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How much room do I need on my hard drive?

Maui Wedding Photographer & Maui Photography - Creative Touc...
If you run it from your computer's CD-drive then you won't need any room! Otherwise, not much - it depends on how big your photo package was and how many images we scanned for your web site. Generally, you will only need 3mb of disk space maximum. Remember, your images were initially scanned and maximized for the Internet and therefore great care was initially taken to insure minimum file size.

What is it and why is it taking up room on your hard drive(s)?

Windows XP Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
The Elder Geek on Windows XP site contains many articles and suggestions for modifying the Windows XP operating system. I've tried these tweaks and tips on many systems. Sometimes they work, sometimes not. The point is, ensure you have a current, tested backup of all system and data files and understand how to restore the system in case something goes very wrong.

Can I delete certain sounds that I don't need from my hard drive?

Spectrasonics - Trilogy FAQs
No. All the core samples of Trilogy are cross-referenced between many different patches and layers. Deleting any samples would destroy numerous patches, complicate updates and lose song compatibility between different systems, making collaboration with other Trilogy users impossible. For all these reasons, we made the single, large wavetable of 3.1 gigabytes.

Do I need a hard drive in my duplicator?

Duplicators 4 Less
While you don't need a hard drive in the unit, you might want to consider adding one. Here are some advantages of using a hard drive: Safe storage of the master. You burn the master to the hard drive, and then you use the image on the hard drive to burn the copies. The duplicator will run faster and more efficiently, especially if you are making many copies. Without a hard drive, with each burn the duplicator has to read the master before burning the copies.

How much hard drive capacity do I need?

Beyond, Inc. - Frequently Asked Questions
Native DV takes up a lot of hard drive storage. Approximately 4.5 minutes of footage fits in a gigabyte (1 hr takes 13 GB). This is why all our systems come with a lot of hard disk space, e.g. our lowest-end system has 80 gigabytes or >6 hours of full resolution DV. Hard drive space is one of the first things people want to upgrade after purchasing their system. This is what lead to the 1 Beyond removable cartridge being standard.

Do I need anything else besides the bare hard drive?

Drive Solutions, Inc.
If you are replacing the drive in your laptop because it is defective, you do not need anything else besides the bare drive. You can use the caddy, brackets, or connectors from your old drive on the new drive. If you purchased your laptop without a hard drive or want to be able to swap between 2 drives, you may need to purchase a caddy or other items that mount your hard drive in your computer.

How much space do I need on my hard drive ?

ticks FAQs
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How big of a hard drive do I need?

FAQs
This will depend on the number of music titles you wish to store and the quality you desire. Let's assume we wish to store our music at CD quality in stereo . Then a good rule of thumb is that 1Gbyte of hard disk space will store about 90 minutes of uncompressed music which would be about 30, 3 minute music titles. If you use MP3 compression 1Gbyte of storage will store about 900 minutes of music or about 300, 3 minute titles. .

How much memory do I need for my hard drive?

SpecTek Select - Welcome
Do not confuse your hard drive with memory. Your hard drive is like a filing cabinet. It's a place to store a lot of information for a long time. Your RAM (memory) is kind of like the top of your desk. This is where your system stores the information you're currently working on. RAM is about 100 times faster than a hard drive. However, your hard drive can store information after the power is turned off, whereas RAM cannot. Your system needs both memory and a hard drive to operate properly.

Where are my preferences stored on my hard drive?

BitWise IM - FAQ
Windows: By default, the preferences are stored in HKCU/Software/BitWise Chat/BitWise. Optionally, you may store the preferences in BitWise.ini in your home folder by pressing "Setup" prior to logging in and specifying you wish to store your preferences in that file rather than the registry. Detached mode allows you to use basic client features even when your computer cannot maintain communication with the BitWise server.

Will cookies fill up my hard drive?

The Unofficial Cookie FAQ
Both Netscape and Microsoft have measures in place that limit the number of cookies that will be saved on your hard drive at one time. Both Internet Explorer and Netscape conform to the RFC 2109 limitations on your total cookie count to 300 (this includes a limit of 20 cookies per individual domain). If you exceed this, the browser will discard your least-used cookies to make room for the new ones.

How do cookies end up on my hard drive?

The Unofficial Cookie FAQ
After a cookie is transmitted through an HTTP header, it is stored in the memory of your browser. This way the information is quickly and readily available without re-transmission. As we have seen, however, it is possible for the lifetime of a cookie to greatly exceed the amount of time the browser will be open. In such cases, the browser must have a way of saving the cookie when you are not browsing, or when your computer is shut off.

How do I format a Mac hard drive?

Herb's Mac Stuff FAQ
Check question number 6 about startup disks; most people need these because of hard disk problems. Apple provides an "erase disk" option on their main menu which will re-initialize some but not all hard drives. Apple also has a "disk test" utility to test formatted disks. There is also a popular control panel add on for "SCSI probe" which is helpful, check various Mac shareware sites for it.

Where are my files located on the hard drive?

Windows XP Professional FAQ
Each person who has logged into the computer will have his or her files and settings stored in a folder named with his or her user name. Only the person who is logged in (or an Administrator) can access his or her personal folder. To find these user folders: The My Documents folder is located within this user folder (Note: The My Documents icon on your desktop is a shortcut to this folder). Files that were saved to the desktop are located in the Desktop folder.

Do I need a hard drive for backward compatibility?

CESPage.com Xbox - FAQ
Yes. Xbox 360 comes standard with a 20GB hard drive which will enable gamers to play original Xbox games, and we'll also have a hard drive peripheral for gamers who initially choose to purchase an Xbox 360 Core System.

Why would I need a hard drive installed in Duplicator?

RunTechMedia Online Store - DVD Duplicators, CD Duplicators,...
Hard drives are beneficial to ensure quality burns at higher speeds and to store data that you may need to recall at a later date. With a hard drive, you can store important data or data you make frequent duplications from and easily recall any time you need. Also, it ensures that you can duplicate at the true maximum speed with the best quality.

How much hard drive space do I need to transfer a show?

etree.org | dat conversion faq
average 2.5 - 3 hour show is approximately 1.2gb - 2gb in size. It is in good practice to have at least double that amount of drive space per show, because as you track it you will want to save individual tracks for burning.
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