Re: Backup problem

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Sandy Human Rights wrote:
I considered the absence of a floppy as a possible problem before I asked this question, and inserted one, trying again but getting the same result. In response to questions posed by another responder, I don't know if it's FAT or NTFS format, but I do have writing authority. This is a new Maxtor 80 GB external drive, just installed, but there is essentially zero documentation with it. More of a plug&play situation than anything else. But I'm getting 

I assume you've installed it properly and formatted it?

Open My Computer, right click on the drive, Properties.

Is the file system RAW or NTFS?


open (and how DO I tell whether the format is FAT or NTFA?). Thanks! 

See above.
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