Low Disc Space

[Leah]

Uh-oh...my computer keeps telling me that I'm running out of disc space and yet, I still keep downloading new stuff!

Wow...I think I just realized that we only have 1GB of ram!
I never really thought about it before, until we got our iPod with 30GB!!

Now what?
It would take a gazillion CD-RW's for me to put everything on a disc (and obviously I'm gonna need more ram).
But in the meantime, do any of you use an external source of memory to back up your files??

Thanks!

[Nettio]

RAM and memory aren't the same as hard drive space. Do you mean you only have 1GB of space on your hard drive? A lot of people use external hard drives to store their photos and scrap stuff in order to free up space on the computer.

[Susan Bartolini]

Yep...I had the same problem. Lots of RAM 3GB, and no hard drive space. I got an external HD and it crashed on me after two weeks...so that was the end of my EHD experience. I decided to just purchase another HD and install it myself. So, now I have 750 GB on 2 HDs in my computer!

Oh and Leah, you should look into installing an additional HD (if your computer will accomodate it). It was really cheap (less than $150 bucks) and I totally got a ton of space and my computer is running better. Computers usually allocate a part of your HD as virtual memory...so if you are low on HD space, you computer will slow down.

Susan

[iJenny]

I have a big ol' EHD and I love it!! I keep all of my photos, completed pages, and scrap stuff on it. I go through it periodically and clean it up (defrag, scandisk, etc) and its still working great!! Plus, you can take it with you if you need it somewhere else like a laptop, other PC, etc.
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[kscwgirl]

I keep all my scrap stuff on my EHD too. It's really worked out well for me!!

[ColleenSwerb]

I love my EHD. Within a year I'll have a snazzy new laptop to play on and I'll probably get another one to use as a backup for my backup, lol.