Drives

[Wizz]

Well currently my C Drive has 5GB left of memory bu then I remembered that I had a D drive. If I move certain files (like let's say 25gb of mp3 files :anxious: ) into the D drive will it still function normally? Like will it still play if I double click on it?

[Makoto_the_Phoenix]

In short, yes. Applications are happy so long as they know where the file is that they're opening.

[Jard_Y_Dooku]

By the way, you don't call it "memory", you call it "space". Memory is something entirely different.

 

 

 

Memory is a circuit-based volatile short-term storage mechanism which loses all its data when you turn off your computer.

 

Hard drives are a magnetic-based persistent long-term storage mechanism which does not lose its data without power and is very reliable.

 

 

 

Hard drives store all your data, memory stores all the data your computer is currently using to run all your programs, and any unsaved work. Although memory can really be thought of as merely a performance optimization for hard drives when we get into virtual memory and page files and all that... well, we won't. ;)

[acenator]

Ummm... Do you have a CD Drive in your computer? If so, that's your D drive (based on your main drive being the C drive, I assume you're using a Windows OS) and you won't be able to put anything on it unless you plan on burning a cd and just leaving it in there (in which case, you'll only get 700 mb unless you can use a blank dvd (not sure if it's possible, but I would assume it is)).

 

 

 

If you want another drive that you can store files on, you're going to need to install a second hard drive (internal or external, doesn't really matter as long as it's stationary when the computer is running) or get a flash drive.

[Jard_Y_Dooku]

D isn't necessarily his CD drive, it depends on how many devices you have, and your system configuration. On mine:

 

 

 

A = Flash drive 1

 

B = Flash drive 2

 

C = HD 1 (XP)

 

D = HD 2 (7 RC)

 

E = DVD/CDRW 1

 

F = DVD/CDRW 2

 

G = HD 3 (External, backup)

[acenator]

I understand that some people have different setups, but you (Jard) are the first person I've heard of who actually has the drives set up to where the D drive isn't the cd drive. I guess I just figured no one bothered to care about what letter was given to each drive so long as they knew what was on each drive (or did you computer come set up to organize drives like that?). :-k

 

 

 

@ the OP: If you're like Jard, then you should be fine; just cut and paste the files onto the D drive, but, if you're like me, you're going to need to get another hard drive.

[Jard_Y_Dooku]

I understand that some people have different setups, but you (Jard) are the first person I've heard of who actually has the drives set up to where the D drive isn't the cd drive. I guess I just figured no one bothered to care about what letter was given to each drive so long as they knew what was on each drive (or did you computer come set up to organize drives like that?). :-k

 

 

 

@ the OP: If you're like Jard, then you should be fine; just cut and paste the files onto the D drive, but, if you're like me, you're going to need to get another hard drive.

 

 

 

Nope, built it. Originally a Dell Optiplex GX270, but modified beyond recognition.

 

 

 

I suppose you're right about the drive letters though since most computers have only one hard drive so the first disk drive would be D... UNLESS it's partitioned like some of the HP models (not sure how common this is with other models and/or manufacturers) in which case you'd have C (partition 1, OS) and D (partition 2, system recovery).

[dave0293]

I understand that some people have different setups, but you (Jard) are the first person I've heard of who actually has the drives set up to where the D drive isn't the cd drive.

 

 

I have the same thing. D is windows 7 RC, E the cd drive, and g/h partitions of an external hard drive.

[aspokaspofkjsopfkapo]

My computer came with the hard drive split into two partitions, a windows partition(c:\) with 200 gigs and a data partition(d:\) with 100 gigs. I'm guessing the op has something similar to this since an optical drive would be clearly labeled as such.