Recent content by odibex

Apologies for the consecutive posts but my brain's at capacity trying to figure this out. I neglected to quote you, but when I asked "Can I ask what that would do?," that was in reply to your initial response. And, yes, everything is in it's respective folder. I've expressed no issue finding...

Sorry, missed this one. The OSs were the same, Windows 10, which is why I didn't need to format the old one, as I understand it. Otherwise I wouldn't have been able to access anything.

It seems as though you're answering questions other than the ones I'm asking. I have no idea why I would wipe anything or back anything up. I'm only going to be using the drive until I get a new one. Everything I've read up till now has told me I can use the drive to store and access the data...

Can I ask what that would do? It's a 1TB drive and my current one is half that, and I have an extraordinary amount of stuff saved. Also it would also be a big chore deciding what I want and don't. I'm able to access everything now, I'd just like to continue to do so. If there's something I need...

Hi. I've just replaced my computer and was pleased to learn I could re-use my old hard drive externally, and that it was very easy to do. I'm intending to use it to store the photos, video, etc. that are already on there, and I'm wondering if it's OK to get rid of "everything else"? The primary...