I need to upgrade the home hard drive - my 40 giggers are running out of space. Currently I have a second hard drive and drag my data folder to it occasionally to serve as my backup. Any other recommendations in terms of cost and speed? Thanks
2006-08-03 16:44:44 · 7 answers · asked by HomeSweetSiliconValley 4 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
Cutie is bragging. Wiz is wrong. Writable CDs or DVDs are good for small files, but if you're regularly backing up 40 gig or more of stuff, you don't want to be sitting in front of your PC for hours on end feeding disks into your burner. I suggest an external USB or Firewire hard drive with at least 120 gig, and probably more.
Also, I winced when I read the bit about using a second hard drive in the same computer as a backup...keeping your backup drive in the same computer is just begging for fate to send somebody to spill something into your box. At least with an external hard drive you can keep it in a different room or up on a shelf.
2006-08-03 18:01:45 · answer #1 · answered by JKP 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2006-08-03 16:55:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes the only solution to this problem is to dump your old pc and get a new one. It wont cost you that much if you buy it overseas. Plus you know it will be made properly. if you dont want to do that then you can always just restore your pc back to day 1. You will get more speed back but then you would have too reinstall all the software you had on it now. Either way you have to reinstall your software and that will take you days to do. So have fun. And i am glad it isnt me.
2006-08-03 16:54:36 · answer #3 · answered by wiz_on_line11 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cutie is just bragging.
Wiz is right.
I've gotta wonder though -- what the heck is on your PC?? AutoCad and Desktop publishers eat up a lot of space, but 40 gigabytes?
2006-08-03 17:14:21 · answer #4 · answered by What_Did_You_Expect 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Burn in a CD-R all your back-up files.
Delect your back-up in the computer.
Then start upgrading your hard drive.
2006-08-03 17:09:58 · answer #5 · answered by Raymond 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Burn all that data you have cluttering up your harddisk on to DVDs or CDs then DELETE your clutter, nice and neat.
2006-08-03 17:05:17 · answer #6 · answered by amydtld 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
put your data on cd or dvd, get a burner, they will last forever,
2006-08-03 16:58:45 · answer #7 · answered by butchell 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋