Hi MJCM, I have a 500GB HDD on the way and cooling fan .... then later take to the shop to increase RAM.
To move all my stuff over to the external HDD .... is this correct ? :
but i want to transfer ( not copy ) all my stuff over to the HDD ? thereby free up C/: space ? or do I copy and then delete all that from my C/: AFTER THE TRANSFER ??
METHOD -A-
1. Purchase an external hard drive.
2. Connect it to your computer.
3. Open Windows Explorer
4. Open your C drive.
5. Select everything other than the Program Files, Program Files (x86), and Windows folders.
6. Copy the selection (Ctrl-C, or Right Click on the selection and choose Copy, or the Edit menu choice at the top of the window, and then Copy).
7. Browse in Explorer to the external hard drive, and Paste (Ctrl-V, Right Click and choose Paste, or the Edit menu choice at the top of the window and then Paste) to the empty space shown when you browse the external hard drive.
8. Wait for the procedure to finish.
You will have just backed up everything on a disc except system and program files.