Mrs B said:
darben said:
Also, if you've got a lot of photos stored this slows the computer so it's worth investing in a separate hard drive and storing them on that.
Really?? I didnt know that, yeh there is photos and music files too
Well, only should slow the computer if there isn't much free space left so it would depend on that Mrs B. Basically when files are opened, modified etc etc., windows has to "play around" with your hard drive and move things about. Therefore you shouldn't physically FILL the hard drive. I usually recommend trying to keep a third of the hard drive free (ideally) or 25% minimum.
Also, if you have lots of photo's etc., are they backed up onto an external hard drive or discs? Remember hard drives break down and IT HURTS to lose data like this. Best solution is to have a big enough hard drive to keep everytthing on your PC, and also an external hard drive with a copy of them on it too. That way, whichever breaks first doesn't matter as you'll still have those files on the other.
One recent customer lost around 20 years of photographs, home video - weddings, births etc etc.... despite me warning him to start backing it up a year beforehand!!