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Partitioning is mostly helpful if you have a large SSD (500GB or larger) since you'd otherwise leave yourself little space for the OS and software. I'd say always give Windows and programs around 80GB so there's enough space for both and for the large feature updates to Windows 10 twice a year.

Hello there!
My freshly bought Samsung 860 evo is on its way here and I began to wonder if i should make 2 partitions on an SSD to separate windows and my games?
Some people said ssd partitioning is only logical (not like a HDD) and it wont reduce its health at all, other people say its neither recommended nor needed.
The point is i dont want to lose installed games and other stuff i plan to store on the SSD if my windows kicks the bucket.
I also have an 1TB HDD.

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If you create two partitions, you have to juggle between the sizes of the two of them rather than just the one. And unless somehow you need a reinstall of Windows at least every other month, I don't think having separate partitions justifies it.

However, whatever you go with is your deal.

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Partitioning is mostly helpful if you have a large SSD (500GB or larger) since you'd otherwise leave yourself little space for the OS and software. I'd say always give Windows and programs around 80GB so there's enough space for both and for the large feature updates to Windows 10 twice a year.

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