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Is it better to have windows installed on my 1tb hard drive or my 240gb ssd? I wanted to install games on the ssd that might otherwise have long load times. How  can i even uninstall windows from my hdd? If i can clear my hdd then reinstall windows to the ssd that would be good.

 

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Just now, Cantaloupeman said:

Is it better to have windows installed on my 1tb hard drive or my 240gb ssd? I wanted to install games on the ssd that might otherwise have long load times. How  can i even uninstall windows from my hdd? If i can clear my hdd then reinstall windows to the ssd that would be good.

 

Install windows on the SSD, which will give you a nice snappy boot/user experience. Windows doesn't take up too much space, the extra space can be used for games/programs that you use the most. Use the HDD for media storage and larger/less used games.

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Just now, AndrewB121 said:

Install windows on the SSD, which will give you a nice snappy boot/user experience. Windows doesn't take up too much space, the extra space can be used for games/programs that you use the most. Use the HDD for media storage and larger/less used games.

how can i now get everything windows off of my hdd? I already have it installed and activated.

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1 minute ago, Cantaloupeman said:

how can i now get everything windows off of my hdd? I already have it installed and activated.

There may be a specific way to do it, I'm not sure sorry. Google it. I expect you may have to reinstall windows.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X  |  Cooler: Cryorig H7  |  Motherboard: MSI B450 Mortar  |  Case: Fractal Design Meshify C Mini  |  RAM: Team Vulcan 16GB  3000MHz  |  GPU: EVGA 1070ti Gaming (Kraken G12 Watercooled) |  PSU: Corsair TXM650  |  Storage: Samsung 860 EVO 500GB + WD Blue M.2 500GB  |  Network Card: Asus PCE-AC56  |  Monitor: Acer Nitro VG270U  |  Audio: Sennheiser HD6XX + Schiit Fulla 2

 

Laptop:

Lenovo s540:  CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3500U  |  RAM: 8GB DDR4 2666MHz  |  GPU: AMD Radeon Vega 8  |  Storage: 256GB NVME SSD

 

Other builds:

Spoiler

Workstation 1:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 2700X  |  Cooler: NZXT Kraken X62 Rev 2  |  Motherboard: MSI X470 Gaming Pro  |  Case: Corsair Crystal 570X  |  RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB 3200MHz  |  GPU: Nvidia Quadro P5000  |  PSU: Corsair TXM750  |  Storage 1: WD Green 120GB  |  Storage 2: WD Blue 1TB  |  Storage 3: Seagate Barracuda 4TB  |  Monitor: LG 27UD68

 

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4 hours ago, Cantaloupeman said:

how can i now get everything windows off of my hdd? I already have it installed and activated.

its depend,you can use HDD to SSD migration software but only if you have less data in your hdd than the ssd size

meaning in your case if your whole hdd have less than 200gb of data,if you have more than 200gb you need to fresh install windows on the ssd.

sorry for my horrible English.

and as stated earlier you should install windows on the ssd drive for fast boot time and faster user experience and getting rid of the storage at 100% usage bug on windows 10.you would have lets say around 160-180 gb for programs and games. 

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