2008/7/29 James Milligan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Can I use a USB external HDD? If I could, would there be a noticeable > difference in performance? Also got no problems with backing up, got plenty > of storage ;-)
Hi James, Welcome to the list. An external HDD is perfectly usable, although it will be a bit slower - whether or not you notice it will depend on which version of USB you're using (USB 2 is best), and how much you're using the hard disc. I've not tried it, but I imagine it will be similar to using the LiveCD - starting programs might be noticeably slower but using them should be fairly quick. Otherwise, I second Stephen's suggestion of using WUBI. This is like a virtual machine in that it uses a large file on the Windows partition to store the Ubuntu data, but you choose which OS to run when you boot the PC (like a normal dual-boot setup). If you decide to get rid of it, take a trip to Windows' "Add/Remove Programs" applet. OT: isn't it funny how Windows users only use that applet to remove programs, whereas it actually does what it says under Ubuntu! Hwyl, Neil. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
