>>In general, the hard disk can get slow if you don't have much diskspace.
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>There's about 9GB free. Even in these days of huge programs, that should be enough. :)
'Tis the percentage of free space that counts, rather than the absolute number. But with such a large number, your percentage value should be appropriate, too. (Different estimates on what would be acceptable range from >10% to >50% free disk space.)
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