Primary HDD is getting full and secondary has plenty of space

hoosieradvisor · 05-01-2006, 05:04 AM

My primary HDD is 80 GB and is 85% full.

My secondary HDd (that I took out of my OLD computer) is 60 GB and is 30% full.

All pics, video, and audio files are on the secondary HDD; and the bulk of what's on my primary HDD are programs.

What should I do?

Buy a new bigger primary HDD? And if so, how do I transfer everything darn thing from the 80 GB HDD to the new HDD?

Many of my programs didn't come with CDs but were installed via the Internet.

Thanks.

**The_Other_One** · 05-01-2006, 05:15 AM

*nods* a bigger HD is probably the way to go. Many come with programs to copy your stuff from one drive to another, but there's also free software around.

computermaineack · 05-01-2006, 05:54 AM

I agree with The Other One...you should prob get a new hard drive. As for transferring everything, You could either just leave it as a secondary, or you could use a program, or you could just do "copy" "paste." that's my method

. Make sure though, if you're getting a new hard drive, that it's good. Lol, that was pretty vague. If you're going to use it as your primary drive, i'd say get one that's 10k rpm, if you can afford it. you should also make sure you get one with 16mb cache and, and of course, if your mobo supports it, sata (pref. sata2).

05-01-2006, 05:04 AM	#1 (permalink)
hoosieradvisor New Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: California Posts: 17	Primary HDD is getting full and secondary has plenty of space My primary HDD is 80 GB and is 85% full. My secondary HDd (that I took out of my OLD computer) is 60 GB and is 30% full. All pics, video, and audio files are on the secondary HDD; and the bulk of what's on my primary HDD are programs. What should I do? Buy a new bigger primary HDD? And if so, how do I transfer everything darn thing from the 80 GB HDD to the new HDD? Many of my programs didn't come with CDs but were installed via the Internet. Thanks.

05-01-2006, 05:15 AM	#2 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 23 Posts: 12,307	nods a bigger HD is probably the way to go. Many come with programs to copy your stuff from one drive to another, but there's also free software around. __________________ Urban De-Development * Athlon X2 4200 \| 2048M RAM \| 160G HD \| 7600GT * C2D T5250 \| 2048M RAM \| 160G HD \| Intel x3100 * G4 1.33GHz \| 512M RAM \| 40G HD \| Radeon 9200

05-01-2006, 05:54 AM	#3 (permalink)
computermaineack Diamond Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Connecticut Posts: 2,239	I agree with The Other One...you should prob get a new hard drive. As for transferring everything, You could either just leave it as a secondary, or you could use a program, or you could just do "copy" "paste." that's my method . Make sure though, if you're getting a new hard drive, that it's good. Lol, that was pretty vague. If you're going to use it as your primary drive, i'd say get one that's 10k rpm, if you can afford it. you should also make sure you get one with 16mb cache and, and of course, if your mobo supports it, sata (pref. sata2). __________________ "Former Clinton advisor Dick Morris said, "Hillary Clinton will be the next President, but she'll be the worst President we've ever seen." After hearing this, President Bush said, "Wait a minute, I'm not finished yet."" -Conan O'Brien CPU: Q6600 G0 Mobo: eVGA 680i NF67-A1 Case: Antec P180B GPU: eVGA 8800GTS G92 512mb HSF: Tuniq Tower 120 RAM: 4gb DDR2-800 Corsair XMS2 4-4-4-12 PSU: Antec True Power Trio 550w

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