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On 05/02/18 10:33, Eion MacDonald wrote:
Small hard drives. Linux OK. Windows has some problems with small hard drives. I have recently 'updated' a number of computers of different hard disc sizes/RAM for others. Big problem with hard disc sizes of below 50 GB on a Major Windows 10 version update. e.g. version change. Due to Windows 10 storing "Windows.old" (about 11 to 18GB) as well as new Windows 10 OS and user's stuff. The update can either freeze or request extra (say USB Key) storage to complete update, and then you need to get rid of 'Windows.old' and all unused programs. Major problem was with one with a 30 GB SSD. Some were very bad due low RAM (=<2GB), so changed to a Linux distro. Due to this (in case you ever want to re-install Windows 10 to resell) you would be advised to use 60GB as smallest hard drive.
Thanks for the information. I know that Windows does need plenty of disk space. However, interesting as it might be, it does not affect me. I gave up with Windows in 1999 and moved over to Linux. I have never gone near Windows since.
I look after their computers for wife and daughter, and they both use Linux. And they seem to be contented with that.
It does make me wonder though, with such a small box, as I asked before, how do you get inside it to make any changes?
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