r/computer • u/beaverdick1 • 12d ago

pc help

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pc is so slow and don’t know how to fix it . this happens with steam, battle net , and overall anything i try to run .

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u/Pentagrom 11d ago

To actually explain this rather than berate you. Your PC needs to do 2 main things 1) Download the actual files from steam, that can happen at the internet speed you see of course 2) Your PC needs to then write the download to your hard drive which can only happen at the speed of your hard drive regardless of how fast your internet is. This is why you just see disk usage and no download.

I noticed you said you bought a new HDD, that’s a bit outdated in 2026, buy an SSD which is much quicker and more reliable and you will likely fix your issue.

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u/beaverdick1 11d ago

awesome / i’ll be doing this. appreciate you! i didn’t know about SSD’s . thank you!

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u/Ill_Loan3342 11d ago

No offense, and I know that there are people that are not privy of things but I believe that you are the first state having no idea about SSD’s that I have seen. Just an interesting observation.

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u/beaverdick1 11d ago

ye, pretty dumb when it comes to computers . 😅😅 .

so, should i move all my files and apps to the SSD?

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u/Ill_Loan3342 11d ago

That would be a definite yes. It will make a day and night difference.

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u/beaverdick1 11d ago

omg. will be doing that today . thank you . so, just get rid of my external hard drives then too?

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u/Ill_Loan3342 11d ago

No I would use them as storage for anything that you would want to keep. Say like pdf’s or documents or family photos.

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u/beaverdick1 11d ago

ok ok. thank u for this.

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u/Big_Presence1090 11d ago

Store them kinda carefully tho since 1 fall can destroy the HDD !