Re: external drive question
- From: "Twayne" <nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2009 13:50:19 -0500
I don't know too much about them but I just got
one and was wondering
if you could only store files on it or actually
install a program on
them? Right now I'm using it for storing my
larger videos on and
pictures. Thanks
Debbie
You can store anything you want on an external
drive, including installing programs if you wish
to; it's just another drive to the system.
Since, technically, part of the program and
references to it will still go to the C drive of
necessity, and the possible bottleneck of the
external drive interface, you could experience
slowdowns running a program installed on it, but
that's about all. Best thing to do is try it and
see what happens. If you don't like the way it
runs, just uninstall it.
It's completely up to you of course, but external
drives are normally used for storing backups of
the computer on. But, you can do about anything
you want to on them. My sister uses one as an
extension of her system to install programs to
rather than have to add a bigger hard drive: The
external drive was on sale and a lot cheaper than
an internal drive at the time. She has no
problems at all with it, but of course ymmv.
I've noticed that my BIOS would even allow me
to boot from one if I wanted to. Never tried to
use it that way though; doesn't make sense to me,
but than again, that's just my own opinion.
Regards,
Twayne
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