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Backing up to external harddrive

  • 04-09-2008 12:28pm
    #1
    jimmybuck
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27 ✭


    im running xp on my laptop and want to basically do a massive cleanup of my harddrive. i want to move everyting to my harddrive and really dont want to loose everyting!! i have all my music and movie done already!
    how can i run all my programs from the harddrive! (well not all but stuff like CAD etc)

    side note: AntiVirus software!!
    got AVG a while ago and the trial ran out so i uninstalled it! now i cant reinstall any antivirus!! it was the free AVG


Comments

  • #2
    biologikal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 371 ✭✭biologikal


    jimmybuck wrote: »
    im running xp on my laptop and want to basically do a massive cleanup of my harddrive. i want to move everyting to my harddrive and really dont want to loose everyting!! i have all my music and movie done already!
    how can i run all my programs from the harddrive! (well not all but stuff like CAD etc)

    Most programs, especially if they were installed in the "Program Files" folder, will have to be uninstalled, then reinstalled on your external hard drive. You will need the external hard drive connected to run any software installed on it.
    jimmybuck wrote: »
    side note: AntiVirus software!!
    got AVG a while ago and the trial ran out so i uninstalled it! now i cant reinstall any antivirus!! it was the free AVG

    There are free antivirus software options available, I personally use avast, and highly recommend it. Download any of the free ones (if you don't want to pay for one), and install it, preferably directly on your laptop. The AVGfree recently went through an upgrade to v8 (I think), so any previous versions are unsupported through updates. I tried it out, but didn't like it, so switched to avast.

    Unless you're really stuck for space, and NEED to install software on a secondary hard drive, a good solution is to do a fresh install of XP, and only install programs/software you regularly use, on the laptop hard drive, and use the external for music, documents, archives, backups. If there are lots of unused programs/software on the laptop, then getting rid of them (or not reinstalling them with a fresh OS) will free up space, and probably make the laptop run faster, at least until you begin filling it up again.


  • #3
    Passenger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,150 ✭✭✭Passenger


    Aye, as mentioned you'll can't just cut and paste your programs you'll have to do a fresh install. :)


  • #4
    jimmybuck
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27 ✭jimmybuck


    tanx for d reply guys!! jus wat i didnt want to hear!!!:)
    any way of extracting the .exe files and saving them to the harddrive??

    As for the avast it installed 1st time!! like magic:D


  • #5
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,125 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    Leave the programs on the laptop but move any file like videos, music, pictures to the external.


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