Help please. My e drive shows half full (27GB) yet only thing in their are backup files which properties tells me are only taking up 5GB!?! I want to move itunes into this drive as my c drive almost full. Can't do it with only 23 GB available. Can I Delete the backup folders? Should I format this drive. What am I getting into here and what the risks?
Ghosts in my e drive?
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Hi, saracen, and welcome to the forums.
First of all, we need a lot more information. Is this a home built machine, or is it a store bought? Is it a desktop or a laptop? Is this a physically separate drive or just a partition on your HD?
Now, I realize that you may not be able to answer some of this, an that is why you're here - to ask questions - however, before we can say "Yes, Format it!" or "No, don't format it it contains vital data that you need to have in case your computer crashes" We need to know more about the machine.
First of all, we need a lot more information. Is this a home built machine, or is it a store bought? Is it a desktop or a laptop? Is this a physically separate drive or just a partition on your HD?
Now, I realize that you may not be able to answer some of this, an that is why you're here - to ask questions - however, before we can say "Yes, Format it!" or "No, don't format it it contains vital data that you need to have in case your computer crashes" We need to know more about the machine.
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Hi John and thanks for replying. I have a store bought toshiba laptop. From what i can gather the Vista (C) drive contains all the programs etc and the partitioned Data (E) drive is designed to keep the junk out of the C drive? Don't understand the backup folders. There appears to be one dated every week as if they are produced automatically.
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No. Read your manual carefully.
You "E: Drive" (really just another partition) is actually a *restore* partition there - if Windows gets messed up, did you notice that you don't have a Vista DVD to reinstall? This is how the reinstall occurs.
Warning
If you format it then you'll have no way to reinstall Vista to the way it was when you bought it, other than doing it manually by finding all your hardware drivers and a copy of Vista and knowing what your Vista Key is.
You "E: Drive" (really just another partition) is actually a *restore* partition there - if Windows gets messed up, did you notice that you don't have a Vista DVD to reinstall? This is how the reinstall occurs.
WarningYou should not be using that partition for *anything*.
If you format it then you'll have no way to reinstall Vista to the way it was when you bought it, other than doing it manually by finding all your hardware drivers and a copy of Vista and knowing what your Vista Key is.
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- Windows 10 Pro X64 Insider Preview (Skip Ahead) latest build
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- Intel Core i7 965 EE @ 3.6 GHz
- Motherboard
- eVGA X58 Classified 3 (141-GT-E770-A1)
- Memory
- 3 * Mushkin 998981 Redline Enhanced triple channel DDR3 4 GB CL7 DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3-12800)
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Crucial MX100 CT256MX100SSD1 256GB SATA III SSD (User Tree)
2 * Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA II Mech. HD
Seagate ST1500DL001-9VT15L Barracuda 7200.12 1.5 TB S
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- Logitech G15 (gen 2)
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- Logitech MX Master (shared)
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- AT&T Lightspeed Gigabit duplex
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- Operating System
- Sabayon Linux (current, weekly updates, 5.1.x kernel)
- Manufacturer/Model
- Lenovo ThinkPad E545
- CPU
- AMD A6-5350M APU
- Motherboard
- Lenovo
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- 8 GB
- Graphics card(s)
- Radeon HD (Embedded)
- Sound Card
- Conextant 20671 SmartAudio HD
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Lenovo 15" Matte
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- Hard Drives
- INTEL Cherryvill 520 Series SSDSC2CW180A 180 GB SSD
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- Lenovo
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- Lenovo
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- Lenovo
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- Logitech MX Master (shared) | Synaptics TouchPad
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- Lenovo
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