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We publish all questions anonymously.Whether you're recording huge multitrack DAW sessions, pulling from a sample library running into multiple digits in gigabytes or editing masses of 4K video footage for YouTube, a reliable external hard drive for your Mac or PC is worth its weight in gold.Īt some point, we've no doubt all experienced the problems that come with storing – or accessing – our precious files and data. Access the drive by clicking the Windows "Start" button, selecting "Computer" and double clicking the Share name.ĭo you have a nagging question about tech & today’s modern law office? Send us your questions. Enter the username and password for the account you used for setting up sharing on the first computer and click "OK."ĥ. Right-click the Share name that you entered for the external drive and select "Map Network Drive." Enable "Reconnect at logon" and "Connect using different credentials."Ĥ. When prompted, enter the username and password of the account you used on the first computer to set up sharing.Ģ. Click the Windows "Start" button and select "Computer." Click "Network" and double click the name of the first computer.

Click "OK" three times to save the changes and close out of the open windows.ġ. Click "OK." Select the "Allow" check box under Full Control.Ħ. Click "Permissions" and select "Add." Type the username of a user on the computer that you are currently using, which will be used to access the drive on the second computer.ĥ. Enter a Share name for the drive, which will be the name that appears on the network.Ĥ. Right-click the name of the external hard drive that you want to share and select "Properties." Click the "Sharing" tab and select "Advanced Sharing." Approve the User Account Control window if prompted.ģ.

Click the Windows "Start" button and select "Computer."Ģ. Connect the external hard drive to the computer and turn it on. External hard drives can only be connected to one computer, and they can then be set up for sharing over a network.ġ. You cannot, however, connect two computers directly to the drive by Universal Serial Bus (USB), eSATA or Firewire. This allows you to access the drive from either computer, and it allows you and your employees to share documents to improve productivity. You can link a single external hard drive to two or more computers that are on the same network. Welcome to the latest installment of our Q&A Tech column, where paralegals and lawyers come together to talk about using technology in and outside of the modern law office.