Answer by Bruce Bathurst for Running OS off a dedicated Hard Drive
This is just what I am doing, though for different reasons.One common reason is to be able to repair one's data. The separation of OS & applications and one's data is significant enough to warrant...
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In response to Damien's question of So what does 2.5 compared to 3.5 mean?2.5 and 3.5 refer to the size of the drive - 2.5" and 3.5", respectively. The standard form factor for drives is 2.5" for...
View ArticleAnswer by setatakahashi for Running OS off a dedicated Hard Drive
I use only a single disk but I partition it in two different partitions since my disk is never a bottleneck and I get the benefit of a "drive" to the operating system and another "drive" to my data.
View ArticleAnswer by user3016 for Running OS off a dedicated Hard Drive
Are you talking about Windows? Its an outdated strategy. Windows makes such heavy use of the registry. So if your installed apps sit on another drive then, because of registry data, important bits of...
View ArticleAnswer by jtimberman for Running OS off a dedicated Hard Drive
The performance considerations are marginal at best, on a very fast drive. I have done this for years and haven't noticed performance to suffer or improve either way. I don't benchmark, it's a waste of...
View ArticleAnswer by KovBal for Running OS off a dedicated Hard Drive
It's a very good strategy. Not only the system performance will improve, but backups will become much easier. You can reformat your system drive any time without losing your documents.For a fast system...
View ArticleAnswer by Nick Meyer for Running OS off a dedicated Hard Drive
I do this on my home PC, and I don't have hard numbers to indicate a performance improvement, but it does give the advantage of keeping your data safe from any viruses or malware that might wreck your...
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What do fellow users feel about the strategy of having a dedicated OS hard drive for a PC? Basically all the Windows and Program Files are on one, high performance, disk whereas your data is stored on...
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