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After some problems last year I used system recovery to start again with my PC. Question is, is there any need to keep the file "my old disc structure" which has all my old files and windows files and folders in it? Any documents and pictures I want I have copied into my new set up, so many if not all the contents of the folder are duplicated. The folder is nearly 8Gb in size so if i can get rid of it, it may prove beneficial. So is it safe to get rid of it and if so, How is the best way to do it (I assume it's not as straight forward as simply clicking delete?) I also have in my Partition_1 (c) a folder called system recovery, indicated by a padlock. When I tried to open it I got a message saying it contains an incremental back up and I should not alter or delete it. What is this?

Can I squeeze two questions onto one thread? If so, if I was to get an external hard drive and use it to store my music, documents etc. will this improve the performance of my PC?

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Hello bouba,

The system recovery methods are different from manufacturer to manufacturer, and PC to PC. I'm not sure who the manufacturer of your PC is, but the fact that they have left a copy of your old PC structure is great. I wish all PC's come with the same, however, it is safe to delete, and your windows installation files would not be linked in any way. If your unsure at all, the safest method is to rename the folder, reboot, make sure everything is ok and then delete. However, I would leave your system recovery folder where it is.

As for your second question, will putting your files onto an external HDD, the answer is, not one bit! The only advantage of putting your files onto an external HDD is to save space on your local HDD and make your files portable.


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Thanks very much, it's gone and I've recoverd 8GB. Problem is with folk like me, is we're scared to death of doing some real damage!! Thanks again.

Oh, and if an external hard drive ain't gonna speed me up, I ain't gonna bother. So, thanks for that too.


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Hey, no problems.

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