C drive full
Aug 22, 2020 09:03:53 #
wireloose wrote:
Desktop or laptop? On a desktop you can just add another hard drive, and leave the existing one untouched. On a laptop you either have to go external, or upgrade the drive, which means you transfer everything from the old drive to the new one. Either way you shouldn’t lose any data.
My experience with Windows was that it looks for certain material on the C: drive.
As long as it can find the material, he would be OK.
Aug 22, 2020 09:25:44 #
Picture Taker
Loc: Michigan Thumb
I would if you clean your "C" drive of accumulated junk you would be ok. I know in time I end up with stuff that I don't want or need on my drive.
Aug 22, 2020 09:37:58 #
Sometimes the simplest solution should be considered. Go to the WIN 10 application DISK CLEANUP, pick a drive and also continue to Cleanup system files. This should remove the bulk of the useless WIN10 files. Perform this cleanup after each of the WIN10 upgrades. You will see GB's of data that relate to the old WIN10 files and upgrades!
Good Luck
Sancho
Good Luck
Sancho
Aug 22, 2020 09:51:26 #
wireloose wrote:
Desktop or laptop? On a desktop you can just add another hard drive, and leave the existing one untouched. On a laptop you either have to go external, or upgrade the drive, which means you transfer everything from the old drive to the new one. Either way you shouldn’t lose any data.
Great, I have a desktop. So just adding another hard drive would be an easy solution.
Thanks again Jim
Aug 22, 2020 10:09:51 #
Sancho Panza wrote:
Sometimes the simplest solution should be considered. Go to the WIN 10 application DISK CLEANUP, pick a drive and also continue to Cleanup system files. This should remove the bulk of the useless WIN10 files. Perform this cleanup after each of the WIN10 upgrades. You will see GB's of data that relate to the old WIN10 files and upgrades!
Good Luck
Sancho
Good Luck
Sancho
Providing he has Win 10, he never said which version he has.......
Aug 22, 2020 10:11:28 #
junglejim1949 wrote:
Great, I have a desktop. So just adding another hard drive would be an easy solution.
Thanks again Jim
Thanks again Jim
Bud it wouldn't address the problem of the over-crowded C: drive.
Aug 22, 2020 11:23:56 #
Alafoto
Loc: Montgomery, AL
Longshadow wrote:
Two Win 7 boxes and one Win 10 (OEM not upgrade).
Sticking with 7 on mine until they break.
Sticking with 7 on mine until they break.
Me too. Wife has new computer with Win 10 and she cries every time there is an update. Stuff seems to get 'lost"after an update. Does anyone know of a way to block the automatic updates?
Aug 22, 2020 11:28:00 #
Alafoto wrote:
Me too. Wife has new computer with Win 10 and she cries every time there is an update. Stuff seems to get 'lost"after an update. Does anyone know of a way to block the automatic updates?
My condolences.
Aug 22, 2020 11:31:32 #
Longshadow wrote:
Providing he has Win 10, he never said which version he has.......
Did that first thing... still Don't like Windows 10
Aug 22, 2020 11:44:10 #
junglejim1949 wrote:
Did that first thing... still Don't like Windows 10
Sorry, I completely missed where you stated you had Win 10.
Aug 22, 2020 12:28:01 #
Alafoto wrote:
Me too. Wife has new computer with Win 10 and she cries every time there is an update. Stuff seems to get 'lost"after an update. Does anyone know of a way to block the automatic updates?
There's not one and you really do not want to block them.
Your stuff doesn't get lost.
Bill's stuff tends to get moved around and you have to go find it.
The easiest way to do this, once something seems lost, is to type what you are looking for in the "Type here to search" field in the lower left corner of the screen.
This the actually one of the most powerful, useful features in Win10.
If what you are seeking is not on your drive, it will look on the web for it, so you can use it as a search engine (Bing).
I don't, as I prefer the DuckDuckGo search engine.
Aug 22, 2020 15:00:03 #
junglejim1949 wrote:
I do have partitions, I will check.
No matter what, I think I will have to upgrade (increase) memory. If I increase what happens to data on old C drive?
No matter what, I think I will have to upgrade (increase) memory. If I increase what happens to data on old C drive?
just clone the old drive to the new one.
If the Gods of Bytes and Bites are smiling the computer will fire right up and run right. If they took the day off and left Murphy in charge, well...................
Aug 22, 2020 15:02:51 #
Alafoto wrote:
Me too. Wife has new computer with Win 10 and she cries every time there is an update. Stuff seems to get 'lost"after an update. Does anyone know of a way to block the automatic updates?
There was under Win 8 - there was a setting that allowed me to approve each update before it was applied .... that is how I avoided being "upgraded" to Win 10. Under the Linux I have now, that seems to be the default.
Aug 22, 2020 15:55:19 #
rehess wrote:
There was under Win 8 - there was a setting that allowed me to approve each update before it was applied .... that is how I avoided being "upgraded" to Win 10. Under the Linux I have now, that seems to be the default.
Same with 7. I have it set to ask me what I want installed from the list of available updates.
Aug 22, 2020 17:37:20 #
Alafoto wrote:
Me too. Wife has new computer with Win 10 and she cries every time there is an update. Stuff seems to get 'lost"after an update. Does anyone know of a way to block the automatic updates?
I finally got rid of password and PIN to logon to Windows. The next day there was an update, and I had to use a P/W. The day after I got rid of P/W and PIN - another update.
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