Need help clearing things up with hard drive space

Toggle sidebar Toggle sidebar
T

TrashWithComputers

Reputable
Feb 10, 2015
2
0
4,510
I recently bought a new computer advertised with 1000 GB (1 TB) of hard drive space. I have a Windows (C) drive with 149 GB of space, and a Data (D) drive with 1.65 TB of space.

I'm a bit confused. Everything I download and install is saved to the windows one with 149 GB of space, I can't rely on that drive alone. Is the data one another one I can use? Or is it something else? Sorry, I'm really bad with computers. If it is another drive I can use, how do I make my computer start downloading and installing stuff to that drive, and how do I move my downloads to my other drive.

Thanks in advance!
 
Solution
D_Know_WD
Hi there TrashWithComputers,

Most probably C: and D: are partitions not separate drives.
Installations: When installing a given program, you will always be asked where you want to install it. Just change the location from C:something to D:something. In case you want to move the current programs that are on C:, you will have to uninstall them first and reinstall them on D:.
Downloads: Depending on the internet browser, there may be different ways of changing the downloads location but should be something like: Settings -> Advanced Settings -> Downloads -> Change Downloads location.

Also, here are some ways of freeing some HDD storage space: http://www.howtogeek.com/125923/7-ways-to-free-up-hard-disk-space-on-windows/

Hope this will...
Sort by date Sort by votes
N

Nerdboy

Reputable
Jun 22, 2014
192
0
4,710
You can always use r.a.i.d function but it can be risky (basically making both hdds one) Also you can change the directories of where the files are installed and downloaded to the second hard drive
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
D_Know_WD

D_Know_WD

Judicious
Jul 30, 2014
6,633
3
35,960
Hi there TrashWithComputers,

Most probably C: and D: are partitions not separate drives.
Installations: When installing a given program, you will always be asked where you want to install it. Just change the location from C:something to D:something. In case you want to move the current programs that are on C:, you will have to uninstall them first and reinstall them on D:.
Downloads: Depending on the internet browser, there may be different ways of changing the downloads location but should be something like: Settings -> Advanced Settings -> Downloads -> Change Downloads location.

Also, here are some ways of freeing some HDD storage space: http://www.howtogeek.com/125923/7-ways-to-free-up-hard-disk-space-on-windows/

Hope this will help,
D_Know_WD
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
Solution
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Latest posts

Moderators online

Share this page

COMPANY
RESOURCES
FOLLOW
Top Bottom