the pc i am using has windows xp and when i open up MY COMPUTER, right click on my D drive.....it lists my used space as 4.43 GB and my free space as 1.55 GB....WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? also for my C drive the used space is 14.0 GB and free space is 35.8 GB.
can anyone tell me in laymens terms, what this means about the life, or performance of this computer?
thanks
2006-12-23 20:06:41 · 4 answers · asked by iammissmess 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
You have a partitioned drive. That means that 4.43 GB of your 40 GB drive is split into drive D and the rest is in C. Usually backup files are in the smaller partition (your drive D). Leave this drive alone. Use drive C when saving documents.
This does not tell you anything about life or perfrmance. To find out more about these things, you should look into what your write speed is or the lifespan rating is for the drive. This is listed in the manual.
2006-12-23 20:30:25 · answer #1 · answered by Madame 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hi
your c drive have enough free space i.e.35.8 gb for storing files and other softwares whatever u want
the d drive have only 1.55 gb space left for keeping your files on this drive
try to save or load small files in d drive like images, songs, text documents etc
2006-12-24 04:30:12 · answer #2 · answered by Pinks 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Free space means the amount of disc space that you can still use for storing and the used space means that the disc space that is already being used by your files and programs. You can always delete files to gain more free space so that you store new stuff,
Hope these help.
2006-12-24 04:13:21 · answer #3 · answered by dexter_theboygenius 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has nothing to do with the life or the performance of your computer. It only has to do with the total, and the available space on each partition of your hard drive.
2006-12-24 04:11:05 · answer #4 · answered by alchemist_n_tx 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋