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--- computerclub:helpcenter:currentevents:oldercomputers [2019/07/06 21:53] – pb
+++ computerclub:helpcenter:currentevents:oldercomputers [2021/12/14 13:11] (current) – [Hard Drive failures vs SSD upgrade.] phillip
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 Backups. At a minimum, backup your data. For many users, the free version of Google Drive offers enough space for your data. 15 gigabytes is FREE. Google also stores pictures for FREE. The picture storage does //**NOT**//  count as data, unless the pictures are high resolution.
-Look at the [[:smart_hard_drive|S.M.A.R.T]] information on your hard drive. Or get someone in the Help Center to show you how to look at S.M.A.R.T..
+Look at the [[computerclub:helpcenter:smart_hard_drive|S.M.A.R.T]] information on your hard drive. Or get someone in the Help Center to show you how to look at S.M.A.R.T..
 Upgrade to SSD (Solid State Drive). Upgrading to SSD on a computer can deliver dramatic performance benefits. Windows and many applications (antivirus programs particularly) are disk abusers. 99% of the time, when I analyse performance on a Windows computer, the first obvious indicator of system slowness is: The disk drive is 100% busy. The disk drive is often the "neck of the funnel", when it comes to getting things done with your computer.
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 The people that have good backup practices, probably do not show up in the Help Center. If you have good backups, I am guessing you are proabably not intimidated by replaceing a hard drive.
-If your hard drive is still working, upgrading to an SSD is a simpler process. There are software tools that facilitate "cloning" the content of your HD to an SSD. Once the drive is cloned, you can boot from the SSD. A tool I have used for cloning is: [[https://www.lifewire.com/minitool-partition-wizard-free-review-2624947|Minitool Partition Wizard]]. With a desktop computer there is usually room in the computer for the SSD and HD, so there is the possibility you can retain the HD for additional storage. Is backing up to an old HD a good idea. This day and age, my preferance would be some sort of cloud storage for backups of data that is not important to my financial well being.
+If your hard drive is still working, upgrading to an SSD is a simpler process. There are software tools that facilitate "cloning" the content of your HD to an SSD. Once the drive is cloned, you can boot from the SSD. A tool I have used for cloning is: [[https://www.lifewire.com/minitool-partition-wizard-free-review-2624947|Minitool Partition Wizard]]. With a desktop computer there is usually room in the computer for the SSD and HD, so there is the possibility you can retain the HD for additional storage. Is backing up to an old HD a good idea?  This day and age, my preferance would be some sort of cloud storage for backups of data that is //**not**//  important to my financial well being.
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