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The only exception I'd make for storage on slow drives apps on fast SSDs is for video editing. I like enough space on a SSD for source videos to a handful of video editing projects - I imagine it helps!!
Also a fan of keeping OS & data on separate partitions.
Timely opportunity to post the quarterly Argos offer for Microsoft / Office 365 that is on right now.
https://www.argos.co.uk/product/8837505
Also a fan of keeping OS & data on separate partitions.
That used to make a slight difference in the days of hard disks, but not any more I don't think.
I guess everyone has their own set of programs they add to a new installation.
I'd normally go:
Firefox
Classic Shell
Img Burn
Irfan View
7 zip (or winRAR)
Winamp
QbitTorrent
SLSKqt
VLC
Audacity
DB Poweramp
Handbrake
Karen's Replicator
SABnzdb
Python 3
Pretty subjective stuff...
Who wants a giggle at my expense?
Of the 343GB of data I had to transfer I have successfully transferred everything except one directory which I accidently deleted instead of copying.
Whoops!
Which directory?
"C:/Nicks Vids"
Any guesses what was in there?
Every video I have ever made and all the raw footage including three I was currently working on, including the one promised as part of the commission for a £1,000 painting I have nearly finished.
Balls!
On the bright side, the files I have managed to copy over take up almost no space at all.
Well I can't recover anything it seems. 11.4GB survived. I guess I can paste some photos together to make the video of the painting and call it artistic licence.
Thanks, but to be honest there is nothing I need that much or particularly care about.
Onward to new and better things
Also a fan of keeping OS & data on separate partitions.
Again, once good advice but now pointless.
Pretty subjective stuff…
Many of those things are useful but there's nothing there I'd add by default unless I needed them.
That's kinda how I feel about my data too. Though expect one day it'll catch me out :-/
Again, once good advice but now pointless.
Disclaimer: Linux user at home. Probably is pointless to non-tech Windows user, but handy for me if I want to re-install the OS or different OS.
I accidently deleted instead of copying
Are you -sure- you deleted it rather than accidentally moving it? Searched the drive(s) for a known filename?
Recycle Bin?
Try Recuva.
Also, something about backups. 😁
Hit some keys wrong while trying to type with a cast on. Some message about files being too big to reverse the operation that I ignored as I was in a rush to get dinner. Typical EBKAS*. No obvious remains of the files and life is too transient to care about the past.
*Error Between Keyboard And Seat
That would be great but might not work well as the old and new computer only have one keyboard, mouse and screen between them so I have to crawl under the desk and plug/unplug to switch between them, also my webcam died at the weekend.
You could use VNC or similar to connect to the old computer and drive it from the new one. No need for crawling.
Also you cant’ always rely on cloud storage
I still remember the great Gentoo wiki loss in the naughties. Rip
Setting up an external hard drive at home and have either Acronis or Aomei plod away completely invisibly in the background is as trivial as setting up OneDrive.
If one has a NAS enclosure from either Synology or QNAP they have apps that can back up the contents of oneDrive locally which should avoid the 30 day drop-off problem.
massively different these days than those kind of two bit operations though! I reckon if Apple/Google/Microsoft etc go down permanently then data loss would probably be the least of our worries 😬I still remember the great Gentoo wiki loss in the naughties.
Password Manager ! I use bitwarden because it's free and will sync on my devices no bother