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Maxb89
By Maxb89
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If I have a SSD and a HDD, which programs should go on which storage device?

Programs include games, operating system, recording sofware, antivirus and other common software.

Also the SSD will be 500gb (or maybe 240gb) and HDD 1tb.

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ssd is faster so if you want something to run faster ssd

hdd is general storage

antivirus is hdd

os is ssd or hdd

rec software is ssd or hdd

you decide

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4 minutes ago, Spock_1701 said:

ssd is faster so if you want something to run faster ssd

hdd is general storage

antivirus is hdd

os is ssd or hdd

rec software is ssd or hdd

you decide

what about games

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1 minute ago, Maxb89 said:

what about games

depends on the size of your SSD and your games
but generally game files are on the HDD. If you got a large SSD capacity, then do it.

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1 minute ago, Totally Average Gameplay said:

depends on the size of your SSD and your games

So like games like Fortnite and project cars (dont judge)

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Anything file related that you don't care about performance -> HDD 

Games -> Wherever they fit. SSD is the best

Anything OS and app related -> SSD. I hate having apps on multiple drives, makes things seem cluttery and annoying. Not needed unless you have a 32GB SSD...500GB is more than enough for an OS and any applications you wish to install.

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