2nd OS

[GhostzzU]

will a 2nd OS on a different SSD affect my main OS/gaming?
i  was planning on getting a separate SSD and download another OS on it just for school but wanted to know if it would affect my main/gaming OS in any way

[Average Nerd]

No, generally not.

I'd recommend you back up any important data first, and pay close attention to which drive/partition you're installing the second OS on, so you don't accidentally overwrite your main OS.

 

Also, why do you want a dedicated OS just for school?

[GhostzzU]

3 minutes ago, Average Nerd said:

No, generally not.

I'd recommend you back up any important data first, and pay close attention to which drive/partition you're installing the second OS on, so you don't accidentally overwrite your main OS.

 

Also, why do you want a dedicated OS just for school?

just to not mix up files and, also dont want background apps while im playing

[SImoHayha]

>Just not to mix up files, don't want BG apps while playing

well that's just kinda wrido If I'm being honest. You can make folders you know, and you can stop/disable most background apps if not all of them really.

[SImoHayha]

if you're worried about that I would just do the easier route and just make a different windows account callled "gaming" and "work" that way you can avoid that.

[Average Nerd]

1 minute ago, GhostzzU said:

just to not mix up files and, also dont want background apps while im playing

A simple way to go about this would be to just make a folder where you put all the  school files, and you can disable autostart for most apps so they aren't running in the background. And task manager also exists.

That would be a lot less of a hassle and cheaper than buying a SSD and putting another OS on there.

[BoomerDutch]

I mean you can switch SSD to switch OS

Its what I'm doing actually just if you can't trust it. 

 

However do keep in mind switching ssd can go wrong if you broke pins of ssd.

Like force it somehow.

 

Ive been switching them for 3 years and they are still kicking.

 

Keeps everything seperated and avoids school bullshit from happening.

 

I mean if you want jank life like me.

I'd say go ahead man.

 

And it seems hassle what these guys is saying too much work to check taskmanager and have smart pants on.

[windozedev]

I wouldn't bother with more than one physical boot drive. Instead, it's easier dealing with multiples of virtual disks located on the the same physical disk.