I guess so Ms. Bridget. I have an Ultra Passport and it works fine but I had Windows 8 (now 10) and never had an issue. Wasn't aware it would be incompatible with XP but it doesn't surprise me. At least now you know what question to ask when searching for another external drive. Make sure it is XP and W10 compatible (if that's what is installed on the new computer).
This will add years to the life of your dinosaur , it will become the closest thing you can get to a Mac without buying one , might solve your drive problem as well .
Ms. Bridget, go on the question community and ask if it is compatible with Windows XP. See what kind of answers you get. Heck, ask the same question under the My Passport page too.
Retic getting you to use Linux is like me trying to get Robin to use a Kayfun 5 or Kayfun Prime.
I would recommend the same thing but I'm thinking she (her son) wants to do backups for the entire computer (his new one). Possibly auto backups. ??
It will replace Windows XP as your OS , It's faster and more secure , no more antivirus , antispyware or disk defragging needed , Apple OS is closely related to Linux , It works the same as Windows or a Mac , point and click , same Browsers , firefox , chrome , opera etc. Email works the same , no surprises and it's free .
We got Robin to rebuild and use Kayfuns , nuttin's impossible !Retic getting you to use Linux is like me trying to get Robin to use a Kayfun 5 or Kayfun Prime.
She did. But I assumed she bought the Passport for more than that. I stress, "assumed". You know what that means.
Schwartz talked Flick into sticking his tongue on a frozen flagpole too but I'm guessing he'd never do that again.We got Robin to rebuild and use Kayfuns , nuttin's impossible !
If that's all you want to do then I would agree with Retic. Go to your File Explorer and right click on your photo file (assuming all your photos are in one main file). Then click on properties and see how many GB your picture file is. This will give you an idea how big your Flash drive needs to be. I'd at least double it cuz you might need it for other crap later and flash drive memory is fairly cheap.
No , they'd have to be backed up , unless you set it up as a dual boot first , You'd have to run defrag in XP first and choose the option to install alongside Windows XP in Linux Mint's install program , then use the file manager in linux to copy the photos into linux . I'd still recommend backing up your photos first and doing a clean installation of linux , even if you have to move them piecemeal by flashdrive first . Don't know if you have enough hard drive space to have a dual boot and copy your photos over . Flash drives are quicker than uploading for sure .
