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  1. Once again, thank you for your help Falcon.
  2. NTFS is the fix, not the problem... FAT32 (which external hard disks tend to come preformatted as, for compatibility with Macs) doesn't support files that are more than 4gb each. So ImgBurn breaks up the .iso data and spreads it across as many files as it needs, and combines them using a .MDS file which you would then use to burn/mount/etc. instead of the ISO. If you're gonna only use that hard drive on a PC (no writing on a Mac, no read/write ancient Win9x/ME PCs), you can "convert" the drive to NTFS using a simple procedure... 1) Start/Run 2) Type "cmd", click OK 3) At the prompt, type "convert J: /fs:ntfs" where "J:" is your external drive letter (as per your screenshot) 4) Sit back, relax, and watch the conversion, when it gets done you'll have a NTFS drive instead of FAT32! This is what happened when I did what you said. Do you know if i did something wrong?
  3. No, if anything it'll allow you to put more information (metadata, compression, security, encryption) into your existing files. FAT32 is so limited in comparison it's hard to believe people still use it! Far as PMing you with more info, IDK, I don't even want to tread on thin ice as far as getting b& from this forum goes... any mods want to clarify that for me? That's fine I just looked at Lifehacker's five best ripping programs and realized I already had the #2 installed on my computer. So I'm guessing I just use HandBrake to do it's thing and then use ImgBurn to do the rest, right?
  4. ImgBurn was not even in the list... http://lifehacker.com/380702/five-best-dvd-ripping-tools It's in this list 'Five Best CD and DVD Burning Tools'. http://lifehacker.com/5100069/five-best-cd...d-burning-tools Yeah I just went back and checked to see why it was on the list and realized my mistake. I found it a while ago and today I had some free time to rip some of my collection.
  5. NTFS is the fix, not the problem... FAT32 (which external hard disks tend to come preformatted as, for compatibility with Macs) doesn't support files that are more than 4gb each. So ImgBurn breaks up the .iso data and spreads it across as many files as it needs, and combines them using a .MDS file which you would then use to burn/mount/etc. instead of the ISO. If you're gonna only use that hard drive on a PC (no writing on a Mac, no read/write ancient Win9x/ME PCs), you can "convert" the drive to NTFS using a simple procedure... 1) Start/Run 2) Type "cmd", click OK 3) At the prompt, type "convert J: /fs:ntfs" where "J:" is your external drive letter (as per your screenshot) 4) Sit back, relax, and watch the conversion, when it gets done you'll have a NTFS drive instead of FAT32! Thanks a lot Falcon! This won't delete any files I have on there will it? EDIT: Falcon, could you PM some more info on DVD ripping programs?
  6. If you think that, then closing your eyes while you drive is also a good idea because you can assume it'll drive itself Also, that folder content doesn't really... uh... it doesn't really look right. Is that a dual layer DVD you're ripping? You know ImgBurn isn't for ripping DVDs, right? I found ImgBurn on Lifehackers list of best dvd ripping programs, but if you know of a better program I'd love to try it.
  7. Thanks guys. Also, I closed the log window because I just assumed it would all be error free. EDIT: I did a search for NTFS fixes, but then I figured you guys would know the best way. Any suggestions? EDIT 2: BTW, I'm saving my files on an external hard drive.
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