Would a 250 GB external drive be sufficient enough?

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Would a 250 GB external drive be sufficient enough?

I am thinking about getting an external hard drive for my 30 GB video ipod to save my computer memory. Would a 250 GB external drive be sufficient enough?

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Windows XP, Windows XP Home Edition (with Service pack 2)

Posted on Nov 13, 2006 4:02 PM

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Chris CA

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Nov 13, 2006 4:05 PM in response to shofar

Computer memory and HD space are not the same.

Yes, 250GB is enough to hold 30GB.
You can use it to back up other important files on your computer in addition to your iTunes library/music files.

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shofar Author

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Nov 13, 2006 4:44 PM in response to Chris CA

Do I have to use it to just back p files for the music or video? Can't I just automatically save it on the external drive?

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shofar Author

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Nov 13, 2006 4:53 PM in response to Chris CA

Who said anything about HD space, and what is it? I was talking about a an external hard drive with 250 GB capacity.

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camoracer

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Nov 13, 2006 5:07 PM in response to shofar

You mentioned hard drive space when you asked about an external hard drive. 250GB might be enough space, depends on how many files you have, how big your library is.

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Chris CA

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Nov 13, 2006 6:00 PM in response to shofar

Who said anything about HD space, and what is it?
You did.
You asked if a 250GB external hard disk (HD) would help with your computer memory.
No, it won't because they are not the same thing.

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shofar Author

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Nov 14, 2006 4:17 PM in response to Chris CA

ok, I'm sorry. I am not an expert when it comes to these kinds of things, but what I really just want to purchase a 250 GB external drive just for my songs, videos, etx for my 30 GB ipod. Is it possible to do that? Would I connect the external drive with a USB cable from my hardrive?

Thanks

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Chris CA

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Nov 14, 2006 4:25 PM in response to shofar

You need to connect the external drive to your computer, most likely with a USB cable. The computer will run the drive, not the iPod.

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shofar Author

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Nov 14, 2006 7:37 PM in response to Chris CA

I know that , thank you.

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