<p>Yes, believe it or not, I do know what a USB port looks like . . . .</p>
<p>I just remember the olden days when computer instructions were still DOS commands. Or the instructions were in Greek. More than once did I want to throw the d*mn thing out the window . . . </p>
<p>They really have come a long way since then, but I’m still nervous. </p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>I was in need of a new portable external hard drive (one of the kids decided they needed mine more than I did,) so I looked into Clickfree. I really liked what I read in several reviews, but found that only the 250GB, 320GB and 500GB were Mac compatible; not a problem, I will get the 250GB. Then I see they are only compatible for Mac OS X 10.5 and later; I have 10.4.11 (Tiger), not Leopard. </p>
<p>Any suggestions for the best portable HD for Tiger? We have owned Western Digital and Simple Tech as that is what Costco sells! I always buy at Costco first if available.</p>
<p>Update:</p>
<p>VeryHappy is not an idiot! I bought the ClickFree on line and it finally arrived. The only problem was prying it out of its non-shop-liftable packaging. That took about 10 minutes. Plugged the little guy in, and it was doing its thing! Took three hours, but I recognize that’s the first time. Should be much less time next time I do it.</p>
<p>Here’s my next question: If, God forbid, my hard drive crashes and I lose all my data, how do I get it from the ClickFree onto the hard drive (of a “fixed” computer or a new computer). Do I just plug it in and it transfers the data? Or do I have to instruct it somehow to go from B to A, instead of A to B?</p>
<p>Western Digital Green Drives with Firewire are great for Macs. They’re even bootable. I have a 1 TB model that I use with Leopard.</p>
<p>VH. Congrats! OK…let’s say you lose everything. You would need to start from scratch and load a new operating system. Then you plug in ClickFree and click on “Restore.” And it brings ALL your files back. Or let’s say you get a new computer instead. Plug in CF, click Restore, and you’re set to go.
Next time you back up, check out the interface - you’ll see the restore option. It’s easy.</p>
<p>Got it! Thanks!! </p>
<p>I feel so – protected!</p>
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<p>I understand that Clickfree comes with a USB cable that you hook up to your computer and then download onto the Clickfree hard drive. But what is the transformer used for?</p>
<p>em - I already had a portable hard drive…so I bought the transformer (cheaper than buying the CF hard drive). But you have to make sure your hard drive is connected with a USB cable.
The problem with a portable hard drive on its own is that most are do-it-yourself. The transformer adds the easy interface for backing up and restoring. Yes, I could probably figure out what files to save on my own - but I like the ease and convenience and I think it’s worth the money!</p>
<p>Late to this thread but I did note that the OP mentioned her son’s gaming stuff on her computer. In my household computers are like toothbrushes! No sharing. DH and I use ours for work and do not share with others so that we have no one to blame but ourselves if our comps crash.</p>
<p>I think that separate systems has a lot of merit and that’s the way our household works. You have to get permission to use another system. It helps to have similarly spec’d systems. We also have several backup systems if someone has a problem or if someone doesn’t feel like carrying one around.</p>
<p>ebeeeee, when the boys were in HS we shared a computer but now that they’re off on their own with incredibly expensive, state-of-the-art MacBooks (purchased by Mom), Mom’s got the old machine. Yes, it had games from S2; luckily I have now removed them all. </p>
<p>So the old machine’s got a little bit of speed back again!</p>
<p>Thanks, tr. I do the manual back up route myself, but would be open to something that is 1 click simple.</p>