Can I add more memory to my Lenovo laptop to "hold" more music?
Due to downloading a lot of music and photos, I am down to only about 25% free space. Can I add more?
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Not easily since you will need to reinstall your OS. Just purchase a USB 2.0 external hard drive and you will be set.
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uhhhhhhhhhhhhhh google it
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For a laptop, you'll probably need to get an external hard drive. You should be able to pick up a 500GB drive for around $149 at most places now.
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Since this is a laptop, you've got one of two options. (1) Buy a new hard drive for the machine. Has to be bigger than the current one. Will have to reinstall Windows and your personal files to the new hard drive, since you can only use one internal hard drive at a time. (2) Buy an external hard drive, which will allow you to concurrently use the internal and the new external drive together. I recommend this solution more than the other one. Prices for external drives are dropping, so you'd be well advised to consider this alternative.
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Yes. Simply upgrade to a bigger hard drive or buy an external storage device.
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yes all u need to do is buy a new memory or hard drive. My dad has one for his work. they probably sell them in Office Max or bestbuy.
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First a clarification, you want to add more disk space not more memory. Memory is a temporary place which the computer uses to run programs and it gets erased when the computer is off. Disk space stores your music, and other programs for your computer and stays around when you start your computer again. To answer your question, yes you can probably get a larger hard drive for your computer. Any of the large retail computer stores can help you with that.
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In the UK, PC World will upgrade any computer (even those not bought at PC World) and carry out a complete transfer of the original laptop hard drive to the new larger capacity hard drive. There is a charge - I just don't remember what it might be. £30 to £50 maybe excluding the cost of the hard drive. I swapped my sister's 30GB hard drive for a 120GB model and then I bought a USB2.0 2.5" hdd case so that the original 30GB hard drive is now a portable hard disk unit. Ask for "The Tech Guys" at PC World. I guess there is a similar service at PC World (US) if you live there.
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Yes, you can buy a larger hard drive and install it. Transferring your files from the old drive to the new drive will be the biggest challange. I recommend buying an upgrade kit similar to the one linked below. This includes an enclosure to turn a laptop drive into an external USB drive, and software to copy all of your files from the old drive to the new drive. When done swap the drives, and you'll have your old drive as an external USB drive as a bonus.
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