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computer aggravation

clevohardcore - 5-7-2010 at 01:56 PM

my western digital 500GB DH is pissing me off. I am trying to delete everyhting off it but it wont let me. Any ideas how to make it happen. I am selecting all and when I go to EDIT TAB to move ot trash it is not highlighted or even giving me the option. I am also clicking the files and moving them to the trash icon manually but it states it can't delete them. Why and how the fuck is that possible? I wan tot clean the harddrive of all files and then save my itunes as it is now.

clevohardcore - 5-7-2010 at 02:13 PM

Abu at western digital said I need to reformat and it will cost $60 for phone support. Does anyone know how I can do this? He siad they also have instructions on how to do this on there site. I can't find it.

Murk - 5-7-2010 at 02:23 PM

look for [format hard drive]

clevohardcore - 5-7-2010 at 02:35 PM

I did. The instructions say APPLE MENU, select control panels > extensions manager

When I click the apple icon I see no "CONTROL PANELS" or extensions manager to select.

BDx13 - 5-7-2010 at 02:43 PM

plug in the drive...
open disk utility (in applications, utilities)...
select the external drive...
click the 'erase' tab...
for format, select mac osx extended (journaled)...
name the drive...
click 'erase'.

PEACE OUT, OLD DRIVE!

BDx13 - 5-7-2010 at 02:45 PM


clevohardcore - 5-7-2010 at 02:54 PM

BD YOUR THE FUCKING MAN! Now before you bust out laughing at my ingorance anymore how do I CORRECTLY save my music to this beast?

Six66Mike - 5-7-2010 at 10:25 PM

Stop shouting at your hard drive too, they don't like it :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDacjrSCeq4