how can manage my hard disk??

sam1970

the hard disk on my desk top has got 250gb divided as : Local disk (c) 116gb, backup (D) 106gb and Recover (E) 9.75gb. my problem is that the C drive is nearly full and i would like to move some of the gb from D to C as most of the D is free but i dont know how to do it...any help please:o

Conor_3

Depends on what OS you're using. If you are using any version of Windows apart from Vista, you'll need to use a third party application such as Partition Magic.

If you have Windows Vista, you can do this in Control Panel, Admin Tools, Computer Management, Disk Managment by clicking on each partition and selecting shrink or extend although you'll need to probably shrink the D partition first before you can extend the C one.

U've_been_framed

A program such as Partition Magic is probably the best way to do the job. However, it may be possible to move all your data files onto your drive and free up space on the C: drive that way.

arealbasketcase

Couldn't you just move some stuff off the c:drive to the d:drive? Simply cut and paste through Windows Explorer (or the equivalent in whichever OS you are using).

PROLIANT

Simple, dont partition a drive, that is so Windows 98, create organisational units like folders and use Explorer to manage your data.

sam1970

i am using xp home...the reason i dont wnat just to copy some content to D is that most of the C drive is full of itunes music and if i transfer it to D i will not be able to synchronise it with my ipod as the itunes software is on C drive!!Am I right? or is it possible to run itunes and all its music from the D drive....sounds better idea

sam1970

no...it did not work...i tried downloading i tunes to the D drive but it would not!!!

Conor_3

sam1970 wrote: »

i am using xp home...the reason i dont wnat just to copy some content to D is that most of the C drive is full of itunes music and if i transfer it to D i will not be able to synchronise it with my ipod as the itunes software is on C drive!!Am I right? or is it possible to run itunes and all its music from the D drive....sounds better idea

Yes it is possible.
Firstly, you need to uninstall the iTunes you've already got installed if you have. You then need to install iTunes again, selecting custom install and specifying something like \Itunes for the installation path. Create a folder on the D drive you want the music in. Once you've fired up iTunes, go to Edit, Preferences, Advanced. Click on the "General" tab. At the top is "Itunes Music folder location". click "Change" on the right and select the folder on the D drive you just created . Make sure that "Keep iTunes folder organised " and "Copy files to iTunes folder" are both ticked. Click OK and close that windows.

Next, in itunes go to File, Add Folder to library and navigate to the folder where your music currently is. It;ll now go off and copy the lot onto the D drive as well as adding them to the itunes library. Once you're happy its all there, you can delete the music from the C drive.