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Zeeshan Rashid

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Q: I cannot move a downloaded file from my MAC to an external hard drive

I cannot move a downloaded movie from my MAC to an external hard, there is no cut and paste option

MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2012)

Posted on Jan 18, 2013 7:06 PM

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Q: I cannot move a downloaded file from my MAC to an external hard drive

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by Niel,

Niel Jan 18, 2013 7:08 PM in response to Zeeshan Rashid
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Jan 18, 2013 7:08 PM in response to Zeeshan Rashid

Drag it there. If you want to delete it from the internal drive, press Command when dragging.

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by Zeeshan Rashid,

Zeeshan Rashid Jan 18, 2013 7:21 PM in response to Niel
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Jan 18, 2013 7:21 PM in response to Niel

Hi Niel,

That is what I am trying to do but its not working. It has a stop sign.
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by Niel,

Niel Jan 18, 2013 7:23 PM in response to Zeeshan Rashid
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Jan 18, 2013 7:23 PM in response to Zeeshan Rashid

If the drive is formatted as NTFS, you'll either need to reformat it or install software which enables Mac OS X to write to NTFS drives. To reformat it, open the Disk Utility in the /Applications/Utilities/ folder and erase it as MS-DOS if you need to access it from a PC or Mac OS Extended (Journaled) otherwise.

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Zeeshan Rashid Jan 18, 2013 7:25 PM in response to Niel
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Jan 18, 2013 7:25 PM in response to Niel

Thanks, can you recommed any software? because I already have a lot of stuff in that drive and dont want to format it.
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