>Thank you all for the suggestions. As more background, no, I do not store,
>edit, or view videos on my laptop and I am in fact mystified as to how it
>filled up.
Could be a big temp, scratch, or cache file. I have seen these grow to
many useless GB.
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I agree with the Betty as to getting an external drive for infrequently
accessed data.
I use my iPod.
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> I've just about filled up the 60G hard drive that came on my Thi
I have been putting 7200 rpm drives in my laptops for a few years now.
It makes a big performance difference. In the past they would eat up
your battery a little quicker, but the newer drives have much better
power management and the difference in battery life is negligible. I
also use an exte
I agree with the Betty as to getting an external drive for infrequently
accessed data.
The only other good reason to get a new drive is for performance. If you
have a 4200 or 5400 RPM drive with a 2 MB or less cache now, your laptop
will benefit greatly from a 7200 RPM drive with a 8 or 16 MB cac
I've just about filled up the 60G hard drive that came on my Thinkpad. I'm
looking at upgrading to a 160G replacement but I have a couple of qualms. I
use Danz Retrospect backup software and have a complete system backup to
restore from. My plan was to install Win XP, then Retrospect, then rest
Acronis True Image Home 10.0 and a USB adapter for the new drive.
Stewart
At 09:31 PM 5/9/2007, you wrote:
I've just about filled up the 60G hard drive that came on my Thinkpad. I'm
looking at upgrading to a 160G replacement but I have a couple of qualms. I
use Danz Retrospect backup softwar
I've just about filled up the 60G hard drive that came on my Thinkpad. I'm
looking at upgrading to a 160G replacement but I have a couple of qualms. I
use Danz Retrospect backup software and have a complete system backup to
restore from. My plan was to install Win XP, then Retrospect, then resto
