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« on: April 20, 2011, 01:24:09 AM » |
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Someone posted a while back a way of testing the performance of your computer and potential upgrades that could help improve speed. Can anyone remember the link?
Also, my hard drive is basically full according to my computer. I keep deleting stuff and am struggling to see what else I could delete to free up space but it doesn't look especially full when I look through it manually, suggestions?
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Dino
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« Reply #1 on: April 20, 2011, 05:58:49 AM » |
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Try sequoiaview it shows a graphical view of the files and makes it easy to spot large ones. |
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kinboshi
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« Reply #2 on: April 20, 2011, 09:12:18 AM » |
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If your hard drive is full, that would explain the performance issues.
With Windows machines, if you fill more than 3/4 of your drive (assuming you just have one drive), you'll see massive performance losses. Get a bigger/additional hard drive.
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Woodsey
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« Reply #3 on: April 20, 2011, 09:19:09 AM » |
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If your hard drive is full, that would explain the performance issues.
With Windows machines, if you fill more than 3/4 of your drive (assuming you just have one drive), you'll see massive performance losses. Get a bigger/additional hard drive.
I've got a big additional hard drive, can I utilize that to help? Is it easy enough to install additional hard drive? I put extra ram in a couple of years ago that was easy enough. |
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« Reply #4 on: April 20, 2011, 09:27:25 AM » |
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Try sequoiaview it shows a graphical view of the files and makes it easy to spot large ones. +1 on Sequoia, very handy. If it's been close to full several times, I'd do a defragment once you've freed up some space too. Windows will have squeezed bits of files everywhere on the drive, which won't help. I've got a big additional hard drive, can I utilize that to help? Is it easy enough to install additional hard drive? I put extra ram in a couple of years ago that was easy enough.
A bare drive, or in a case? What PC have you got? Tower case, or a little one? Usually plenty of space for extra drive in a normal tower case. It's easy enough usually. |
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« Reply #5 on: April 20, 2011, 11:05:36 AM » |
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Try sequoiaview it shows a graphical view of the files and makes it easy to spot large ones. I have a program called Spacemonger that does that and I love it. Will check out sequoiaview as well now  |
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Woodsey
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« Reply #6 on: April 20, 2011, 11:39:55 AM » |
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Ok I have gone out and just snap bought a new hard drive, WTF do I do now?  Do I stick it in as well as the other one or do I replace it totally? |
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Woodsey
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« Reply #7 on: April 20, 2011, 11:52:55 AM » |
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If I simply copy my c drive to my external drive, then install the new drive and copy it back to the new drive is it job done?
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RED-DOG
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« Reply #8 on: April 20, 2011, 12:09:41 PM » |
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If I simply copy my c drive to my external drive, then install the new drive and copy it back to the new drive is it job done?
Have you tried turning it off and on? |
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outragous76
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« Reply #9 on: April 20, 2011, 12:12:37 PM » |
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if you have space on your mother board just plug it in and go
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« Reply #10 on: April 20, 2011, 12:13:15 PM » |
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If I simply copy my c drive to my external drive, then install the new drive and copy it back to the new drive is it job done?
Have you tried turning it off and on? No I'm scared of losing my porn :-) |
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« Reply #11 on: April 20, 2011, 12:18:52 PM » |
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If I simply copy my c drive to my external drive, then install the new drive and copy it back to the new drive is it job done?
Have you tried turning it off and on? :-) Does it turn you off and on? |
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« Reply #12 on: April 20, 2011, 12:27:07 PM » |
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No I'm scared of losing my porn :-) Does it turn you off and on? Depends on the variety obv :-) |
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« Reply #13 on: April 20, 2011, 02:23:26 PM » |
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Try sequoiaview it shows a graphical view of the files and makes it easy to spot large ones. this programme is amazing! |
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« Reply #14 on: April 20, 2011, 02:24:05 PM » |
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whilst im here - i deleted my recycle bin icon - how do i reinstate it?
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