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Right here goes....
I have a Sony PC with a 120 gig hard drive. The C drive is 30 gig and the D drive is 80gig.
My mate told me that the software should go on the c drive and any of my tunes, photos, films etc should go on my D drive - so if one gets corrupted then the other is safe.
Now heres the problem. So far *everything* has gone on the C drive and the 30 gig capacity on there is full. All of my files are in My Docs, My Pictures, My Tunes but they all default to the C Drive.
How do i get all the footage /tunes etc onto the D drive without disturbing it too much. I simple cut and paste of my docs doesnt work. I am running XP. I cant download anything until i get this sorted!
Your help is greatly appreciated!!
Neil
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You can save all your files to a cd then upload again but save in new folders with-in D drive.
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copy the files from c: to d:
then there is an option that can be changed to direct your personal files to d:
cant remember where.... i'll have a look later on, when i get home
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Rob - yr a star. Thats exactly what i need to do!
Neil
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Do not cut and paste......in case machined crashes
Copy folders one at a time. And paste to new drive. Once complete erase folders in C drive.
Just did it when I added my new hard drive
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My C: drive is only 2gb...... Am I the only one that still subscribes to the OS only philosophy?
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Duh, just remind me what it is? Been wondering along those lines (separate HD for OS, etc) , never got any further. Is it possible / practical? Wot's the benefits?
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Having just your os on the c: drive makes it much easier to rebuild your machine or recovery from a corruption on the drive the OS is on. I rebuild my machine regularly nearly every two weeks but it is all automated anjd i dont have any data stored on the c: drive. It all depends really on how competent a user is. For many peopel i have built machines with i just leave them with one large drive and make sure they backup as they wont bother putting data on the other partition. If you have more than one physical hard drive in your machine you can move your page file and temp internet files to it for a small performance increase.
maninblack
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copy the files from c: to d:
then there is an option that can be changed to direct your personal files to d:
cant remember where.... i'll have a look later on, when i get home
if you are on win xp look at
i have just done it myself and it actually moved the 'my documents' directory to the new drive... silly really cos I normally copy it manually then back it up to cd, now i can backup the directory directly to cd
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My C: drive is only 2gb...... Am I the only one that still subscribes to the OS only philosophy?
Tony I know I'm going to kill myself after asking this as I probably know,but for the life of can't remember. :
What does OS stand for ???-- runs and hides behind kettle in kitchen ;D
It can't be On Screen can it :-/
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I would plomp for 'operating system'
John
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Hmmm, OS...............
Off side
On side
On suite (en suite??)
Operating system
Hey Pat, you make me feel like I might know summat afterall! !(But I'd get a second opinion, anyway)
Ha - John pipped me at the post, so I guess you got it!
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Yeah OS = Operating System
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Right here goes....
I have a Sony PC with a 120 gig hard drive. The C drive is 30 gig and the D drive is 80gig.
My mate told me that the software should go on the c drive and any of my tunes, photos, films etc should go on my D drive - so if one gets corrupted then the other is safe.
I assume from this description that you have one drive divided into two partitions - the C and the D drive. In which case if one corrupts it's likely the whole drive will be affected. The solution only applies if you have two seperate hard drives. I think.
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There is a lot of use made of acronyms these days and many are unfamilier. I was once at a meeting where the Chairman was spouting them one after another. I did not know what half of them were so I raised my hand and asked him what for example 'xyz' stood for.
Yes, he said it stands for-------------------- he then leant over to his deputy and whispered in his ear. After a few embarassing moments his deputy left the stage returning after a short period of time and whispered in the Chairman's ear.
I now have your answer he said but as no-one on the platform knew it we shall have to make sure our audiences (and ourselves) understand what we are talking about.
After the meeting he thanked me for bringing the problem to his attention.
ps It didn't stop it tho'
John
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I assume from this description that you have one drive divided into two partitions - the C and the D drive. In which case if one corrupts it's likely the whole drive will be affected. The solution only applies if you have two seperate hard drives. I think.
Although there is only one physical hard drive, the computer treats it as two separate hard drives. If, after you have transferred evyrything you need to the "D" drive, you need to reformat the "C" drive to reinstall your "OS" (Operating System) the D drive is left totally intact.
Given this scenario it is possible to install programmes to the "D" drive but when a new installation of the OS is carried out the programmes will also need to be reinstalled even though they are physically still on the "D" drive.
By the way the Operating System should ALWAYS be installed on your C drive.