Category:External hard disks
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An external hard drive sits outside the main computer tower in its own enclosure. The enclosure is slightly larger than the hard drive itself, and sometimes contains a cooling fan. This portable encasement allows the user to store information on a hard drive that is not inside the computer, but rests on a tabletop or surface nearby the computer. The external hard drive is connected to the computer via a high-speed interface cable. The interface cable allows the external hard drive to communicate with the computer so that data may be passed back and forth. The most common types of interfaces are USB and Firewire.
A portable or external hard drive is quite a useful piece of equipment. It allows the user to back up or store important information separate from the main internal hard drive, which could become compromised by online or offline activities. Sensitive documents, large music files, DVD images, movies, disk images, and even a backup of the contents of your main internal hard drive, can all be kept securely and safely on an external hard drive. When you are online, you can even leave the external drive turned off.
Another advantage of an external hard drive is that it is portable and operates on a plug-and-play basis. Any computer with USB or Firewire capability will recognize the external hard drive as a storage device, and assign it a letter to designate it. The drive can then be accessed like a normal internal hard drive. It's a snap to transfer huge files back and forth from work to home, to a friend's house, or between your desktop and laptop. Just plug in the interface cable to quickly reconstruct a working environment, making your favorite programs virtually portable
Subcategories
This category has the following 13 subcategories, out of 13 total.
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- Datawalker (5 F)
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- Platinum 500 GB (126667) (8 F)
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- RX200-APU3-25B (5 F)
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- Samsung S2 Portable (12 F)
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Media in category "External hard disks"
The following 99 files are in this category, out of 99 total.
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1TB LaCie external hard drive.jpg 1,034 × 1,448; 472 KB
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2013-365-194 Big G - Little G (9282190668).jpg 5,184 × 3,456; 4.74 MB
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2015 Dysk zewnętrzny Verbatim.jpg 3,832 × 2,346; 3.83 MB
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2015-03-09 14.24.18 최광모.jpg 2,448 × 3,264; 2 MB
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2TB WD Elements Portable 1 2016-07-03.jpg 4,032 × 3,024; 1.32 MB
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ADATA CH91 20091017.jpg 1,024 × 703; 448 KB
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AdataHD710Pro2TB.jpg 5,312 × 2,988; 4.26 MB
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AMSIhdd.jpg 1,200 × 1,600; 148 KB
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Blue external USB hard drive 01.jpg 4,806 × 3,204; 3.41 MB
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Blue external USB hard drive 02.jpg 4,693 × 3,129; 3.28 MB
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Blue external USB hard drive 03.jpg 4,837 × 3,225; 3.44 MB
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Blue external USB hard drive 04.jpg 3,979 × 2,653; 2.94 MB
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Blue external USB hard drive 05.jpg 3,031 × 4,547; 3.41 MB
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Buffalo HD-H250U2.jpg 1,454 × 1,940; 137 KB
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Buffalo HD-PNT1.0U3R-AP 2012-10.jpg 2,400 × 2,400; 410 KB
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Circuit board from a USB 3.0 external 2.5-inch HDD enclosure.jpg 1,024 × 768; 321 KB
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Circuito Rack Disco Duro.JPG 2,736 × 3,648; 2.16 MB
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D2 poulton coq.jpg 300 × 243; 16 KB
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Datawalker black.JPG 320 × 480; 23 KB
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Datawalker LA18 TOP10.jpg 3,072 × 2,048; 1.53 MB
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Datawalker LA18.jpg 3,072 × 2,048; 2.19 MB
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Disk enclosure 2.5 a.jpg 800 × 600; 130 KB
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DVB-S USB-Recording.jpg 1,085 × 704; 324 KB
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DVD, USB flash drive and external hard drive.jpg 3,456 × 2,244; 6.02 MB
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Emtec portable Wi-Fi HDD.jpg 4,000 × 3,000; 2.57 MB
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ET Wang holding Seagate Backup Plus Slim 20221001.jpg 2,592 × 4,608; 1.9 MB
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Extern-Festplack-500-MB--w.jpg 1,678 × 1,483; 525 KB
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External hard drive 1 2014-02-11.jpg 3,872 × 2,592; 3.62 MB
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External hard drives.jpg 3,072 × 2,304; 1.45 MB
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External hdd principle wiring diagram.svg 2,268 × 2,622; 18 KB
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External portable hard drive.jpg 800 × 450; 48 KB
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Gericom Festplatte 1.jpg 3,362 × 2,234; 3.64 MB
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Gericom Festplatte 2.jpg 1,959 × 3,232; 3.32 MB
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GM VS BTrain.jpg 1,152 × 864; 319 KB
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HK STT 石塘咀 Shek Tong Tsui 屈地街 內街社區生活 Whitty Street zone May 2020 SS2 07.jpg 4,128 × 3,096; 3.34 MB
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Inateck USB 3 Portable HDD Enclosure (16572721777).jpg 4,000 × 3,000; 2.11 MB
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Industrijsko oblikovan prenosni trdi disk.jpg 2,592 × 1,944; 433 KB
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Iomega 500gb.JPG 2,304 × 3,072; 2.97 MB
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Iomega external hard disk drive (cut).JPG 1,944 × 1,616; 1.59 MB
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Iomega external hard disk drive.JPG 1,944 × 2,592; 1.65 MB
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LaCie LC3U 500GB (1).jpg 3,024 × 3,024; 1.25 MB
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LaCie LC3U 500GB (10).jpg 3,024 × 4,032; 1.35 MB
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LaCie LC3U 500GB (11).jpg 3,024 × 4,032; 2.46 MB
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LaCie LC3U 500GB (12).jpg 4,032 × 3,024; 2.29 MB
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LaCie LC3U 500GB (2).jpg 3,024 × 3,024; 1.23 MB
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LaCie LC3U 500GB (3).jpg 3,024 × 3,024; 875 KB
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LaCie LC3U 500GB (4).jpg 3,024 × 3,024; 891 KB
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LaCie LC3U 500GB (5).jpg 3,024 × 3,024; 924 KB
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LaCie LC3U 500GB (6).jpg 3,024 × 3,024; 610 KB
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LaCie LC3U 500GB (7).jpg 3,024 × 3,024; 1.21 MB
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LaCie LC3U 500GB (8).jpg 4,032 × 3,024; 1.39 MB
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LaCie LC3U 500GB (9).jpg 3,024 × 4,032; 1.3 MB
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LaCie Rugged Mini SSD.jpg 2,913 × 3,733; 2.56 MB
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Maxtor onetouch.JPG 2,164 × 2,484; 569 KB
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Mobile Drive Secure with keycards.jpg 1,772 × 884; 470 KB
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Mobile recording (1), 2010-06-24.jpg 3,072 × 2,304; 2.45 MB
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Mobile recording (2), 2010-06-24.jpg 3,072 × 2,304; 2.83 MB
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Mobile recording (3), 2010-06-24.jpg 3,072 × 2,304; 3.26 MB
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Orb Drive EXSCSI Front.jpg 2,048 × 1,536; 566 KB
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Printemps de Bourges 2019-14, contrôleur DJ et portable.jpg 4,608 × 3,456; 3.54 MB
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Removable-hard-drive.jpg 2,040 × 1,900; 716 KB
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Removable1.png 820 × 1,480; 2.05 MB
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Removable3.png 909 × 1,515; 1.92 MB
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REX-Dock.JPG 512 × 384; 189 KB
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SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD - 1TB, USB-C (41036158305).jpg 3,117 × 2,155; 3.77 MB
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Sandisk extreme portable ssd.jpg 3,024 × 3,652; 968 KB
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SCSI HDD (5492328342).jpg 4,256 × 2,832; 4.39 MB
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SCSI HDD with termination (5492328644).jpg 2,832 × 4,256; 4.33 MB
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Seagate 6gb.jpg 3,000 × 2,000; 2.38 MB
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Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex hard drive.jpg 2,304 × 3,072; 1.38 MB
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Seagate SRD0LF1 bottom at WirForce Shop 20221105.jpg 3,520 × 1,980; 831 KB
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Seagate SRD0NF1 4TB IMGP6430 smial wp.jpg 3,000 × 3,000; 5.24 MB
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Seagate SRD0NF1 4TB IMGP6433 smial wp.jpg 3,000 × 3,000; 5.27 MB
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Seagate ST12000NM0117 2GY101-111 20190718.jpg 3,024 × 4,032; 3.1 MB
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Seagate-FreeAgent-Go-120-GB.jpg 559 × 800; 83 KB
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SeagateFreeAgent80Gb.jpg 1,024 × 735; 592 KB
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ThinkPad USB 3.0 Secure Hard Drive.jpg 3,120 × 4,160; 3.53 MB
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Thunderbolt Drive+ sideview 01.jpg 581 × 154; 304 KB
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Toshiba 1 TB External USB Hard Drive.jpg 3,083 × 2,037; 797 KB
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Transcend StoreJet 25 mobile.jpg 1,600 × 2,400; 255 KB
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Transcend StoreJet TS160GSJ25B-S.jpg 1,440 × 1,920; 267 KB
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Two LaCie Porsche Design 8 TB hard drives.jpg 4,608 × 3,456; 5.3 MB
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Typical External Hard Drive.JPG 4,320 × 3,240; 5.42 MB
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USB Case for HDD ATA front panel.png 1,600 × 734; 888 KB
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USB Case for HDD ATA.jpg 3,030 × 1,745; 905 KB
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Usb firewire hard disk enclosure.jpg 2,450 × 1,850; 553 KB
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USB Stick Win Accord 2GB Microdrive.JPG 800 × 600; 131 KB
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USB-Hard-Drive.jpg 2,600 × 1,600; 1.69 MB
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WD Elements 1 TB Hard Disk 01.jpeg 2,532 × 3,228; 1.44 MB
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WD Elements SE Portable WDBABV7500ABK - hard drive - 750 GB.jpg 2,448 × 3,264; 1.6 MB
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WD External Hard Drives IMG 7899.jpg 3,000 × 1,933; 369 KB
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We're watching! (4055380).jpg 1,792 × 1,344; 482 KB
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Western Digital WDBPCK0010BBK-EESN external hard drive.jpg 4,000 × 3,000; 3.84 MB