dicky ticker

my vaio laptop has a 60g HD which is split into two 30g bits (C and D).

i now only have 2g left on c. can i use/save data on d in the same way as i use c? will things i save automatically start going into d once c is full?

cheers

colin

gazza-uk

no, once C is full you will have problems.

you should move MY DOCUMENTS TO your D drive immediatley.

Change the Default Location of the My Documents Folder

To change the default location of the My Documents folder, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, and then point to My Documents.
2. Right-click My Documents, and then click Properties.
3. Click the Target
4. In the Target box, do one of the following:
•Type the path to the folder location that you want, and then click OK. For example, D:\My Stuff.

Click Move, click the folder in which to store your documents, and then click OK twice.

If you need to create a new folder, click Make New Folder. Type a name for the folder, and then click OK twice.

5. In the Move Documents box, click Yes to move your documents to the new location, or click No to leave your documents in the original location.

Nash_Impreza

yes you can save things on D the same way you save things to C (no need for the above)

Nash_Impreza

Once C is full documents WILL NOT start to save on D - you'll have to manually save everything on D

gazza-uk

why is there no need if C is full

he will just get disk full errors.

Nash_Impreza

his machine has 1 hard drive, it's partitioned to C and D - when C becomes full he can move things to D to free up space or just start saving everything to D now - Correct, when C is full it will start to give Disk full and performance errors so best to either clean it up now or start saving all to D.

Or get Partition Magic and merge D into C to restore the normal HD Size

gazza-uk

or he could just change his my docs location to D thus freeing C up and making his PC operate as he is used to (ie default save location my docs)

dicky ticker

thanks you two.

most of the memory is taken up with photo's and itunes and some torrents. so could just store these light use stuff in d.

nash if i merge d into c will i lose any info from either half?

jowl

You shouldn't lose any data using something like Partition Magic - however, tread VERY carefully.

If I were you, I'd leave C and D but move your My docs as above.

That way, if anything goes wrong with C (system drive) you data will eb protected AND you can use the 2nd partition to aid recovery.

Luminous

iTrader: (3)

I was just about to suggest this

Fiddling with partitions is just about the fastest way to kill a PC. One slip and its ALL gone. Anyone who is experienced with computers will have a story to tell when they were playing with partitions. (yes, yes, you can get clever with some recovery software. But if you can do that, you would not have screwed the partitions in the first place)

If you are going to go down the partition altering route, you would want to take an image before you did stuff.