Hard Drive Management Practices - Gateway E-5400 System Manual

Hard drive management practices

By deleting unneeded files from your hard drive and managing the space that
is automatically allocated for saving certain files, you can help maintain the
performance of the hard drive.
Checking hard drive space
In Windows, you can see a chart of the available hard drive space.
To check hard drive space:
1
Double-click on the
window opens.
2
Right-click the drive you want to check.
3
Select
shows you the available and used space on the drive.
Backing up files
Regularly backing up your files protects you from losing data and lets you
keep fewer files on your hard drive. Back up old files to a large capacity disk
drive or tape drive and delete the files from your hard drive. You can use the
software that came with your tape backup drive or your large capacity disk
drive to back up the files.
You can also back up files by running the Backup utility that came with your
operating system. In Windows NT, Backup copies files to a tape drive.
To run Backup in Windows NT:
1
Click
Start,
2
Follow the on-screen instructions.
Deleting unneeded files
By deleting unneeded files from the hard drive, you free up space on the hard
drive and help improve hard-drive performance. The following sections give
you some simple ways to delete unneeded files.
Deleting Windows temporary files
During normal operation, Windows constantly creates new temporary (temp)
files. You can safely delete all but the most recent temp files.
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Managing Your System
My Computer
. The drive's properties window opens. The
Properties
then select
Programs
icon on the desktop. The My Computer
,
Administrative Tools,
tab
General
then .
Backup