hard drive

[phil whitehead]

HI
On my Windows xp I have a 14 gig hard drive.
drive C(6 gb) is full and drive D(8 gb) is empty.
I can't seem to utilize drive D. How can I do this?

Thanks

 

[Phil]

What do you mean? Error messages? What happens?
Usually you just open explorer and click on the drive and use it, just like
you use the c drive.

 

[Newtechie]

If you have Partition Magic or a such utility, you could merge the two.
Look at www.snapfiles.com and see if you can find a freeware for it. I
found one for ya.
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/paragonpartition.html

Hope this helps.

Newtechie

 

[Bee]

...14 gig hard drive...C(6 gb) is full and drive D(8 gb) is empty.

Assuming you are using C as the active partition, you should adhere
strictly to the rule that C is for 'work' (labour) and D for data
(fruits of labour). For example, I have Replicator (a file and/or data
saving application) on C but daily I save (incrementally) whatever is in
My Documents, and also whatever is in Favourites, to corresponding
folders on D. Pictures, videos, OE folders...etc.can be saved directly
periodically to folders on D. Before retiring, I burn the new data
created on the day onto CD(s) then *delete* them -- there should be
duplicates of these safely tucked away on D.

You will find the volume of 'work' (OS, applications,
protection/security programmes) continues to grow apace, even with
regular review of the applications (Are they really necessary to be
installed on C, and not saved but uninstalled on D?) and religiously
observed CHKDSK, Disk Clean, DCleaner (junk files remover), and, with
great reluctance, removal of past System Restore Points notwithstanding!

Remembering that you should reserve at least 1½GB free as 'elbow room'
on C, maybe it is time to consider a larger capacity HDD?!

Bee.

 

[John R Weiss]

On my Windows xp I have a 14 gig hard drive.
drive C(6 gb) is full and drive D(8 gb) is empty.
I can't seem to utilize drive D. How can I do this?

Move your data to D:

Create a folder on D: called Documents (or similar)

On the Desktop, right-click on the My Documents folder and go to
Properties.

Change the target to D:\Documents, and respond Yes to the query to copy
all your files.


Install new applications on D: instead of C:

Create a folder on D: called Programs (or similar)

When you install an application, it will usually tell you it is going to
install itself to C:\Program Files\NewAppFolder. Change the default by
typing in D:\Programs\NewAppFolder and/or using the Browse button to
Navigate to the D:\Programs folder and creating NewAppFolder inside it.

Proceed with the installation.