... give it a try.
Originally Posted by
Kingetter
Well many thanks for that - glad I've not taken that option, and I won't be doing so.
I'd agree with Tiger Jones that compression really isn't worthwhile unless you have files that can be compressed! If you store loads of ZIP's, MP3's, JPG's etc. then it is a little pointless as your PC is going to try and comrpess files that are already compressed themselves and waste a lot of CPU. If on th eother hand you store a lot of documents, text files, EXE's etc then it may be worthwhile. It will slow your PC down, regardless of what MS try and tell you. By how much depends on the wpeed of your disk and the CPU you have. You might not even notice. I'd say if you don't want to buy a new hard drive right now, give it a try. You can always turn it off again afterwards if it's not for you. With the prices on hard drives though, it may be better and safer just to buy another one. Prices for an 80Gb hard drive are around £35.00.
Kind regards,
Paul Broadwith
Blue Ivy Ltd, Wick - Certified Microsoft Small Business Specialist
Bookmarks