Obelix Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Sorry, yeah ... meant 'external hard drive', just that I think of it as being a memory. This is Full (according to the pie chart thing), although it says '10.7MB free of 9.99GB'. Internal hard drive is showing 197GB free of 288GB (doesn't mean anything to me ) Probably the best bet is just to buy a bigger eternal hard drive? I love the idea of an eternal hard drive :-) Tesco have some nice ones in at quite reasonable prices at the moment up here, you could do worse than run down to Carlisle street and see if the one there has them in. I know you've sorted it but if you need a larger one they are a useful option Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denomis Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 (edited) I love the idea of an eternal hard drive :-) Tesco have some nice ones in at quite reasonable prices at the moment up here, you could do worse than run down to Carlisle street and see if the one there has them in. I know you've sorted it but if you need a larger one they are a useful option You forgot to add tesco are over priced. 3tb £85 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SEAGATE-Expansion-SGR39212-External-Hard-Drive-3-TB-Black-New-/130948474696?clk_rvr_id=512948882548 Edited August 22, 2013 by denomis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obelix Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 No I said they were reasonable - if you want something immediatly. You wont get that from Ebay. My Tesco here has 2TB drives in at £59. Yes it's a few pounds more than other places but it's less than other chains on the high street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swarfendor437 Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Just had a search for external hard drives at Tesco and found this: http://www.tesco.com/direct/buffalo-drivestation-2tb-external-usb-30-hard-drive/239-4311.prd?pageLevel=&skuId=239-4311 and found the same(?) on ebuyer for £9 less (free postage): http://www.ebuyer.com/260790-buffalo-2tb-drivestation-external-hard-drive-hd-lb2-0tu3-eu Think I'll stick with E-buyer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alcoblog Posted August 22, 2013 Author Share Posted August 22, 2013 Yep ... my birthday in just over a week, so getting an ex external hard-drive ... asked for 2-3tb, not really bothered ... it's better than 10gig! As such, I don't care how much it costs cos I'm not paying I'm gonna get a new internal drive too, when I get round to it ... at the mo the comps working fine. If you're reading this Paul Blade, I'll be in touch when I want to do this (probably quite soon). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Blade Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Yep ... my birthday in just over a week, so getting an ex external hard-drive ... asked for 2-3tb, not really bothered ... it's better than 10gig! As such, I don't care how much it costs cos I'm not paying I'm gonna get a new internal drive too, when I get round to it ... at the mo the comps working fine. If you're reading this Paul Blade, I'll be in touch when I want to do this (probably quite soon). No worries when your ready you have my number Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dardandec Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Keeping on top of restore points on hard drives is one thing a lot of people neglect. I once cleared 22gig of hard drive space for a friend that was took up with restore points, and probably 95% of them wouldn't have worked anyway had they been tried. If the computer is running fine, delete the restore points then make another, that gives at least one to restore to when you know it was all good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Blade Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Keeping on top of restore points on hard drives is one thing a lot of people neglect. I once cleared 22gig of hard drive space for a friend that was took up with restore points, and probably 95% of them wouldn't have worked anyway had they been tried. If the computer is running fine, delete the restore points then make another, that gives at least one to restore to when you know it was all good The problem wasn't restore points but a backup that a 'tech' set up to do (post 22) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swarfendor437 Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 I think Dardandec is just trying to be helpful Paul - bit like when I used to post about recycle bin size on old Windows always set to 10% which can be safely reduced to 2-3% - Goodness knows how you do that on 8! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dardandec Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 The problem wasn't restore points but a backup that a 'tech' set up to do (post 22) I know, I was just giving advise on possible hard drive space issues to anybody who may have similar problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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