, 01:26 PM

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QUOTE(dvlzplayground @ Oct 27 2009, 09:42 AM)
since your file source can store the MKV file, i guess its not a FAT32 partition. but your file destination is. a full-length MKV movie sure is more than 4GB.

you can use a file splitter app. Split & Concat is pretty good, from the people who made the popular HJ Split for windows. it breaks a file into smaller chunks. but then it wont be viewable until you join them back (using the same app). here's the link for split&concat, but u can google around for alternatives
http://www.xs4all.nl/~loekjehe/Split&Concat/

the hard way is of course to transfer everything on the fat32 drive somewhere else, and format it into HFS (but a windows machine cant access) or NTFS (a mac cant access unless you install MacFUSE or ntfs-3g), then copy back ur files
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or just get paragon ntfs. i bought it yesterday. they are having a promotion right now, 9.95usd. i think its cheap and worth it.

QUOTE(Hongraphics @ Oct 27 2009, 01:22 PM)
Is there any maintenance i can do if i feel my mac is slowing down? Like registry clean up etc?  icon_question.gif
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try snow leopard cache cleaner. i also repair permissions on disk utility every 2 months or so.
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post Oct 27 2009, 02:38 PM

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QUOTE(davidmak @ Oct 27 2009, 01:44 PM)
NTFS-3G also not bad. I can now read/write into NTFS partitions. But writing onto NTFS partition is a little slow to my liking. Does Paragon have this problem?
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so far i have not had an issue with it. i have been using it for a while actually, just that the software wasnt legally licensed. i prefer it over ntfs 3g as i have had stability issues with ntfs 3g in terms of it failing to mount drives at times, and like u said, write speeds are the best. i think 9.95 is a pretty good deal, go check it out. might want to go with a trial and see if you are happy with it.
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post Oct 27 2009, 05:49 PM

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QUOTE(defectivelasagna @ Oct 27 2009, 03:51 PM)
hey guys i'm just wondering if the new 13" macbook white can swap the hdd or not? because my friend said at 5400 rpm is realllly bad.
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how so? its not really bad. the latest 5400rpm drives can be as fast as a 7200rpm drive. there are a couple of benchmarks on the net, if u have the time its worth a look. also, the 5400rpm drives are generally quiet and less prone to excessive vibration.

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post Oct 27 2009, 10:45 PM

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Another hard disk to consider is the Hitachi 5K500.B I have it and its brilliant. Absolutely quiet, no vibrations, no excessive heat and its fast. Get the 500GB version.
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post Oct 27 2009, 11:00 PM

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mine had a hitachi.
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post Nov 23 2009, 01:38 AM

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I like Transmission over the others, been using it for a while now.
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post Apr 3 2010, 10:35 PM

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QUOTE(digilife @ Apr 2 2010, 09:19 PM)
wat RPM is your new HDD, can we get a 7200RPM HDD for faster OS

Added on April 3, 2010, 5:20 pmafter installing SL 10.6 and upgraded to 10.6.3, my 2008 ,2.4GHz,2GB RAM MBW is slow on startup on the second day.

can anyone  here pls tell me wat warez to download to speedup my mac

thx
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try onyx, run all the maintenance and cleanup stuff. also, if i were you, i would do a clean install of 10.6 and do the updates from there - if onyx does not fix most of your issues.
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