A Real Quick Question For The Ppl Familiar With Computers

This is so random but I have 2 external hard drives, one is 500GB the other is 250GB

The 250 has it's own power source and plugs in via USB, the larger one that's 500 doesn't have it's own power source and it also plugs in via USB.

My question is this I'm trying to figure out which one I want to use for my main hard drive (music, games, movies, etc.) and which one I want to use to backup my stuff.

I know how some ppl might look at this like a stupid question and I know it's random but I just wanted to get a couple of opinions on it if I could.

Happy new years.

Why would I answer this question when you insult my mother like that?

Check your hard drive settings. You'd want your main HD to be the one with the highest RPMs (faster opening files, faster gaming, etc). If they're the same speed, choose based on size or how new it is.

if the 2 will remain external drives, I'd use the 500 for main storage and the 250 for backup. you generally only backup important files (music/pictures/documents/IE Favorites/SaveGames vs stuff like install files/dll files/.exe files/etc that doesn't need backed up) and if using system backup software (eg: like Windows7 built in backup software) it usually compresses the files, so 250gb might be sufficient to cover the 500gb.

personally, I have @ 10 hard drives ranging from 30gb-1TB and use a tool similar to this for all my backup/storage needs. just unplug and store until needed, no enclosure needed and works with SATA/PATA/Notebook drives (no SCSI drives) http://www.buy.com/prod/usb-2-0-to-sata-ide-hard-drive-cable-adapter-converter/q/sellerid/18700237/loc/101/213484248.html

If either of them is USB 1.0 throw it away.

Like Benassi said try to use the hard drive with the highest rpm for the main one, if they are the same use the 500gb

and happy new year!

I'd go with the highest RPM...or if one of the 2 is a lot older than the other I'd use the newer one as the main. HD failure is a bitch!

But you shouldn't really be using an external as a main HD.

You guys actually offered some great responses, I thought I would get tooled on for talking about technology in a stoner forum (not judging by the way, I smoke plenty).

Anyways, It looks like my western digital 250gb external has more RPM but my samsung (aka lacie) hard drive has more space and is a little more portable.

I'm asking this because I don't wanna go and put all my stuff on one of them and then have to move it because it takes for everrrrrrr (I have damn near 20,000 MP3's alone on my HD and that's not even including stuff like movies, pictures, etc, I keep the games on my laptops harddrive just in case I go somewhere).

I had a hell of a time trying to find the RPM of my harddrives though, I thought it would be in the properties, it wasn't, then when I went and googled the model number I coudln't really find anything so I just went based off comparable models.

edit--it's not 1.0 USB by the way, which someone suggested.