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Old Sep 24, 2007 | 04:52 PM
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I have tried to do a disc defrag on the PC but the D: has only 1% space.........is this not good

Trying to clean it up and speed it up a little
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Old Sep 24, 2007 | 04:54 PM
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do they just plug into your normal tower like a removable device????
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Old Sep 24, 2007 | 04:58 PM
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Step away from the defragmenter...it is of NO use to you!

In fact, it's not of a great deal of use at all, just something else to help occupy disk space.

First, backup all your porn to a CD or DVD, then delete it from the hard disk, this will increase space to nearly 50%

There's a few 'hidden places' you can delete stuff from to reclaim a little space. You can always remove programs you've not used for years, and forgotten what they do, including games.

Your best bet is to buy a new, bigger disk, and clone your full one onto it - this keeps everything how you have as it is now, but you gain a skinful of disk space.

Or, buy a new hard disk, install it, leave the old one connected as a 'slave', install Windows (if that's what floats your boat) and then refer back to the original as an 'archive'. There's loads of ways to do it, but that's my favourite.
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Old Sep 24, 2007 | 04:58 PM
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get an external usb one tiff, then you can just take it roud ya mates and get stuff off them if need be etc, handy at times

plus it saves messing about installing one inside, plug n play is the way
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Old Sep 24, 2007 | 04:58 PM
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Like please my good man
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Old Sep 24, 2007 | 05:00 PM
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something like this tiff

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/120GB-2-5-PATA...QQcmdZViewItem
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Old Sep 24, 2007 | 05:03 PM
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so say i got one of them....

I could store all my pictures, albums, films ect on the external one....and still leave the pc tower free from stuff that slows it down
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Old Sep 24, 2007 | 05:07 PM
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yup, thats exactly it.
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Old Sep 24, 2007 | 05:11 PM
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bloody hell.....i think i may of got this computer thing now
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Old Sep 24, 2007 | 05:17 PM
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bloody hell.....i think i may of got this computer thing now


my computer was fooked because i had 7 gig worth of stuff on the deasktop

my brother said it was bad, i don't have a clue what the fuck he's on about either
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Old Sep 24, 2007 | 05:20 PM
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Old Sep 24, 2007 | 05:20 PM
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tiff im guessing you havent seen the pic in the iguana thread yet
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Old Sep 24, 2007 | 05:29 PM
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delete the pictures of Johnnys Mrs.. that will tripple your space
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Old Sep 24, 2007 | 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted by GARETH T
tiff im guessing you havent seen the pic in the iguana thread yet


RAFLMFAO

The funniest thing is that i havent seen that pic for that long, i have since got divorced and now living with someone else....................................Therefore i have just had to explain.....in detail....the whole "Tiff fucking a Range Rover" picture...

Also had to tell her there is a mondeo one aswell
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Old Oct 4, 2007 | 07:33 PM
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Just got a 500GB hard drive from currys for Ł75

Just swapping everything onto that

Will i notice much of a difference?
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Old Oct 4, 2007 | 08:06 PM
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yes

just remember to delete the stuff you swap over, once you know it's been swapped over that is

then do the degraf thing and clean up etc

it might take ages but it'll be worth it, i am now left with a mere 8 gig worth of stuff on my combined 200 gig internal hard drives while the rest has gone to live in the other one
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Old Oct 4, 2007 | 08:12 PM
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