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How do I move log and screenshot files to my HDD?

December 12th, 2008, 1:37

How do I move log and screenshot files to my HDD on RAM-DISK? I can't see my HDD, all I can see are boot disk, cd-rom and RAM-DISK.

Re: How do I move log and screenshot files to my HDD?

December 12th, 2008, 3:22

You can't.

You need to copy them to something like a USB external drive formatted with FAT32. I am assuming that you are talking about MHDD logs and screenshots.

If the drive is damaged, you can't put information on it.

Since this is complicated for you, I suggest you find an expert to complete your recovery.

Re: How do I move log and screenshot files to my HDD?

December 12th, 2008, 18:32

Well, I have external USB drive. All I have to do is to enable USB support and insert my USB drive right?

I actually have one drive working fine but I don't get it how I couldn't see my working drive.

Re: How do I move log and screenshot files to my HDD?

December 12th, 2008, 18:44

It is possible that your working drive has NTFS file system, which is not visible from DOS. It is also possible that you may need to enable special options in BIOS to make the USB drive visible to DOS.

You are attempting to access 21st century technology from software designed in 20th century. That is tricky.

Without knowing exactly what hardware you have, it is difficult to advise a good course of action. Generally, you need a FAT16 or FAT32 formatted device that is visible from BIOS and DOS.

The easiest solution by far is to copy to a floppy. The logs and screenshot files are tiny. Of course, there is an additional problem with that since modern floppies are so terrible that they rarely work properly when used in a different drive.

In summary, grab your digital camera and take some snapshots of your screen. Be sure to turn off the flash. You will need a brightly lit room.

I still don't understand why you are going through this exercise.
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