Question about Hard Drive Space

The current total/max capacity in my Local (C) drive is 37.2 gigs, but I have 1 gig of RAM.

Now, I have more RAM than my friend definetely, but she has around 56 gigs of total capacity in her Local (C) drive, give or take a few gigs. I was stumpped.

How can I increase my gig size in my Local (C) Drive. I always run out of space and more gigs would be a life saver.

Anyone know how?

Thanks.

You mean you want to make your total capacity, say, 70 instead of 37.2? If so, you need to buy another hard drive. RAM has absolutley nothing to do with the physical size of your drive.

Or, if you just want to free up space, delete existing programs that you don't use, and clear your temporary files.

it reminds me that I need new disc.........

How big is yours, Clovie? Or is it just old?

no...it is just getting full... it's only 120 GB 😮

Only 120 GB? I've got a 40 GB harddrive 😮 I desperately need a new one.

I have less than 10 free..and it needs some space to work properly..🙁

and you do need a new one ✅

I have less than 5 gb free right now.

My PSD files and music take up most of my space 😬

yeah.. I have similar..
tell parents to get you a new one for *thinks about closest occasion.* Santa's Day ✅

I have a 250 GB, and with all the video work I do, I still need a spare.

Originally posted by JKozzy
You mean you want to make your total capacity, say, 70 instead of 37.2? If so, you need to buy another hard drive. RAM has absolutley nothing to do with the physical size of your drive.

Or, if you just want to free up space, delete existing programs that you don't use, and clear your temporary files.

I see...

And how can an increase in gigs help PC performance besides storage, like say with, Pc games and Pc performance? What, things move faster?

And I now know that a greater/higher capacity drive allows for faster transmissions of data to a from the PC to Hard Drive and vice versa, right?

And thanks for the info..

what do you mean by transform data from PC to hard drive?

I thoguht Hard Drive is a part of PC dunce

Clov, a Hard Drive is a part of the PC. What he meant by that, is when the Hard Drive communicates with the CPU, (Pentium 4, whathaveyou) some hard drives communicate faster and more efficently.

Fist: Larger hard drive/more HD space gives applications more temporary room, and easier time storing those files. It also allows for less fragmentation, and when a drive is defragmented properly, it should be easier for Windows and other programs to search for data on the hard drive, as whole files, and not pieces. If you have a teeny hard drive, then sometimes fragmenting is more common.

oh..got it now.

and when you don't have free space, it is saying that defragmentation can't happen 😑

Yup. When it defragments, it basically rearranges everything on your hard drive to be more organized. Just like cleaning your room; if there isn't an empty spot on your floor, you can't move anything around if you have no room to move other stuff. In that case, you'd throw out (delete) stuff for it to be able to defragment.

Originally posted by JKozzy
Clov, a Hard Drive is a part of the PC. What he meant by that, is when the Hard Drive communicates with the CPU, (Pentium 4, whathaveyou) some hard drives communicate faster and more efficently.

Fist: Larger hard drive/more HD space gives applications more temporary room, and easier time storing those files. It also allows for less fragmentation, and when a drive is defragmented properly, it should be easier for Windows and other programs to search for data on the hard drive, as whole files, and not pieces. If you have a teeny hard drive, then sometimes fragmenting is more common.

So it has no effects with PC gameplay performance since games are not really files per se. or are they? If so what effects would a higher capacity have on a game. I'm asking cause I'm a hardcore gamer that loves playing my games smoothly without lag..

Thanks..

Definately helps out for games, especially when/if they update themselves. Rule of thumb: bigger is usually better. PC games are most definately files. Open up any game folder, and you'll see the files that run the game.

Notice for the game Republic Commando, all the files needed for the maps of the game, the sounds, the videos, character models, menus, etc. Games are much more complex applications than you think.

Originally posted by JKozzy
Definately helps out for games, especially when/if they update themselves. Rule of thumb: bigger is usually better. PC games are most definately files. Games are much more complex applications than you think.

So how will high gig capacity affect gameplay. Will games move faster or will load times be affected or what?

Helps with working in Photoshop, too (which is what I primarily use my computer for) -- when what you're doing requires more memory than you have RAM, then it creates a temporary 'scratch' disc on the harddrive where it saves what you're doing, but will be deleted when you're finished.

Originally posted by FistOfThe North
So how will high gig capacity affect gameplay. Will games move faster or will load times be affected or what?