WinThRs Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 Hello everyone, Please suggest me the disk partition size for Windows 10 64-Bit. Till now I have always used a single disk partition but now I am thinking to use two disk partitions (OS + Data). My software requirements are minimal, only essential software, here is the list: MS Office 2016 Adobe Reader MS Visual Studio and a few more. No games and I would be regularly updating the Windows. Please tell me if 80 GB would be enough for OS (C: Drive) or should I make it 100 GB or more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice Frog Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 i usually have two partitions and although am like you but i keep the two drives in 50:50 ratio with the data partition slight advantage. with those updates coming in, c:/ empty space always reducing. plus if you download something it goes in c:/ usually Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinThRs Posted October 7, 2016 Author Share Posted October 7, 2016 OK, but I will move the Windows 10 Libraries to 2nd partition including Downloads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recruit Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 My configuration : SSD 256GB + 2TB External HDD USB 3.0 The ssd is splitted in two partitions : C - 100GB for Windows & Apps. D - 137GB for downloads ( except torrents ) & Virtual Machines The external HDD is splitted in four partitions for Documents ( Music / Pictures / Videos ), Torrents, Software Kits , Android Apps. , Cloud ...etc. Also I have two NAS Devices for other things & for backup . Have a great day ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macnavarra Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 Anyone should consider these : https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh825172.aspx before partitioning his HDD/SSD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinThRs Posted October 7, 2016 Author Share Posted October 7, 2016 Just now, Recruit said: The ssd is splitted in two partitions : C - 100GB for Windows & Apps. D - 137GB for downloads ( except torrents ) & Virtual Machines So I guess that 100 GB would be sufficient for Windows & Few Programs and 2nd partition for data storage. Just now, macnavarra said: Anyone should consider these : https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh825172.aspx before partitioning his HDD/SSD. and I will not move my Libraries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recruit Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 15 minutes ago, WinThRs said: So I guess that 100 GB would be sufficient for Windows & Few Programs and 2nd partition for data storage. and I will not move my Libraries. I don't use the windows libraries system : I made folders on my external hdd according with my needs. Now it depends how much storage space you will need for libraries ( for the beginning and for future ).... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete 12 Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 Better not to make partitions on your SSD , just put your OS in it and leave some free space in it . Use one or two big HDDs for backup and data storage , take care with your SSD , never wipe free space on it ,never defragment , dont use hibernate and indexing . Remember, a SSD is not a HDD , it needs special attention if you want to use it for a long time............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pc71520 Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 No partitions, here. Having two (2) Hard Disks and that's all. BTW, I leave nothing inside my PC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinThRs Posted October 9, 2016 Author Share Posted October 9, 2016 thank you everyone for participating in the discussion . I have gone with '100 GB (C Drive) + 2nd partition'. I wanted to have separate OS partition to avoid the hassle of copying data all over again after a fresh install. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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