Full 'C' Drive

[BigPaul]

on my lap-top my 'C' drive is just about full, however the local drive 'D' is virtually empty, can i move stuff to the D drive or use it instead of the C drive.......any help appreciated......thanks P.

[TEAK36]

You can easily move files amongs drives using windows explorer.You just drag and drop the files where you want them.

[BigPaul]

Thanks Teak, I'll give it a go............P

[qapmoc]

Hi bigpaul,  yes you can drag and drop files and complete folders which is even easier, but watch out because sometimes win explorer will copy files not move them and then you will end up with both drives filled up!   Select the files or folder you want to move and RIGHT click and drag it, then windows will give you a pop-up box with options copy, move etc..  choose move.

[qapmoc]

forgot to mention DONT - DONT move any system folders such as c:/windows,  only move stuff you are sure what it is or you mess up windows completly and getting back up can be a nightmare.

[wideboy]

I wouldn't recommend moving any applications (like Word etc.) unless you uninstall them and then reinstall them on the D: drive. In my experience (more so on a desktop rather than a laptop) it is best to keep applications on your C: drive but use the D: drive to store files, photos, music etc.

By the way, if you hold down the SHIFT key while dragging files/folders, they will move rather than copy. (If you DO want to copy something - hold down the CTRL key while dragging across).

[BigPaul]

Thanks for all the help...........Cheers ......P

[fo3nix]

If D: and C: are partitions on the same drive, and you don't use them as such (you don't seem to, but I may be wrong), then you can easily join the partitions again to have one large drive.