Win 10 on M.2

[devdeep]

Have an ADATA 1Tb M.2 which I want to be boot drive and  install Windows 10 on. Should I use the whole as C drive or partition it? Trouble with my exisiting pc is that C drive just keeps growing all the time, so not sure of space required.

[Slottr]

That’s more of a personal decision. 
 

Unless I’m dual booting with Linux or Mac OS I won’t partition my main drive at all.

[devdeep]

2 minutes ago, Slottr said:

That’s more of a personal decision. 
 

unless I’m dual booting with Linux is Mac OS I won’t partition my main drive at all.

Thanks a lot. I am leaning that way. I can always use part of C drive (folder) for faster data work. My current C drive is just over 500Gb (with some junk!)

[Dedayog]

I'd partition 200 GB for Windows, then the rest for games/data. 

[Enderman]

Windows already creates the necessary aprtitions, there is no need to make any partitions yourself.

[paddy-stone]

My C drive hardly climbs except when I install updates or apps. I don't save stuff on the C drive at all, mostly because it's easier then to re-install windows down the line and not have to worry where you saved all your files. Have done it this way for a very long time now.

I have friends and family just save stuff in the default location that apps suggest, this drives me crazy... especially when I am asked to do something for them and you have to waste time dumping a backup of C to re-install etc.

[Windows7ge]

There isn't really a benefit to partitioning a drive like this unless you intend to dual-boot the machine. If the used space keeps growing you'll have to pay attention to the applications you install and see where they're saving their files.

[homeap5]

There is some benefit for creating system partition - imaging that partition will be much easier and image will be smaller. So no matter if you want to restore your system after some crash or just creating backup - it will be much better if partition will be small. This way you can backup programs and system without games (for example).

 

If you have big second hdd (4 TB or more) then is not that important (you can create backup image of everything) but still it will take long time compared to imaging just system+programs 

[devdeep]

2 hours ago, paddy-stone said:

My C drive hardly climbs except when I install updates or apps. I don't save stuff on the C drive at all, mostly because it's easier then to re-install windows down the line and not have to worry where you saved all your files. Have done it this way for a very long time now.

I have friends and family just save stuff in the default location that apps suggest, this drives me crazy... especially when I am asked to do something for them and you have to waste time dumping a backup of C to re-install etc.

 

Sure but I have had instances where the software does not give you any location choice. I avoid applications from C drive and also have moved Docs / Downloads to other drive.

 

[homeap5]

12 hours ago, devdeep said:

 

Sure but I have had instances where the software does not give you any location choice. I avoid applications from C drive and also have moved Docs / Downloads to other drive.

 

That has no sense. Your ssd should be used as much as you can. Moving programs to second drive, unless it's ssd too, is not a good idea.