Will pictures slow my computer downn?

Question

I just got a new computer and my dad wants to put all his pictures on, they turn out to be pretty big in size (ex 2240 x 1500), will a lot of pictures like that slow my computer down? because if they do i have to tell himm, he wont beleive me by myself. i need proof. ahah.

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Answer 1

Just storing the pictures on the hard drive won't slow down the computer unless you have so many pics that the computer's C: drive ends up being nearly full.  If he needs a big honking HD just to store pictures, you can get an HUGE (250 or even 500 gigs) external USB hard drive without spending **too** much money.

A bigger problem with pictures of that size is e-mailing them or uploading them to a website.  If he ever needs to do any of that, he should use photo editing software to reduce the resolution of the pictures (thereby also reducing the file size) so that they don't hog your Internet connection while they're being sent.

Answer 2

There is good article on the following link on Slow Computer problem and its solution.Check it out.

http://www.itsupportcell.com/viewtopic.p...

Answer 3

No pictures wont slow your computer down. Just remember when putting alot of software, pictures, movies, music etc, you need to defrag your computer more often. Defragging is like cleaning your room. After your done you'll remember where everything is. Same with your computer. If your computer eventually becomes slow its not because its too full.

Answer 4

no, I have many photos in my laptop and it still many free space and it is still fast  

Answer 5

Just storing pictures on your PC will not slow it down unless you use up all of the hard disk.  That will have a severe impact on your performance.  Also viewing your pictures will probabably be slow if they are large.  How are his pictures stored now?  The best storage medium for photos is paper prints.  They last 100 years or more and you will always be able to view them.