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Apple Computing Products:
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13" MBP upgrade or new
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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1326042" data-attributes="member: 56379"><p>Just get a big HD...500gig, 720gig, etc.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>This is a great time to learn!<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> You're probably going to need an external HD to create the Time Machine backup.</p><p></p><p>I should also mention that MANY users do not have very good hard drive management. They:</p><p></p><p>- download too much "crap" from the internet</p><p>- install too many applications...then don't use them</p><p>- store too many mp3's on their HD (nobody needs 5,000+ songs stored on their primary HD)</p><p>- too many photos, video's</p><p>- etc.</p><p></p><p>If you fall into this group...you may not even need a larger internal HD for your MBP. Just move a lot of the unused files, photos, songs, videos to an external HD...and delete or uninstall unused or infrequently used apps. And you'd be surprised how much space can be freed up.</p><p></p><p>If someone gets a larger HD...and still has bad HD management practices...eventually that new-larger HD will fill up as well. Then the cycle starts all over again.</p><p></p><p>I guess you got the "bonus answer" this time around!<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>- Nick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1326042, member: 56379"] Just get a big HD...500gig, 720gig, etc. This is a great time to learn!;) You're probably going to need an external HD to create the Time Machine backup. I should also mention that MANY users do not have very good hard drive management. They: - download too much "crap" from the internet - install too many applications...then don't use them - store too many mp3's on their HD (nobody needs 5,000+ songs stored on their primary HD) - too many photos, video's - etc. If you fall into this group...you may not even need a larger internal HD for your MBP. Just move a lot of the unused files, photos, songs, videos to an external HD...and delete or uninstall unused or infrequently used apps. And you'd be surprised how much space can be freed up. If someone gets a larger HD...and still has bad HD management practices...eventually that new-larger HD will fill up as well. Then the cycle starts all over again. I guess you got the "bonus answer" this time around!;) - Nick [/QUOTE]
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