How much can you store?
Computer Storage
Wednesday, March 12, 2008 by Lantec | Discussion: Community
I'm talking about my home computer............
I'm currently adding another internal hard drive to bring me to 1.25 TB and I was curious what everyone else gets by with and how. My internal storage is 750 gb and I've got another 500gb external for backups. That doesn't include all those other flash drives, DVDs, CDs etc. but just my "necessary" storage.
Most of the space is either pictures (current camera uses 10+mb per pic) or music. I tend to rip at 320 CBR so most songs run 10-20 mb. The balance is programs (of course) wallpapers, Stardock stuff and even a couple games..........I like the Call of Duty series and I have a couple racing games. For some reason.....my Outlook file is over 1gb and my MS Money file is approaching that size......Talk about bloat!
Anyway, I'm wondering if I'm keeping too much crap or if I'm at least semi-normal
I'm currently adding another internal hard drive to bring me to 1.25 TB and I was curious what everyone else gets by with and how. My internal storage is 750 gb and I've got another 500gb external for backups. That doesn't include all those other flash drives, DVDs, CDs etc. but just my "necessary" storage.
Most of the space is either pictures (current camera uses 10+mb per pic) or music. I tend to rip at 320 CBR so most songs run 10-20 mb. The balance is programs (of course) wallpapers, Stardock stuff and even a couple games..........I like the Call of Duty series and I have a couple racing games. For some reason.....my Outlook file is over 1gb and my MS Money file is approaching that size......Talk about bloat!
Anyway, I'm wondering if I'm keeping too much crap or if I'm at least semi-normal
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scorpNZ
Reply #23 Thursday, March 27, 2008 5:36 PM
Reply #23 Thursday, March 27, 2008 5:36 PM
Comp 1
presario s5020an nov 2003
1 x 200gb- xp prof,ubuntu 8.04 beta,kubuntu 8.04 beta
1 x 320-imaged drive with xp prof & data backup partition
ext x 1 500gb data backup inc PS2 & xbox game iso backups (yes i own the games i copied)
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in storage original 40gb of xp home (original hdd)
comp 2 in case comp 1 blows up
presario s5020an mid 2004
1 x 200 gb xp home with extended data partition
1 x 320 gb image of hdd above
ext x 1 500gb-copy of comp 1's hdd
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in storage original 40gb xp home
comp 3
dell gx110 - got from customer who was going to throw it out two weeks ago,no i don't fix comps but i do like mucking around with em
1 x 3,2gb- unbuntu 8.04 beta
1 x 10gb win 98se original hdd
ext 2.5gb
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in storage 6gb image of 10gb
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2 x 40gb just bought yesterday to upgrade comp 3
xbox 1/2
1 x 10 gb original hdd
2 x 320gb fitted to extender kit
xbox 2/2
1 x 10 gb original hdd
2 x 320gb fitted to extender kit
ok that'll do for now i'm still in the process of having a go at adding ext hdd's to my two slimline ps2's
i have two imac G3's i could'a added but i figured that'd just be over the top & showing off
1 x imac that was give'n for free in 07 is in the kitchen & is used for recipes & listening to goon show radio while cooking,the other which i bought in 07 is for gaming walkthru's when i get stuck on a level & is on a mobile trolly so i can also wheel it to the conservatory or wherever.
presario s5020an nov 2003
1 x 200gb- xp prof,ubuntu 8.04 beta,kubuntu 8.04 beta
1 x 320-imaged drive with xp prof & data backup partition
ext x 1 500gb data backup inc PS2 & xbox game iso backups (yes i own the games i copied)
.....................................................
in storage original 40gb of xp home (original hdd)
comp 2 in case comp 1 blows up
presario s5020an mid 2004
1 x 200 gb xp home with extended data partition
1 x 320 gb image of hdd above
ext x 1 500gb-copy of comp 1's hdd
......................................................
in storage original 40gb xp home
comp 3
dell gx110 - got from customer who was going to throw it out two weeks ago,no i don't fix comps but i do like mucking around with em
1 x 3,2gb- unbuntu 8.04 beta
1 x 10gb win 98se original hdd
ext 2.5gb
.................................
in storage 6gb image of 10gb
---------------------------------------
2 x 40gb just bought yesterday to upgrade comp 3
xbox 1/2
1 x 10 gb original hdd
2 x 320gb fitted to extender kit
xbox 2/2
1 x 10 gb original hdd
2 x 320gb fitted to extender kit
ok that'll do for now i'm still in the process of having a go at adding ext hdd's to my two slimline ps2's
i have two imac G3's i could'a added but i figured that'd just be over the top & showing off
1 x imac that was give'n for free in 07 is in the kitchen & is used for recipes & listening to goon show radio while cooking,the other which i bought in 07 is for gaming walkthru's when i get stuck on a level & is on a mobile trolly so i can also wheel it to the conservatory or wherever.
Nimbin
Reply #24 Thursday, March 27, 2008 6:14 PM
Reply #24 Thursday, March 27, 2008 6:14 PM
1 x 80Gb
1 x 40Gb
1 x 160Gb
total 280Gb, more than enough for now.
but i still have 3 SATA ports spare so who knows
1 x 40Gb
1 x 160Gb
total 280Gb, more than enough for now.
but i still have 3 SATA ports spare so who knows
Jafo
Reply #25 Thursday, April 3, 2008 8:38 AM
Reply #25 Thursday, April 3, 2008 8:38 AM
1.3 TB in 4 physical drives + 2x DVDRWs and a floppy...
MetalHellssAngel
Reply #26 Thursday, April 3, 2008 8:53 AM
The i drive has all my movies, pictures, and music on it and is actually an external drive
Reply #26 Thursday, April 3, 2008 8:53 AM
The i drive has all my movies, pictures, and music on it and is actually an external drive
Thuglifejunior
Reply #27 Sunday, April 20, 2008 6:27 AM
Reply #27 Sunday, April 20, 2008 6:27 AM
Computer Harddrives: 2 x 320 gb IDE Internal, 2 x 250 gb SATA Internal, 1 x 320 gb SATA Internal. EXTERNAL HARDDRIVES: 1 x 250 gb SATA, 1 x 320 gb SATA. I think all in all it is 1 960 gb of storage with 450 gb free, the rest is all movies , pics and images etc for my artwork in various graphic programs, military drg's for my job and my marvel collection 
CPAPerseus
Reply #28 Sunday, April 20, 2008 7:20 AM
Reply #28 Sunday, April 20, 2008 7:20 AM
Internal:
2 x 250Gb, 1 x 500Gb (Both SATA).
External:
4 x 500Gb, 1 x 750Gb.
It's amazing how much storage you need if you're loathe to delete anything.
2 x 250Gb, 1 x 500Gb (Both SATA).
External:
4 x 500Gb, 1 x 750Gb.
It's amazing how much storage you need if you're loathe to delete anything.
WOM
Reply #29 Sunday, April 20, 2008 8:18 AM
Reply #29 Sunday, April 20, 2008 8:18 AM
Damn, I wonder how I get by with a 40 GB HD with 1/2 free. 
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Reply #21 Thursday, March 20, 2008 7:55 PM