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Chapter 3: Storage: Internal, External, and in the Sky
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Notice the hard drive bearing the little Windows
icon (shown in the margin)? That means
Windows 8 lives on that drive. The more col-
ored space you see in the line next to each hard
drive’s icon, the more files you’ve stuffed onto
your drive. When the line turns red, your drive
is almost full, and you should think about
upgrading to a larger drive.
Devices with Removable Storage: This area
shows detachable storage gadgetry attached to
your computer. Some of the more common ones
include CD, DVD, and Blu-ray drives; memory
card readers and flash drives; MP3 players; and
digital cameras.
Network Location: This icon in the margin, seen
only by people who’ve linked groups of PCs into
a network, represents the Media Player library
living on another PC. Click one of these icons to
access the music, photos, and video stored on
those other PCs.
Figure 3-1: The File Explorer window displays your computer’s
storage areas.
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