Proper way to run multiple Win 10 installs? I've had some problems...

[Hybrid Divide]

Good morning.

 

For the last few years, I've been running two installs of Windows 10.  One for work, and one for gaming.  Each on a separate SSD.

The work SSD installed internally.  The gaming SSD run via a SATA Dock built into my case, and remove when not in use.  (The dock had a direct SATA connection to my motherboard, so speed was not affected)

 

I did this by starting with the work SSD.  Getting all programs and updates installed, then cloning that install over to the gaming SSD, and installing my games from there.  Minimizing all the extra work of having to reinstall everything again.

I never set up a dual boot menu, as when I wanted to run the gaming SSD, I'd just select that drive to boot from when I turned on my PC.

 

The SSDs are 500GB each, and both use a 3TB mechanical drive for file storage.

 

This setup worked fine for about 2 years.  But recently, I've had to wipe and reinstall Windows on the work SSD multiple times.  Sometimes when running the gaming SSD, it would complain about hard drive errors from the other Windows 10 install (The work SSD).  Eventually, when booting gaming SSD, it'll run chkdsk on the work SSD.  And it's usually at that point when I need to wipe and reinstall windows again.  It'd just simply refuse to boot in to windows one day.  Just stuck on a loading screen forever. (This has never happened to the gaming install once.)

 

Both SSDs are fine according to CrystalDiskInfo.  So I don't THINK any of the flash chips on the work SSD are bad.  

I should also mention that every time I've had to reset the work SSD, it'd been running just fine for a month or two.

 

Do you think something really is wrong with the SSD?  Or did I set up this dual boot system the totally wrong way?  And if so, how do I do it right?

I'm hoping to stop this frustrating cycle right here.

 

Thanks in advance.