Ashley Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 My desktop hard drive is failing and I've moved all my files to two external hard drives. I also back up everything through back blaze. My external's are older and I need a larger one. Any recommendations on a particular external drive? Its overwhelming when shopping for them? (P.S. I am running windows 7 now and will be upgrading to a new desktop soon....will all external drives be recognized when I do upgrade my computer? Should I look for something specific? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Drives don't care what they are hooked up to, they just needed to be partitioned and formatted with the Operating System. The only gotcha is if you are running a 32-bit version of Windows, as it tops out at 2TB. If you want a big 3TB or larger single partition, you will need a 64-bit Operating System. As for which drive, what is your budget? I'm not a fan of the $79 special from a box store, the drives I typically recommend are a little expensive for some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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