I want to do something that allows me to move files from this computer, to a remote place in my room, where I can put mass amounts of stuff. As in, when a hard drive fills up, I buy and install another one while still being able to access the information from the other ones, with this computer, but not actually being a part of this computer...yeah. So, how would I do that?
2007-02-27 17:06:57 · 7 answers · asked by Mashu 4 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
Well, what I want is something that I can network to, thats not a computer, but a mass hard drive thing. I mean, I want like...200gig drives. I need about 5 already with all my data dvds. I have so much stuff that I need mass drives, cause its easier to organize.
2007-02-27 17:29:56 · update #1
Try external hard drives.
2007-02-27 19:16:17 · answer #1 · answered by The Truth 2.0 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure what you mean by not being part of this computer, but assuming you mean the hard drives are not installed in the computer.
One easy way is USB hard drives. I use them all the time.
Relatively fast, can hold terabytes of data.
Another option is to network two computers either directly or through a router if you have high speed internet.
You can just set one old computer up like a server and it will run and dispurse the data.
2007-02-27 17:12:25 · answer #2 · answered by BILL@CA 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, they now have a wireless external hard drive. I'm not sure who manufactures them but my mom just had one installed in her computer. That way you could have the hard drive under your dirty laundry and no one would know.
2007-02-27 17:17:02 · answer #3 · answered by jasmine t 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a: burn it to a cd.
b: download it to a memory stick
c: get an external hd to use usb port and store it on that. if you want to save space, use a compression program to compress the info before transferring it to a cd or other memory device.
d: store it as part of your storage capacity on yahoo. you have up to a gig of free storage.
with more than one account and more than one email service, you can get additional storage space on the servers you have for your email accounts. i have five accounts and have 7-8 gigs of free server storage available.
2007-02-27 17:17:54 · answer #4 · answered by de bossy one 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use portable flash drives (plug in to a USB port). They have some pretty big ones now. Don't cost that much either.
Store it in your room? You could carry it in your pocket! :)
2007-02-27 17:11:12 · answer #5 · answered by Sue L 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you need an external hard drive. they hook up through your usb port, are portable, and very easy to use.
2007-02-27 17:11:27 · answer #6 · answered by homeboygenius 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You could try using online storage.
2007-02-27 19:23:45 · answer #7 · answered by kwilfort 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋