external hard drives

briggie · 15-04-2011, 18:39

are they any good ? ..... i have thousands of music files on my lappy , and think if i transfered to a external hard drive along with some other files it would clear my pc of poo, and make it run faster , so i could access my files when i want ...... are they any good for this purpose ?.... i have a old ex hard drive but havent connected it to this lappy yet

sp00k · 15-04-2011, 18:45

Personally i use them a lot to back up verious stuff (6TB in total i have).I look at it at least if your hard drive gives up totally,stuff is easy to get back.But up to you if you get a portable one or external one.

briggie · 15-04-2011, 18:46

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Originally Posted by sp00k

Personally i use them a lot to back up verious stuff (6TB in total i have).I look at it at least if your hard drive gives up totally,stuff is easy to get back.But up to you if you get a portable one or external one.

the one i have is 1tb

4x4_Gav · 15-04-2011, 18:49

I brought an additional 2TB one from Ebuyer couple months ago, got a caddy with it to for like a fiver.

Well worth it mate, all that data soon clocks up, I am only about 1TB behind sp00k lol.

Western Digital Caviar Green is what you should search for, good, smooth running and cool hard drives. Then you just need to buy the caddy it slots into (you buy the hard drive as an OEM product on its own as an internal hard drive).

Gav

briggie · 15-04-2011, 18:51

this is a toshiba , it doesnt have a cradle , its a sort of black rectangular box with sockets on it lol

4x4_Gav · 15-04-2011, 18:52

The black rectangular box is its Caddy mate, there will be an internal HDD inside it.

96terrano · 15-04-2011, 18:51

i keep all my music files on a usb hard disk. there easy to use in differant computers

96terrano · 15-04-2011, 18:53

larson · 15-04-2011, 19:05

i would need a big hard drive for my music i recon at least 2tb

clivvy · 15-04-2011, 19:39

yeah go for it Peter, i have a couple i use for backups and stuff.

4wheel · 15-04-2011, 19:46

I have a measly 500GB external Seagate jobby but my laptop spluttered last month and that reminded me to back everything up.It's not if it will pack up but simply when.

briggie · 15-04-2011, 20:45

im thinking that the more programs / files i move to a external hard drive , the faster my lappy will run .... ie not cluttered up ..... am i correct in this assumption ?

clivvy · 15-04-2011, 20:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by briggie

im thinking that the more programs / files i move to a external hard drive , the faster my lappy will run .... ie not cluttered up ..... am i correct in this assumption ?

Partly Peter, but your issues isnt the amount of files on yoru drive, because iits reasonably well defragged, your problem is you have some issues (that I dont yet know the details of) that are slowing network systems down. Could be some issuesin vista, a dodgy update that needs reinstalling, or lack of updates, like cars, theres ahell of a lot of things it could be! Hopefully today I eliminated SOME.

briggie · 15-04-2011, 20:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by clivvy

Partly Peter, but your issues isnt the amount of files on yoru drive, because iits reasonably well defragged, your problem is you have some issues (that I dont yet know the details of) that are slowing network systems down. Could be some issuesin vista, a dodgy update that needs reinstalling, or lack of updates, like cars, theres ahell of a lot of things it could be! Hopefully today I eliminated SOME.

clivvy · 15-04-2011, 20:54

might have to discuss a windows 7 upgrade with you soem time next week, see what you think, but lets try and fix what you have first and see what happens.

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briggie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: peoples democratic republic of west yorkshire Vehicle: " alice " Posts: 10,473	external hard drives are they any good ? ..... i have thousands of music files on my lappy , and think if i transfered to a external hard drive along with some other files it would clear my pc of poo, and make it run faster , so i could access my files when i want ...... are they any good for this purpose ?.... i have a old ex hard drive but havent connected it to this lappy yet

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15-04-2011, 18:45	#2
sp00k Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Bristol Vehicle: Terrano TDi 1999 Posts: 237	Personally i use them a lot to back up verious stuff (6TB in total i have).I look at it at least if your hard drive gives up totally,stuff is easy to get back.But up to you if you get a portable one or external one.

15-04-2011, 18:49	#4
4x4_Gav Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Nottinghamshire Vehicle: Nissan Terrano II 2.7 TDI Posts: 480	I brought an additional 2TB one from Ebuyer couple months ago, got a caddy with it to for like a fiver. Well worth it mate, all that data soon clocks up, I am only about 1TB behind sp00k lol. Western Digital Caviar Green is what you should search for, good, smooth running and cool hard drives. Then you just need to buy the caddy it slots into (you buy the hard drive as an OEM product on its own as an internal hard drive). Gav

15-04-2011, 18:51	#5
briggie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: peoples democratic republic of west yorkshire Vehicle: " alice " Posts: 10,473	this is a toshiba , it doesnt have a cradle , its a sort of black rectangular box with sockets on it lol

15-04-2011, 18:52	#6
4x4_Gav Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Nottinghamshire Vehicle: Nissan Terrano II 2.7 TDI Posts: 480	The black rectangular box is its Caddy mate, there will be an internal HDD inside it.

15-04-2011, 18:51	#7
96terrano Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Vehicle: Nissan Terrano 2.7TD LWB Posts: 8,024	i keep all my music files on a usb hard disk. there easy to use in differant computers

15-04-2011, 18:53	#8
96terrano Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Vehicle: Nissan Terrano 2.7TD LWB Posts: 8,024

15-04-2011, 19:05	#9
larson Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: moomin vally Posts: 1,138	i would need a big hard drive for my music i recon at least 2tb

15-04-2011, 19:39	#10
clivvy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Huddersfield Vehicle: Terrano 03 LWB Posts: 6,947	yeah go for it Peter, i have a couple i use for backups and stuff.

15-04-2011, 19:46	#11
4wheel Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Wiltshire Vehicle: Terrano 11 2.7Tdi SWB Posts: 240	I have a measly 500GB external Seagate jobby but my laptop spluttered last month and that reminded me to back everything up.It's not if it will pack up but simply when.

15-04-2011, 20:45	#12
briggie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: peoples democratic republic of west yorkshire Vehicle: " alice " Posts: 10,473	im thinking that the more programs / files i move to a external hard drive , the faster my lappy will run .... ie not cluttered up ..... am i correct in this assumption ?

15-04-2011, 20:54	#15
clivvy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Huddersfield Vehicle: Terrano 03 LWB Posts: 6,947	might have to discuss a windows 7 upgrade with you soem time next week, see what you think, but lets try and fix what you have first and see what happens.