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to erase files or not?
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TCEagle
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5. December 2005 @ 06:51 |
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hey everyone,
i just got done burning a few movies and i was wondering if i should delete the file folders that the movie files are stored on on my C: drive. i do not intend to make any more copies of the movies, can i delete them with no problems? right now i have four full length ovies stored on my hard drive= taking up space. thanks in advance. by the way i am using DVDDecoder and i love it. i like it better than shrink.
sorry i am new at this!
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5. December 2005 @ 07:15 |
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I delete mine, it will not cause a problem. Remember to defrag the hard drive often. I do mine every week. It suprized me just how fragmented burning movies leave a hard drive. Before learning to do backups I only had to defrag about every 6 months.
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yarddog
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5. December 2005 @ 07:33 |
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whats it mean,when DVD Shrink stops,during shrinking,and says,not enough memory,how do i change this status,is there a file somewhere on DVD Shrink,that i need to delete,where is it,i've shrank several movies,but when it go's to harddrive,i burn it,then enrace from harddrive.it makes me think that DVD Shrink has its own file,please let me know,cant burn right now,very sad.
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5. December 2005 @ 07:48 |
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TCEagle
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5. December 2005 @ 16:18 |
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this may be a dumb question, but why should i defrag my hard drive? all of you guys say to do it, and then there are people that tell me not to bother? oh and for what it's worth, i deleted the old movie files and gained about 35GB back to my hard drive! thanks, as always my new homies!
sorry i am new at this!
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5. December 2005 @ 16:23 |
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Yeah, ripped DVDs take up a lot of space, so you're better off deleting them once you're finished backing them up.
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5. December 2005 @ 16:47 |
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@TCEagle
Regarding the why of defragging you hard drive...think of it as a deck of cards. When you first open a brand new deck all of the cards are sorted and grouped by suits and in order. After you shuffle the deck everything is mixed up. Say you want to find the 10 of diamonds, you will have to search through the whole deck to find it, but if they were sorted out it would be relatively easy to find.
When you put data on your HD it is stored here and there and everywhere (fragmented), when you defrag your drive all of the data is sorted and put into a logical order. I don't think I have ever heard anyone say not to defrag, and if you are concerned about time then do it when you go to bed or schedule it to run at a time you aren't using your PC.
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6. December 2005 @ 02:20 |
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..what LOCOENG said :)
..defragmenting 'fairly' requently is essential for a PC to run nicely (ie so the hard disc's heads don't have to do extra work fighting with bits of files scattered everywhere), but for dvd burning you want to make the burn as smooth and troublefree as possible, so it's good practice to defrag every know and then so the huge DVD files are in 'contiguous' sections of the hard disc, ie the hard drive can just stream data to the blank dvd instead of fighting it's way around the files if bits are scattered all around the place
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TCEagle
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6. December 2005 @ 04:00 |
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thanks everyone,
the deck of cards analogy made sense. i should have checked the thread last night before i decided to defrag, i started at 8pm last night and i think it is still going! first defrag on a machine that is 2 years old... i can only imagine how messed up it is!
sorry i am new at this!
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6. December 2005 @ 04:28 |
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Yeah, if that's your first, and you have a large hd it will take some time.
Mine takes about an hour a week and I do it regular.
Cheers and happy burning.
@LOCOENG
Great analogy!
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 6. December 2005 @ 11:18
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6. December 2005 @ 11:04 |
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Just popped in my head...I think I've been playing too much online poker, or counting cards or something. LOL
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6. December 2005 @ 11:18 |
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Mine would be euchre! Love that game.
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6. December 2005 @ 11:33 |
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Spades and hearts where my games in college. Played alot of poker with the frat. Got sucked into that damn texas hold'em crap they show on TV all the time. I will also play Foosball with anyone for money...LOL
I spent more time in the student union than I did in class.
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