Electronics question for all y'all who are smarter than I am.

Gofirstclass

Gofirstclass

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I have a 3 terrabite portable hard disk that plugs into the USB port. I haven't used it in a couple of years so I plugged it in last night. There's a ton of old stuff on it but my question is this---->

How do I figure out how much capacity is left?

When DOS was around I would use a command CHKDSK and it would tell me how much storage had been used. How do I get to the command prompt?
 
I take it you have it plugged into a desktop/laptop... Go to files, see it listed in your directory, right click on it and go to properties.
 
Gofirstclass said:
I have a 3 terrabite portable hard disk that plugs into the USB port. I haven't used it in a couple of years so I plugged it in last night. There's a ton of old stuff on it but my question is this---->

How do I figure out how much capacity is left?

When DOS was around I would use a command CHKDSK and it would tell me how much storage had been used. How do I get to the command prompt?
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Typing "CMD" in search will bring up the command prompt app which will behave just like you're used to.
An easier way to check out the disk would be to open File Explorer, then right click the disk and select "Properties". That will show how much room is used and available, among other things.
 
I clicked this link on the off chance that I actually WAS smarter. Turns out not.
 
I remember DOS, we still use DOS shells for some of our debugging and testing programs. Bring up the CMD line, etc.

We ran PLC software in DOS shells with windows 3.1 in the mid 90's, my first " laptop" for local programing was a 3.1 desktop on a rolling cart. Always having to make up special RS232 cables, then RS232 to RS485 converters, now USB to whatever the latest protocol is...I was burning EEPROMs in the 80's for digital communicators for security systems too. What's a EEPROM? Huh? Progress.

I use the windows stuff now, like "properties". A mouse guy now, not a keyboard guy.
 
440 Jim said:
I remember DOS, we still use DOS shells for some of our debugging and testing programs. Bring up the CMD line, etc.

We ran PLC software in DOS shells with windows 3.1 in the mid 90's, my first " laptop" for local programing was a 3.1 desktop on a rolling cart. Always having to make up special RS232 cables, then RS232 to RS485 converters, now USB to whatever the latest protocol is...I was burning EEPROMs in the 80's for digital communicators for security systems too. What's a EEPROM? Huh? Progress.

I use the windows stuff now, like "properties". A mouse guy now, not a keyboard guy.
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Been there, done all of that, and still doing some of it. I started out with the UV EPROM's and still have some in use today.
 
Here is a tip for a great free app for cleaning up hard disks in terms of deleting old large files and figuring out what is taking up all the space. It must be "clean" because its on our companies list of allowable apps and programs and we are pretty restrictive and secure. Its called TreeSize and the free version does everything I need for cleanup.

https://www.jam-software.com/treesize_free
 
Even easier is to simply select "This PC" in the File Explorer pane.
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SKybolt said:
Yep, but that's only for windows 10. If anyone is still using windows 7, then the right click - properties selection is the way to go and works on all MS OS's
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Concur. Don't think I would put anything with Win7 on a network at this point. EOL was a while back, so no patches, etc.
 
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