Archived thread 1790948 from Asus Ubuntu Support (CLOSED). Markdown source: Asus_Ubuntu_Support_(CLOSED)/thread_1790948_Brand_new_user,_just_a_couple_questions.md
Hello I just downloaded Ubuntu 11.4 tonight! I kept my current Windows 7 OS, so I have both OS on my laptop. I have an ASUS K52F with the dual hard drive. I have both OS's on the C drive and then all my data on the D drive. How do I access my data on Ubunto that is on Window's 7? My pictures, music ect.
Also I wanted to know how I look at my PC usage. I'd like to see how much ram I am using compared to running windows 7. Thanks.
Shes Got Heart said: Hello I just downloaded Ubuntu 11.4 tonight! I kept my current Windows 7 OS, so I have both OS on my laptop. I have an ASUS K52F with the dual hard drive. I have both OS's on the C drive and then all my data on the D drive. How do I access my data on Ubunto that is on Window's 7? My pictures, music ect.
Also I wanted to know how I look at my PC usage. I'd like to see how much ram I am using compared to running windows 7. Thanks.
if all your data is on another drive then it will need to be mounted in linux if not already mounted
this may help http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/mountwindows
At a terminal enter the following command:
free -tom
This will display you current memory usage for Unity. As far as accessing windows 7 NTFS, it should have auto mounted your drive. Click places across the top panel and it should be listed there. If you want to know what processes are using what memory from a terminal enter:
top
Thank you both for the quick replies. I did find my data drive, but I only see old windows back up's in it. :confused: I will continue to mess around with it and see what I can figure out. I am pretty good at that. haha Self learned here. Going to IT school in the fall.
And what is a terminal?
Shes Got Heart said: Thank you both for the quick replies. I did find my data drive, but I only see old windows back up's in it. :confused: I will continue to mess around with it and see what I can figure out. I am pretty good at that. haha Self learned here. Going to IT school in the fall.
And what is a terminal?
applications>accessories>terminal
it is the command line interface for linux, kind of like the command prompt in windows on steroids ;-)
Thanks very much! I figured out how to do the terminal.