hi Ken
what info u need to know about my laptop?
meanwhile, ive 1GB memory. drive C: has 18.6GB & drive D: also 18.6GB. I
believe both drives share that 1GB laptop memory overall & my hardrives
memory is 40GB.
anymore pls help? should i add in another 1GB to have 2GB memory or just
leave it just like tat? thanks
OK, so you have a 40GB drive which has been partitioned into two equal
parts, called C: and D:. As I suggested, neither appears to be a
backup or restore partition, but it's simply like the two-drawer
filing cabinet I pointed out above. Which partition you put any
particular file in is up to you. If you always just accept the default
and put everything in C: it's not a surprise that you're running out
of space on C: while having lots left on D:. You need to start moving
some files to D: (data files only, please; you can't move program
files) and start putting files there in the future instead of on C:
By the way, it's important to realize that these two "drives," C: and
D:, are actually not separate drives, but just partitions--pieces of
the single hard drive you have. That makes using D: as a backup of C:
a very poor choice. It's better than no backup at all, but just
barely. It leaves you susceptible to simultaneous loss of the original
and backup to many of the most common dangers: severe power glitches,
nearby lightning strikes, virus attacks, even theft of the computer.
Real backup needs to be on media stored externally to the computer.
Finally, regarding your question "should i add in another 1GB to have
2GB memory," that has nothing to do with your use of the D: partition,
but the answer is that you need to determine whether the performance
of your computer is adequate for you. For most people running Windows
Vista, 1GB is not sufficient, and 2GB makes a substantial improvement,
but the choice is yours.