Online instructions can be found here.ĭue to the enhanced security within Mac OS X, lab users do not have the ability to access hard drives on a low enough level to format them. If you own your own Apple computer you are able to format it yourself using the Disk Utility application (Applications > Utilities > Disk Utility). Your external drive needs to be formatted to the Mac OS Extended format to work optimally in the labs and advanced studios at MCAD. How should I format it to work optimally in the MCAD labs? I just bought an external drive (Thunderbolt or USB). Press the MacBook Pro's power button to turn it off.When you are finished copying files, drag the MacBook Pro's hard disk icons to the Trash.Copy the files back and forth between computer drives as needed.The hard disks of the MacBook Pro should become available to the lab computer as icons on the desktop. Power on the MacBook Pro and immediately press and hold down the T key (on the MacBook Pro) until the FireWire icon appears.Plug one end of the FireWire cable to the MacBook and the other to the lab computer.Shut down your MacBook Pro if it is currently powered on.Take this cable and your MacBook Pro to the lab computer where the files you would like to transfer are currently located.If you do not have one at hand, check out the appropriate FireWire cable for your laptop from the Media Center.The following instructions outline the steps for the later. Open your email on the computer you want the file to be moved to and download the attached file from the received email.įor larger files, you have several options, including using a portable USB drive, using the various MCAD servers such as your personal network storage space or Network Temp Storage, using Google Drive, or mounting the laptop as an external drive. Compose a new email addressed to yourself and add the file as an attachment. Simply open your email on the computer where the file in question is currently located. There are several ways to transfer files between a lab machine and a Student MacBook Pro.įor small files such as text documents, the easiest way might be to email the file to yourself as an attachment.
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