Rather than drag another thread off topic....
Sorry but big is ALWAYS better.
It is, in general, faster and you can store more on it.
If you try to store less on it because you cant wait for your AV to scan you have other issues.....
Don't keep me in suspense! It's not just miss puttees that has the problem, I have too. (But her hard drive is filled with junk, mine isn't)
I'm currently only 32% through a defrag after running for over 6 hours - C drive 80% full, D drive 5% full and "partition" is a mystery word, so I daren't fiddle with that.
Total hard drive is 57GB, with C: =33GB, D: = 22GB (though it's described as a 60GB disk - I thought computers were supposed to be good at maths!)
AV scans also take ages.
I'd estimate that half the content of the C drive comprises essential programs while the other half has files that can be ditched elsewhere eventually but need to take up disk space for a couple of months. Needing space on the hard drive is my cue to be a good boy and put the unnecessary stuff onto a removable hard drive or DVD depending on the likelihood that it will need to be brought back. (Boss would have a fit if I downloaded all my stuff onto the company's servers - which would be the sensible move - as I generate more GB than most of the rest of the firm).
So any tips to cut down the time of various scans would be helpful as these slow down some of the heavier programs that I use.
PS RAM is 512MB, which seems to be plenty other than when scans are running, so unless increasing memory will provide additional benefits, I'm not keen to fork out for something that has a workround.
Brads_REME said:
putteesinmyhands said:
Oh, and a thought about hard drives... Big isn't necessarily better. It'll take a long time for an anti-virus program to scan lots of big files on a large hard drive (as miss puttees has learned, having downloaded tons of music onto hers). It's better to drop off music, photos etc onto DVDs on a regular basis to keep your laptop fairly empty. If you're well disciplined in this respect, then a smaller hard drive will show benefits.
It is, in general, faster and you can store more on it.
If you try to store less on it because you cant wait for your AV to scan you have other issues.....
I'm currently only 32% through a defrag after running for over 6 hours - C drive 80% full, D drive 5% full and "partition" is a mystery word, so I daren't fiddle with that.
Total hard drive is 57GB, with C: =33GB, D: = 22GB (though it's described as a 60GB disk - I thought computers were supposed to be good at maths!)
AV scans also take ages.
I'd estimate that half the content of the C drive comprises essential programs while the other half has files that can be ditched elsewhere eventually but need to take up disk space for a couple of months. Needing space on the hard drive is my cue to be a good boy and put the unnecessary stuff onto a removable hard drive or DVD depending on the likelihood that it will need to be brought back. (Boss would have a fit if I downloaded all my stuff onto the company's servers - which would be the sensible move - as I generate more GB than most of the rest of the firm).
So any tips to cut down the time of various scans would be helpful as these slow down some of the heavier programs that I use.
PS RAM is 512MB, which seems to be plenty other than when scans are running, so unless increasing memory will provide additional benefits, I'm not keen to fork out for something that has a workround.