Question Separate SSD partitions for OS and software?

cpper

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I'm getting a new laptop with two SSD's:
  • 500 GB for OS (Win10) and software (games, antivirus, image/video editing software)
  • 1TB for (lots) of personal data, like music, pics, videos
Should I make two partitions on the 500GB SSD, one just for the OS, and the other for the rest of the software ? Or should I just install everything in one partition ?
 

daveybrat

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I'm getting a new laptop with two SSD's:
  • 500 GB for OS (Win10) and software (games, antivirus, image/video editing software)
  • 1TB for (lots) of personal data, like music, pics, videos
Should I make two partitions on the 500GB SSD, one just for the OS, and the other for the rest of the software ? Or should I just install everything in one partition ?

There's no reason to partition a 500GB SSD. Just make that the OS/Programs drive and the 1TB the 'Storage' drive.
 
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