HDD Question

on the old HDD and get another HDD (external) to serve as your backup for what you don't want to lose if the internal HDD dies or goes South.

VAPCMD

If you know what's too old or already needs to be set aside, then do that. Delete, remove or swap data to ext. HD or storage media like discs that you want to keep, more if that data is critical to several copies. Once done, then totally delete from working HD. If that isn't enough space regained, then rethink adding a new HD, much larger of course. Yours suggest it a 500Gb size and 1Tb will do fine, but review 2Tb or 3Tb. I also suggest you replace the current HD with the new one. I say that because sooner or later in a dual Hd setup, heat becomes a problem and can cause failure too quickly as time goes by. The whole of having all that space maybe defeated which 1 HD would remain as it is now and probably work far longer overall, IMHO.

Your big concern because you have AIO type PC, then it will install only 1HD to begin with and thus get the biggest HD you can afford. Which with 2.5 size is expensive and may limit you to a 1Tb size once you check what's available.

I hope this all helps....

tada -----Willy