Die Festplatte
disk
In German, 'Die Festplatte' is used to refer to a disk, specifically a hard disk drive in a computer. It is a compound word made up of 'Fest', meaning 'fixed' or 'solid', and 'Platte', meaning 'plate' or 'disk'. It is important to note that 'Die Festplatte' is a feminine noun and takes the definite article 'Die'.
Example sentences using: Die Festplatte
Die Festplatte meines Computers ist voll.
The hard drive of my computer is full.
This sentence is used in situations where the storage capacity of the computer's hard drive has been completely utilized and there is no more space to store new data.
Ich muss die Festplatte austauschen.
I have to replace the hard drive.
This sentence is often used when the hard drive of a device is not functioning or has issues, and needs to be replaced with a new or different hard drive.
Die Daten auf der Festplatte wurden gelöscht.
The data on the hard drive has been deleted.
This sentence refers to a situation where all the stored data on the hard disk has been erased.