I have here a Toshiba disk drive, model MK1655GSXF, which was removed from a 2008 MacBook. Total 148.73 GB, however, only 24GB are available. When I open the drive, there don't appear to be any files, nor can I find any. What's the problem here, and how can I free more space? Any help would be much appreciated. I am attempting to open the drive on an identical MacBook, if that helps.
If you are not needing any files in the drive, just full format it. That will remove all files.
SOURCE: I am not able to copy large files like 5 GB to my
in fact your hdd is formatted in FAT32 filesystem for compatibility reasons but this file systems only can read files below 3 gigabytes or so, if you want to copybigger files you should backup all your hdd info and reformat it to NTFS filesystem that can handle these files
SOURCE: can't open RIM files. they are what toshiba
Here's how to open RIM files
http://www.downloadatoz.com/file-extensions/rim-file-extension.html
SOURCE: I purchased a Toshiba Canvio
1 . Open the system drive, usually titled "Macintosh HD." Open Applications, then Utilities and double click the "Disk Utility" program to open it. A window will open giving a list of all the drives currently mounted on the computer. 5. Name the hard drive. Type a name for the disk in the field where it asks for the name. This name will always appear when the disk is mounted on a Macintosh computer.
2. Select the disk that needs to be formatted on the left. It is not possible to format the startup disk unless the system has booted from the Install Disk. It is important to note that formatting the startup disk will permanently erase the data stored on the disk. If you are planning on erasing the startup disk, back up all important files and applications.
3. Click on the "Erase" tab to the right of the list of drives. The window will now display the options for erasing the hard drive and formatting it to work on the Macintosh computer.
4. Select the Volume Format from the pop-up list. In most cases it's best to leave it at "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)" as this is the default. This setting is the best option for running Mac OS X. If there are other requirements for the disk, then select the format that best suits your needs.
If BIOS doesn't detect it either the data/power cables are bad or not making a good connection, or the drive has failed.
SOURCE: i have toshiba cavino 750gb
Don't be panic. you can try some format recovery software. You can see
http://www.asoftech.com/adr/
It tells the steps how to perform data recovery.
If above does not work, you may have to format the hard drive (use quick format), and then use above mentioned software to scan again the hard drive and recover your files.
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