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Thread ID: 135548	2013-11-17 04:44:00	Preconfigured partitions on laptop - leave or change? Where to install new programsl?	Chikara (5139)	Press F1

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1360017	2013-11-17 04:44:00	Hi all I recently took the plunge and bought a gaming laptop - one of the Asus ROG series. I knew this laptop had both a SSD and regular HD. Now, if I look at the partitions set up by default, I'm a bit confused (see screenshot attachment). It looks like the SSD is partitioned into: - 100MB System partition - 900MB recovery partition - 95GB for OS C drive - 350MB another recovery partition?? - 121GB for Data F drive - 20GB for another recovery partition?? And the other HD is partitioned as: - 465GB for Data D drive - 465GB for Data E drive Now, whenever I install games or apps, they will install be default to C drive. This will fill up the 95GB relatively quicky. But, there is a further 121GB available on the SSD under F drive which would also give the same speed benefits. So my questions are: - Should I change this default partition config in any way? - Where should I install apps and games to - C drive? Is there anyway way to install direct to F drive without causing any problems? - Anything else I should be aware of / know about this configuratio? Thanks!	Chikara (5139)
1360018	2013-11-17 04:53:00	Personally I would blow the entire thing away and start from scratch using a Windows disc. You might not want to go for such an apocalyptic approach though. :p	pcuser42 (130)
1360019	2013-11-17 05:00:00	I'm not adverse to that idea :) I actually considered it - even considered going back to Win 7 but I decided to give Win 8 a try - sooner or later I'll have to. So if I blow it all away and start again, how would you suggest? Just a simple C drive / SSD for OS and programs/apps, and a simple D drive for Data? Couldn't I just use GParted or something to manage/delete the existing partitions or is that too risky?	Chikara (5139)
1360020	2013-11-17 05:05:00	So if I blow it all away and start again, how would you suggest? Just a simple C drive / SSD for OS and programs/apps, and a simple D drive for Data?That's how I'd do it :)	pcuser42 (130)
1360021	2013-11-17 05:11:00	SSD - One big partition, with about ~20gb or 10% at the end unpartitioned. Install everything here. HDD - for everything else. Honestly, I *might* be inclined to install games here too, if the SSD were smaller.	Cato (6936)
1360022	2013-11-17 05:12:00	Unless you have a recovery disk don't delete the recovery partition!	Greg (193)
1360023	2013-11-17 05:17:00	What's the logic with leaving 10% unpartitioned? I'm also aware of the SSD read/write cycles that will eventually 'run out', so to speak - is this why you were thinking of installing games to the HDD? Correct me if I'm wrong, but the SSD read/write cycle lifetime is very long these days, so long it's not really worth worrying about for most consumers. And if I install games on the HDD, what's the point of having a SSD to start with (apart from fast boot times)??	Chikara (5139)
1360024	2013-11-17 05:38:00	www.anandtech.com Have a read of that. As for games: Nope, not the write cycles - this shouldn't *really* be issue in modern SSDs, I can honestly say I have not noticed a big enough difference in loading games (Rome 2, Skyrim, EU4) to justify installing them on the SSD (mine is 120gb anyway, so I am biased). If you have the space to spare, go for it.	Cato (6936)
1360025	2013-11-18 17:53:00	Unless you have a recovery disk don't delete the recovery partition! It's not really necessary. If he has a Windows disk, it doesn't matter, you can install manually....then download the drivers...in fact that is better because you then get rid of all the crapware that's on it.	pctek (84)
1360026	2013-11-18 19:40:00	It's not really necessary. If he has a Windows disk, it doesn't matter, you can install manually....then download the drivers...in fact that is better because you then get rid of all the crapware that's on it. Maybe A good idea to download the drivers first before blowing away the recovery partition, otherwise you may end up catch 22 with no nic driver to enable access to the internet	beama (111)
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