HP simplesave ca94304 keep data on hard drive from PC and now use with Mac computer

Hi, I've recently purchased a new Apple Macbook Air and I have this HP simplesave ca94304 1 TB Ext Hard drive that I would like to be able to use for backing up my new MacbookAir. I have had this hard drive for a few years and have the backups from my PC formated laptop on it already. How can I keep this information on the hard drive and still back up the macbook Air?

Agree with what Dragon-fur said.
I will add...
There are numerous queries on here where consumers report these drives not being recognized suddenly. Their end of life seams to be coming to pass now.
Once that happens, you cannot retrieve the data because SimpleSave drives are not like a traditional external drive.
Also, if you only have your data backed up on one drive (one backup), you dont have a backup. WHEN that drive fails, your data is gone.  A good rule of thumb is to have 3 backups using a combination of different ways to do so.
Good luck.

Similar Messages

  • I just got my MacBook Pro a month ago. However I am realizing I need more hard drive space due to aps and programs.  I use am external but am concerned about the space. Is there a way to upgrade my hard drive from apple and keep my warranty valid?

    I just got my MacBook Pro a month ago. However I am realizing I need more hard drive space due to aps and programs.  I use am external but am concerned about the space. Is there a way to upgrade my hard drive from apple and keep my warranty valid?

    That would depend on whether your model actually has a hard drive. If you have the new 2013 Retina model, then you have a fixed storage device built-in that cannot be modified after purchase.

  • Apple replaced my hard drive (1tb seagate) and now I can't access my Microsoft office because the license was compromised. is this fixable? or will we be adding this to the list of lawsuits..

    apple replaced my hard drive (1tb seagate) and now I can't access my Microsoft office because the license was compromised. is this fixable? or will we be adding this to the list of lawsuits..

    You can reinstall MS using your install disk(s) and the original registration key(s).
    As for your threat, you might want to read the Software License Agreement as well as the Hardware warranty. They are available here:
    http://www.apple.com/legal/sla/
    Here is an excerpt from the SLA:
    8. Disclaimer of Warranties. YOU EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, USE OF THE APPLE SOFTWARE AND ANY SERVICES PERFORMED BY OR THROUGH THE APPLE SOFTWARE (COLLECTIVELY “SERVICES”) IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK AND THAT THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO SATISFACTORY QUALITY, PERFORMANCE, ACCURACY AND EFFORT IS WITH YOU. EXCEPT FOR THE LIMITED WARRANTY ON MEDIA SET FORTH ABOVE AND TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE APPLE SOFTWARE AND SERVICES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE”, WITH ALL FAULTS AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, AND APPLE AND APPLE'S LICENSORS (COLLECTIVELY REFERRED TO AS “APPLE” FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTIONS 8 and 9) HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE APPLE SOFTWARE AND SERVICES, EITHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND/OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, OF SATISFACTORY QUALITY, OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OF ACCURACY, OF QUIET ENJOYMENT, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS. APPLE DOES NOT WARRANT AGAINST INTERFERENCE WITH YOUR ENJOYMENT OF THE APPLE SOFTWARE AND SERVICES, THAT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN, OR SERVICES PERFORMED OR PROVIDED BY, THE APPLE SOFTWARE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, THAT THE OPERATION OF THE APPLE SOFTWARE OR SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR- FREE, THAT ANY SERVICES WILL CONTINUE TO BE MADE AVAILABLE, THAT THE APPLE SOFTWARE OR SERVICES WILL BE COMPATIBLE OR WORK WITH ANY THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE, APPLICATIONS OR THIRD PARTY SERVICES, OR THAT DEFECTS IN THE APPLE SOFTWARE OR SERVICES WILL BE CORRECTED. INSTALLATION OF THIS SOFTWARE MAY AFFECT THE USABILITY OF THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE, APPLICATIONS OR THIRD PARTY SERVICES. YOU FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE APPLE SOFTWARE AND SERVICES ARE NOT INTENDED OR SUITABLE FOR USE IN SITUATIONS OR ENVIRONMENTS WHERE THE FAILURE OR TIME DELAYS OF, OR ERRORS OR INACCURACIES IN THE CONTENT, DATA OR INFORMATION PROVIDED BY, THE APPLE SOFTWARE OR SERVICES COULD LEAD TO DEATH, PERSONAL INJURY, OR SEVERE PHYSICAL OR ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE OPERATION OF NUCLEAR FACILITIES, AIRCRAFT NAVIGATION OR COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL, LIFE SUPPORT OR WEAPONS SYSTEMS. NO ORAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION OR ADVICE GIVEN BY APPLE OR AN APPLE AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE SHALL CREATE A WARRANTY. SHOULD THE APPLE SOFTWARE OR SERVICES PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR LIMITATIONS ON APPLICABLE STATUTORY RIGHTS OF A CONSUMER, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION AND LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
    9. Limitation of Liability. TO THE EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL APPLE BE LIABLE FOR PERSONAL INJURY, OR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF DATA, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION OR ANY OTHER COMMERCIAL DAMAGES OR LOSSES, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE APPLE SOFTWARE AND SERVICES OR ANY THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE OR APPLICATIONS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE APPLE SOFTWARE, HOWEVER CAUSED, REGARDLESS OF THE THEORY OF LIABILITY (CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) AND EVEN IF APPLE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR PERSONAL INJURY, OR OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THIS LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. In no event shall Apple's total liability to you for all damages (other than as may be required by applicable law in cases involving personal injury) exceed the amount of fifty dollars ($50.00). The foregoing limitations will apply even if the above stated remedy fails of its essential purpose.

  • My IPhone used to be synced to my computer.  A new hard drive was installed and now the phone says it's syncing, then a message appears saying the next time my computer is available is will sync.  I've followed the instructions and no success.

    My hard drive burned up and had to be replaced.  When I tried to sync my IPhone after my computer repair, the phone says it's syncing and the icons spin, but nothing happens.  In a few seconds a message appears saying it will sync the next time my computer is available.  I have gone through the instructions and procedures for syncing four times and can not get the thing to sync.  Apparently the phone hasn't synced in a long time.  What do I do to sync my phone again?

    jrmetzger,
    iOS runs on iPads and iPhones; OS X runs on Macs.
    Given your situation, I’d highly recommended that you purchase a SATA-to-USB adapter, so that you can test both your old disk and your new disk externally, since it might be that the problem is due to a faulty internal SATA cable rather than due to faulty disks.

  • Is it possible to remove hard drive from G5 and install it on new MacPro?

    My G5 will not power up and I have files that are not backed up. Can I install the hard drive from the G5 into an empty bay onto my new MacPro and copy them over on the MacPro? Is this something that can be done or do I need to just take the G5 into the Apple repair store and have the files copied on a DVD?
    Thank you.

    Your new Mac Pro uses GUID, which will required for insalling OS X, good idea to reformat the drive again afterwards.
    I'd put it in a FW case, use that (reformatted) as external system backup and emergencies.
    The manuals, specs, help articles, Mac Pro forum -
    http://www.apple.com/support/macpro

  • Can't access iPhoto library on external hard drive (from Mavericks days) now that I'm running Yosemite on my Macbook.

    I have an iPhoto library on an external hard drive (from when I had Mavericks), but now that I've upgraded to Yosemite, "Photos" won't open my iPhoto library. Ideas for how to import that iPhoto Library into Photos?

    "Photos" won't open my iPhoto library. Ideas for how to import that iPhoto Library into Photos?
    What is the file system of the external drive, and how is the drive connected?  DO you get an error message? If yes, which message?
    You can only open a library on a directly connected drive, formatted MacOS Extended (Journaled).  If the drive is correctly formatted, hold down the alt/options key while you are launching photos, and then select your library from the Library Chooser Panel.
    If the library is not listed in the panel, use the "Other Library" button.

  • How can i read emails saved on a hard drive (from my MS laptop) on my mac?

    Hi!  I have backed up my outlook mail on a hard drive and now want to view the emails on my mac.  Do i have to buy the outlook software to be able to do this? Is there another way to view these emails without having to buy the whole outlook programme? Thanks!

    The bookmarks are stored in a file called places.sqlite inside the profile folder. You can copy that file from the old profile folder into the profile folder of the laptop, this will replace the bookmarks in the laptop with those from the desktop.
    For details of how to find the profile folder see http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox
    You can recover more than just the bookmarks, for details see https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Recovering+important+data+from+an+old+profile

  • Replaced hard drive on V570 and now won't boot

    I was getting warnings that my hard drive on my V570 needed to be replaced. I replaced it today and now can't boot. Keep seeing a message about "media test failure check cable." I tried going into BIOS and putting the hard drive at  the top of the boot list but this did not help. Can anyone help? Thanks.

    It's time to call support and order recovery media:
    United States
    IDEA-branded and B, C, E, G, H, K, N, Q, V, Y Series Products
    English
    1-877-4-Lenovo, 1-877-453-6686
    24 hours a day 7 days/week
    Z.
    The large print: please read the Community Participation Rules before posting. Include as much information as possible: model, machine type, operating system, and a descriptive subject line. Do not include personal information: serial number, telephone number, email address, etc.  The fine print: I do not work for, nor do I speak for Lenovo. Unsolicited private messages will be ignored. ... GeezBlog
    English Community   Deutsche Community   Comunidad en Español   Русскоязычное Сообщество

  • HT1751 How can I copy only music to an external hard drive from Itunes and not video?

    I only have 32 GB worth of space and 54 GB worth of itunes. I only want to transfer the music on to a drive for back-up. Please help!

    Drag and drop the music  from your Itunes to your desktop - to the external hard drive.
    - Works for me, Works for you.

  • I remove my hard drive from time machine,now it won't recognize hard drive

    i got a delayed error on my time machine backup saying Time Machine couldn’t complete the backup to my back up hardrive, so what i did i removed my hard drive in time machine "select disk" , thinking if ill plug it back it'll recognize but it didn't.. now it wont show anymore on my time machine, but it shows on my mac computer and disk utility.. how do i fix this? please help... i have the late macbook pro 2010 running osx mountain lion

    Try repairing it:
    Open Disk Utility in the Utilities folder. Select your Time Machine drive in the list on the left. Click on the First Aid tab in DU's main window, click on the Repair Disk button.

  • I named my external hard drive "Time Machine", and now it no longer appears on my desktop.

    I attached an external hard drive to my iMac, renamed it "Time Machine", and then set it up as the backup drive for Time Machine.  Now the drive no longer shows up on my desktop, tho the Time Machine backup appears to be working. Is it not supposed to show up on the desk?

    Hello:
    When you designate an external drive as the one to use for Time Machine backups, that volume will be named "Time Machine" and a blue Time Machine icon will appear on your desktop.  In my own case, I have a two partition external disk - one for Time Machine, and one for making bootable clones.
    I never name my external HDs - only the volume(s) contained on them.  If that is what you did, get rid of (or change) the drive name.
    Barry

  • Help!! Managed to erase a new second hard drive I added and now the system won't boot up

    I can't believe it!! Having un-successfully tried to add a 2nd 2Tb HD, which wouldn't identify itself properly or erase. I took a HD out of one of my PCs and tried again.  This time the hard drive was identified correctly and using disk utility I erased it and formatted it successfully.  I then shut down, restarted and all I got was an initial white screen and then a black one with a flashing cursor.  What have I done wrong...? How can i get the OS to start properly? 

    Hold down the Alt/Option key while you restart.
    This invokes the All-in-ROM Startup Manager, which very slowly inspects each drive and draws an Icon for each potentially-bootable Volume.
    If it finds one, select it and click proceed arrow.
    If not you will need to boot fron your Installer/Utilities DVD and use Disk Utility from there to look around.
    ¿Is there a possibility a new drive is messing up the SATA Bus and precluding booting?

  • Ipod mini hard drive goes crunch and now get Sad face with IPOD

    I've notice that after I installed new ITUNES and Updater software, my mini has the following problems:
    1. Click to the song and it just sits there and then it might skip over a the next song or songs before playing, like it is frozen
    2. I hear the hard drive - spinning and hear this crunching sound -
    3. Now I get the sad face with the ipod icon
    So would restoring my ipod help or should I take it and get it fixed, and how much would that cost
    Su

    Su,
    Is this noise you describe really a crunching noise - like a can being crushed, or more of a rhythmic or repeating clicking noise? It is normal for a drive to amke clicking sounds as it reads and writes to the drive. When this noise becomes rhythmic and repetitive, it can be a problem. If it is indeed a click-click-click type of noise or pattern, it could be that the drive is stuck. This can sometimes be corrected by tapping the iPod's left or right side against your palm firmly. I have revived several iPod mini's this way, and have not had it produce any ill effects. However, do note that you try this at your own risk and only if you are comfortable with the possibility or doing more damage. However, my opinion is that A) The iPod doesn't work right now, so there isn't much to lose, and B) you could save on a costly repair if it DOES work.
    Kyle-

  • Possible to add hard drives from a G5 to a new Mac Pro?

    I am getting ready to retire a Power Mac G5 Quad and am wondering whether I can take its two serial-ata internal hard drives and install directly into two of the empty slots I have in a new Mac Pro? Any issues that I should be aware of?
    Thanks in advance for your assistance.
    Brymer

    Hi Brymer, welcome to Apple Discussions!
    You've posted in the Macbook Pro forum by mistake. Below is a link to the Mac Pro forum, where you'll be able to find better assistance than here.
    http://discussions.apple.com/category.jspa?categoryID=194
    If I had to guess though, I would say that you can definitely take your old drives and physically install them directly into the new Mac Pro, though you won't be able to run the copy of OS X that may be on those drives. You'll have to use the copy of OS X that is included with the Mac Pro, because the two (even if they are the same version) will likely be different. Do post in the other forum though, they will know better than anyone here.
    Good luck!
    --Travis

  • I had to wipe out my hard drive on Monday and now I am afraid I have lost all my music...

    Help! On monday I had to wipe my hard drive out and reset it do to constant error messages. While on tech support I backed everything up as best I could but now I think my music is gone...I am not sure how to even start over or if my library will be there when I reinstall itunes. Any advice~thanks so much...it has been an interesting week!

    Open iTunes first, then click on file in the top left corner, then click on Transfer Purchases from iPod.
    That will transfer apps, music, TV shows ect.. You can also redownload your items from the iTunes store (just the TV shows, Movies and music you bought there). To do this go to iTunes store, then click on Purchesed and all your items will be there.

Maybe you are looking for