FIRST QUESTION:
I have a rather ancient Compaq computer with a nominally 20-Gig hard drive.
I have 15.6 gigs of Used Space.
3.99 Gigs of Free Space.
I've just done disk cleanup.
Now, I can compress the drive to save disk space.
Is that wise? Always problem free?
Will all programs work as before?
How much space will I save?
SECOND QUESTION:
I've just gotten a 160-gig USB external hard drive.
I have XP-Pro as my OS.
It will allow me to do a backup onto the external hard drive.
Is that trouble free?
And will it give me something that will recreate, right off the bat, the experience of booting off my internal hard drive? Will my desktop be the same, for example? All the programs work the same?
(And BTW, how well do USB external hard drives work? I've found the little 'thumb drives' don't last long. Can I expect better wear and endurance from this much larger unit?)
I am not very sharp with technology, kidz, so excuse me if my questions seem stupid.
Some weekend, I must spend 20 hours or so to really, intimately shake hands with my computer.
(But y'see, he's a Hatfield ... I'm a McCoy.)
I have a rather ancient Compaq computer with a nominally 20-Gig hard drive.
I have 15.6 gigs of Used Space.
3.99 Gigs of Free Space.
I've just done disk cleanup.
Now, I can compress the drive to save disk space.
Is that wise? Always problem free?
Will all programs work as before?
How much space will I save?
SECOND QUESTION:
I've just gotten a 160-gig USB external hard drive.
I have XP-Pro as my OS.
It will allow me to do a backup onto the external hard drive.
Is that trouble free?
And will it give me something that will recreate, right off the bat, the experience of booting off my internal hard drive? Will my desktop be the same, for example? All the programs work the same?
(And BTW, how well do USB external hard drives work? I've found the little 'thumb drives' don't last long. Can I expect better wear and endurance from this much larger unit?)
I am not very sharp with technology, kidz, so excuse me if my questions seem stupid.
Some weekend, I must spend 20 hours or so to really, intimately shake hands with my computer.
(But y'see, he's a Hatfield ... I'm a McCoy.)