Down to 90GB. would that make mac slow

[macman]

910gb used 90gb free. Would that make madc run slow and odd at times?

[freeradical]

Yes

[kj4btkljv]

Can you off-load any of that data to an external HD? Say, things that don't need to be online (not talking about the internet) and available all the time?

Jeff

[macman]

My son has tons of HD gopro vids he downloads from his camera. I think thats where the problem is.

[kj4btkljv]

macman wrote:
My son has tons of HD gopro vids he downloads from his camera. I think thats where the problem is.

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Jeff

[macman]

Can you easily access those files once you back them up and delete from computer? Is it just like another HD. I have never used an external HD.

[Jimmypoo]

You are getting into the territory of overlapping files….

That would require a good 7-10 days of running DiskWarrior (and not know that you are… because that’s just the way it is) - and not touching your machine until DiskWarrior says “directory rebuilt - overlapping files in the directory repaired.” (or… “tough luck! Zero the drive and don’t EVER get within 15% territory again!!”)

There are other repair tools out there that SAY they can do it, but they can’t. TechTool saves a spare copy of the directory on another drive if you want it to, but when the directory goes bad, it refuses to see the backup on an external - and show it, for reasons unknown. It only shows it when the disk is working fine, and I suppose matches it to the disk, and says “ah… this one must be the backup for it.”

A lot of good that does. TechTool is a piece of crap.

[mikebw]

I actually got down to zero yesterday (unexpectedly) while doing some batch video conversions. Outlook crapped out immediately, but everything else seemed to hang on until I cancelled the batch and moved 80+GB off the boot drive. The Finder was slow, but I think having 24GB of RAM probably helped keep things alive.

[kj4btkljv]

macman wrote:
Can you easily access those files once you back them up and delete from computer?

Depends... if he just drag-and-drops them from the camera over into your hard drive, then yes, they can easily be moved to an external hard drive. If there's a program that handles all of the video moving, then it will be a little bit harder.

Ask him what his work flow is for getting videos off the camera, or stand over his shoulder when he does it.

macman wrote:
Is it just like another HD. I have never used an external HD.

An external hard drive plugs in either via USB or Firewire, and pops-up on the desktop of the host Mac. You can access all files on an external, just like you can on an internal hard drive - most of the time an external is easier for file access than an internal drive, due to file permissions and such.

Anyway, if these videos are "keepers", and he doesn't want to ever lose them, they should also be backed up to a second location. Never keep computer data in just one spot.

Jeff

[macman]

Thanks, Jeff.