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External Hard Drive Help!

  • 18-04-2011 5:17pm
    #1
    smiley girl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 442 ✭✭


    Hey All,
    My mam has 3000+ photos and 200 short video clips saved on her laptop. Her laptop is very slow now and she was recommended to get an external hard drive. So I've been looking them up, but having never bought/needed one before I'm inundated with the choice! Can anyone give me some advice please?

    Thanks


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  • #2
    bonzodog2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,254 ✭✭✭bonzodog2


    There's probably not much to choose from between them all, technically. However:

    Don't rely on it to work forever, they do fail
    Don't drop it
    'Safely remove' the device, don't just pull out the wire
    Consider an alternative backup solution, e.g. an online one like Dropbox. If you just move the photos/vids to an external drive, they aren't backed up, they're just moved

    If slowness is the issue, check some other threads here, and:
    delete temp files
    clear browser cache
    empty recycle bin
    defrag


  • #3
    smiley girl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 442 ✭✭smiley girl


    bonzodog2 wrote: »
    Don't rely on it to work forever, they do fail
    Don't drop it
    'Safely remove' the device, don't just pull out the wire
    Consider an alternative backup solution, e.g. an online one like Dropbox. If you just move the photos/vids to an external drive, they aren't backed up, they're just moved
    Oh lucky you said that!! So basically adding an external drive just gives more space and it's just as necessary to back up. Though I doubt my mam will use an online solution. Maybe discs.
    [/QUOTE] If slowness is the issue, check some other threads here, and:
    delete temp files
    clear browser cache
    empty recycle bin
    defrag[/QUOTE]
    I will do this aswell, thanks for your help.


  • #4
    irish1967
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,516 ✭✭✭irish1967


    Just bought the one on special offer in lidl this week. Works perfectly. :)


  • #5
    smiley girl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 442 ✭✭smiley girl


    irish1967 wrote: »
    Just bought the one on special offer in lidl this week. Works perfectly. :)

    Oh did you? Would you mind telling me how much you paid for it?

    It's ok, I found it on the lidi site!


  • #6
    Voodu Child
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,706 ✭✭✭Voodu Child


    Get a 2.5" USB portable hard-drive.

    For example:
    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Seagate-500GB-Expansion-Portable-Drive/dp/B001XM4P1O/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1303166409&sr=1-1

    The reason I recommend 2.5" portable (over 3.5" desktop) in this case is that they are more robust and reliable. Failure due to rough handling or dropping is probably the biggest problem people who arent computer literate have with external drives.

    They are more expensive per GB, but from the sounds of it your mother doesn't need a lot of space anyway.


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  • #7
    L37fc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9 ✭L37fc


    You could try online storage there is alot of online company's offering free space like ADrive & Hotmail ( 50gb & 25gb ).


  • #8
    smiley girl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 442 ✭✭smiley girl


    Voodu Child wrote: »
    Get a 2.5" USB portable hard-drive.

    For example:
    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Seagate-500GB-Expansion-Portable-Drive/dp/B001XM4P1O/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1303166409&sr=1-1

    The reason I recommend 2.5" portable (over 3.5" desktop) in this case is that they are more robust and reliable. Failure due to rough handling or dropping is probably the biggest problem people who arent computer literate have with external drives.

    They are more expensive per GB, but from the sounds of it your mother doesn't need a lot of space anyway.

    That's great, thanks for that.


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