Identify three methods used to increase Hard Drive capacity and describe how each method increases the drive capacity.

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  1. Identify three methods used to increase Hard Drive capacity and describe how each method increases the drive capacity.

this is pertaining to the design, how are these methods achieved by the design of the harddrive

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Methods to increase Hard drive capacity:

Backup files:

  • Backing up is one of method that often-used way to increase the hard drive capacity.
  • One can back up their data to their mail drives or they can use external hard drives.
  • This will increase the disk storage and also improves the performance of the system.
  • One can also use USB flash drives to back up their files.
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Disk cleanup:

  • Disk cleanup identifies the location of temporary files, cache files that is created while using internet, and unwanted programs, then removes it safely.
  • It also uninstall the programs that no longer used.
  • It is one of efficient way to increase the disk space.
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