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External USB Hard Drive
I would like to regain some space on my PC's hard drive and am thinking of
getting an external hard drive - USB Powered, to store my photos and music. Question: Could I also drag some of my less frequently used programmes (such a Video Editing software - Pinnacle) onto the drive or would they have to stay on the same drive as Windows (C:\) |
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On Sun, 16 Dec 2007 14:27:50 GMT, "John"
wrote: I would like to regain some space on my PC's hard drive and am thinking of getting an external hard drive - USB Powered, to store my photos and music. Question: Could I also drag some of my less frequently used programmes (such a Video Editing software - Pinnacle) onto the drive or would they have to stay on the same drive as Windows (C:\) John: This is not really an answer, but it may help. I have two physical hard drives in my computer. As expected, Windows is on Drive C. Because my C drive is small (20 Gig), virtually every program I added to the computer, I installed on Drive D (the other phyical drive). Seems to me you could do the same thing, as long as your USB drive is always there - and always has the same drive letter assgined each time when you boot up. You may have to un-install the programs from C, and install them in the new drive to get all the pointers correct. Not a scientific answer, but my thoughts . . . . Good Luck! Have a blessed Christmas! _________________________________ Old Enough to know I don't know a thing .... |
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John wrote:
I would like to regain some space on my PC's hard drive and am thinking of getting an external hard drive - USB Powered, to store my photos and music. Question: Could I also drag some of my less frequently used programmes (such a Video Editing software - Pinnacle) onto the drive or would they have to stay on the same drive as Windows (C:\) No. You can't run programs from an external hard drive. Getting an external hard drive is a great idea for backing up your data. If, after you do that (removing data from the C: drive after it is safely elsewhere), you still need more room on the internal hard drive: 1. Uninstall programs you don't need; and/or 2. Purchase a second internal hard drive on which to install programs (if feasible - obviously it isn't if you have a laptop); or 3. Replace the hard drive with a bigger one, using cloning software to image the old drive to the new one. Keep the old one for extra storage if desired. Malke -- Elephant Boy Computers www.elephantboycomputers.com "Don't Panic!" MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User |
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On Sun, 16 Dec 2007 14:27:50 GMT, "John"
wrote: I would like to regain some space on my PC's hard drive and am thinking of getting an external hard drive - USB Powered, to store my photos and music. Question: Could I also drag some of my less frequently used programmes (such a Video Editing software - Pinnacle) onto the drive or would they have to stay on the same drive as Windows (C:\) Neither of the above is correct. You can not install programs on an external drive. Programs do not have to be installed on the same drive as Windows. You can install programs on a different drive, but it must be on an internal drive. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User Please Reply to the Newsgroup |
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John,
Take a look at these two options as they may or may not meets your needs. I do however think what you are wanting to do is just around the corner in technology and we will have it soon. http://www.everythingusb.com/mojopac.html http://portableapps.com/ This one is FREE -- All the best, SG How to Write a Newsgroup Post: http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Usenet Need your OEM Restore Disk? http://restoredisks.com/ "John" wrote in message ... I would like to regain some space on my PC's hard drive and am thinking of getting an external hard drive - USB Powered, to store my photos and music. Question: Could I also drag some of my less frequently used programmes (such a Video Editing software - Pinnacle) onto the drive or would they have to stay on the same drive as Windows (C:\) |
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Ken Blake, MVP wrote: On Sun, 16 Dec 2007 14:27:50 GMT, "John" wrote: I would like to regain some space on my PC's hard drive and am thinking of getting an external hard drive - USB Powered, to store my photos and music. Question: Could I also drag some of my less frequently used programmes (such a Video Editing software - Pinnacle) onto the drive or would they have to stay on the same drive as Windows (C:\) Neither of the above is correct. You can not install programs on an external drive. Programs do not have to be installed on the same drive as Windows. You can install programs on a different drive, but it must be on an internal drive. Not entirely true. Programs can be run from removable, external drives. But the caveats are that they cannot have entries in the Windows Registry nor have any shortcuts on the Desktop or via any other program that is embedded into Windows. |
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On Sun, 16 Dec 2007 12:06:36 -0800, Mistoffolees wrote:
Ken Blake, MVP wrote: On Sun, 16 Dec 2007 14:27:50 GMT, "John" wrote: I would like to regain some space on my PC's hard drive and am thinking of getting an external hard drive - USB Powered, to store my photos and music. Question: Could I also drag some of my less frequently used programmes (such a Video Editing software - Pinnacle) onto the drive or would they have to stay on the same drive as Windows (C:\) Neither of the above is correct. You can not install programs on an external drive. Programs do not have to be installed on the same drive as Windows. You can install programs on a different drive, but it must be on an internal drive. Not entirely true. Programs can be run from removable, external drives. But the caveats are that they cannot have entries in the Windows Registry nor have any shortcuts on the Desktop or via any other program that is embedded into Windows. That's strange: I've installed various games (as well as Microsoft Office) on external drives before, and had none of your problems. Also, I suggest purchasing an eSATA drive, rather than USB (if you have an eSATA connection somewhere on your machine). It will be MUCH faster(~3GB/sec transfer speed, rather than 400MB/sec). Additionally, they are sometimes less expensive than USB drives. Shop around. -- Donald L. McDaniel Please reply to the original thread and newsgroup. -------------------------------------------------- |
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On Sun, 16 Dec 2007 12:06:36 -0800, Mistoffolees
wrote: Ken Blake, MVP wrote: On Sun, 16 Dec 2007 14:27:50 GMT, "John" wrote: I would like to regain some space on my PC's hard drive and am thinking of getting an external hard drive - USB Powered, to store my photos and music. Question: Could I also drag some of my less frequently used programmes (such a Video Editing software - Pinnacle) onto the drive or would they have to stay on the same drive as Windows (C:\) Neither of the above is correct. You can not install programs on an external drive. Programs do not have to be installed on the same drive as Windows. You can install programs on a different drive, but it must be on an internal drive. Not entirely true. Correct, but... Programs can be run from removable, external drives. But the caveats are that they cannot have entries in the Windows Registry ....since that restriction rules out the enormous majority of Windows programs, from a practical standpoint, it's close enough to being true that I made the statement without bothering to point out the very minor exception. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User Please Reply to the Newsgroup |
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"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote in message
... On Sun, 16 Dec 2007 12:06:36 -0800, Mistoffolees wrote: Ken Blake, MVP wrote: On Sun, 16 Dec 2007 14:27:50 GMT, "John" wrote: I would like to regain some space on my PC's hard drive and am thinking of getting an external hard drive - USB Powered, to store my photos and music. Question: Could I also drag some of my less frequently used programmes (such a Video Editing software - Pinnacle) onto the drive or would they have to stay on the same drive as Windows (C:\) Neither of the above is correct. You can not install programs on an external drive. Programs do not have to be installed on the same drive as Windows. You can install programs on a different drive, but it must be on an internal drive. Not entirely true. Correct, but... Programs can be run from removable, external drives. But the caveats are that they cannot have entries in the Windows Registry ...since that restriction rules out the enormous majority of Windows programs, from a practical standpoint, it's close enough to being true that I made the statement without bothering to point out the very minor exception. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User Please Reply to the Newsgroup Agreed. Believe one reply is citing exceptions of external hard drives that are never removed from the PC. I'll keep my opinion to myself regarding that. David |
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