hard drive advice

[xfer]

I have a 10-gig hard drive which is full to bursting, mostly with mp3s and such, but a fair amount of programs, too.

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is coming out in a couple of weeks, and requires 5gig free, so i said "fuck it" and bought a lovely 160-gig hard drive ($89 at Best Buy).

how should i work this? should i move all my mp3s and storage stuff to the 160-gigger and always use the 10-gig for programs? or install all my software on the 160-gigger and just archive the mp3s i REALLY want to have backed up on the 10-gigger? that wuold such sorting through 10 gigs of mp3s, but oh well.

 

[IanDork107]

haha 10gigs of mp3's sounds minescule to me because I have...well, a lot more than 10

 

[xfer]

right, which is why i'd rather use the 160 gigger for storage, but i don't think i can fit all my new programs on it

 

[IanDork107]

160GB is a lot, I think you could easily move your mp3's and use the 10 as the core drive with essential stuff and still install progs onto the new drive.

 

[xfer]

you mean make 10g my software drive and 160 my storage drive, but install selected "big" programs (like KOTOR or BF1942) on the 160g?

 

[goatschool]

yes what you just said, xfigger

 

[S4R]

buy a usb 2.0 external hard drive case, it should only run you about $20, then you can buy as many hard drives as you want, and your extras can sit safely stored in an anti-static bag.

 

[FalseTodd]

Alex: Yes definitely to your last suggestion. It's never a good idea to have Windows sitting on a full hard drive. I say keep at least a couple gigs free on your C:, especially now that you've got space to spare.

 

[xfer]

i just spent the last two weeks being strenuously advised not to buy an external hard drive, for my purposes.

 

[FalseTodd]

May I ask what the logic was?

 

[S4R]

i just spent the last two weeks being strenuously advised not to buy an external hard drive, for my purposes.

i just like having two 120GB hard drives filled with mp3s and films that i can take wherever i may roam, you're call though.

 

[avi]

I just installed the 160gb drive I bought in Oregon for $70 w/no sales tax

 

[FalseTodd]

OMG. You're psyched.

 

[S4R]

I just installed the 160gb drive I bought in Oregon for $70 w/no sales tax

the finest moment of my life was buying a cinnamon elephant ear in oregon for exactly 99 cents, when the cashier gave me back that penny, i felt, complete.

 

[xfer]

fuck 'avi'

 

[FalseTodd]

fuck 'not answering my question'.

 

[TheNewChupe]

all are actually similar excep the damn TRADE LIST.

 

[GRIND.KILLED.EMO.]

Put everything on the storage drive and then keep the original drive for liek the actually computer programs, or jsut cum on it, thats what i do whenever there's a problem, I'm wacking it to Bea Arthur right now

 

[Heliologue]

I have a 10-gig hard drive which is full to bursting, mostly with mp3s and such, but a fair amount of programs, too.

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is coming out in a couple of weeks, and requires 5gig free, so i said "fuck it" and bought a lovely 160-gig hard drive ($89 at Best Buy).

how should i work this? should i move all my mp3s and storage stuff to the 160-gigger and always use the 10-gig for programs? or install all my software on the 160-gigger and just archive the mp3s i REALLY want to have backed up on the 10-gigger? that wuold such sorting through 10 gigs of mp3s, but oh well.

Partition the 160gb into, oh, a 25gb and a 135gb. Use your C: drive (the 10gb) for your windows directory and basic programs. Use the 25gb partition for big programs and games. Use the 135 for your storage needs and backup.

 

[TheNewChupe]

make 160 partitions of 1 gig each. then, partition the partitions 6 fold to make a lovely lattice tablecloth.