My external hdd is dead!

iPete · 29th September 2008, 22:45

After I moved to a new apartment, my external hard drive has not been able to "start up" and mount, although it powers up. There's just a click-click sound from the inside of it. It's a Western Digital MyBook.

Bought it initially as a back-up disk, but since my internal harddrive couldn't contain more files I've been using it as the iTunes music library and as a destination folder for music recordings.

My greatest fear is that I no longer can get those files. Immediately thought that I might be able to click and drag the music on my iPod to another external hard drive and then import these files into iTunes. But don't even see those weirdly named files and folders iTunes creates on any iPod.

What to do?

SiYuan · 29th September 2008, 22:47

Cock out time.

iPete · 29th September 2008, 22:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by SiYuan

Cock out time.

Clearly there are still things in The General that can be dealt with without that option?!?

1871_Biscuit · 29th September 2008, 22:52

1) Chances are the data is still on there.

2) You are only able to use your ipod as a hdd, if you select it to be used as a hdd. When the iPod is in this mode you are unable to listen to the music.

iPete · 29th September 2008, 22:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1871_Biscuit

1) Chances are the data is still on there.

2) You are only able to use your ipod as a hdd, if you select it to be used as a hdd. When the iPod is in this mode you are unable to listen to the music.

For a minute I thought that I just worked out a clever way to use that option. 2 partitions where the first is used as a hdd and then the other as an ordinary iPod

iPete · 29th September 2008, 22:56

Just been referred to Senuti.
An app to move your music the other way

1871_Biscuit · 29th September 2008, 22:57

Yeah. Would have been very useful if apple had made an option for partitions, but alas.

29th September 2008, 22:45	#1 (permalink)
iPete Previously: PeteReDevil Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: I....declare...BANKRUPTCYYYY!!! Posts: 1,323	My external hdd is dead! After I moved to a new apartment, my external hard drive has not been able to "start up" and mount, although it powers up. There's just a click-click sound from the inside of it. It's a Western Digital MyBook. Bought it initially as a back-up disk, but since my internal harddrive couldn't contain more files I've been using it as the iTunes music library and as a destination folder for music recordings. My greatest fear is that I no longer can get those files. Immediately thought that I might be able to click and drag the music on my iPod to another external hard drive and then import these files into iTunes. But don't even see those weirdly named files and folders iTunes creates on any iPod. What to do?

29th September 2008, 22:47	#2 (permalink)
SiYuan Cafe Grandmaster 2008 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Where Crouch is a Midget. Posts: 6,899	Cock out time.

29th September 2008, 22:52	#4 (permalink)
1871_Biscuit Cock Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Reading, Berkshire Viva Los Hombres de Galleta! Urzzz Posts: 7,223	1) Chances are the data is still on there. 2) You are only able to use your ipod as a hdd, if you select it to be used as a hdd. When the iPod is in this mode you are unable to listen to the music.

29th September 2008, 22:56	#6 (permalink)
iPete Previously: PeteReDevil Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: I....declare...BANKRUPTCYYYY!!! Posts: 1,323	Just been referred to Senuti. An app to move your music the other way

29th September 2008, 22:57	#7 (permalink)
1871_Biscuit Cock Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Reading, Berkshire Viva Los Hombres de Galleta! Urzzz Posts: 7,223	Yeah. Would have been very useful if apple had made an option for partitions, but alas.