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Holy smoke' date=' what's a TB? Something-byte?

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TB = terrabyte = 1000 gigabytes! I have one of the WD 500GB ones and it's not too bad for $60. Just be careful when you first plug it in, it wants to install a bunch of software the first time. BTW, the slowing down could be your drive getting ready to fail - it was on mine - glad I had backed stuff up!

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Also, once you save your files elsewhere, defrag your hard disk. It'll make the PC run faster because it "consolidates fragmented files and folders on your computer's hard disk, so that each occupies a single, contiguous space on the volume." To open Disk Defragmenter, click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools, and then click Disk Defragmenter. I usually do this overnight because it can take a while...

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