I have 2 SSD's in my custom ( self built ) PC
* 256 GB (D
* 1 TB (c
Currently Windows 10 ( fully upgraded ) is installed on the 1 TB SSD along with my games. I want to reinstall Windows 10 to the 256 GB SSD , and use the 1TB SSD for my game library in order to separate the OS from applications. It will also free up space for more game files, and make it easier to backup or clone the OS drive as it will be significantly smaller than it is now.
I'm in the process of creating a recovery USB drive, and I'm wondering a few things about installing Windows 10 to a different drive.
1. Will Windows 10 see the exisiting OS install and force me to reinstall there? or will it allow me to install to a different drive?
2. Will Windows recovery install erase any files from the 1 TB drive, or will it leave them alone and only touch the target drive( 256 GB SSD ) ?
3. After the OS is moved, I realize that I'll have to reinstall most of my applications. Is it a good practice to install them on a different drive than the OS? The PC is just for gaming, but I have apps like Visual Studio code, Git, Chrome, 1Password installed.
I appreciate any feedback or advice that you may be. Thank you .
* 256 GB (D
* 1 TB (c
Currently Windows 10 ( fully upgraded ) is installed on the 1 TB SSD along with my games. I want to reinstall Windows 10 to the 256 GB SSD , and use the 1TB SSD for my game library in order to separate the OS from applications. It will also free up space for more game files, and make it easier to backup or clone the OS drive as it will be significantly smaller than it is now.
I'm in the process of creating a recovery USB drive, and I'm wondering a few things about installing Windows 10 to a different drive.
1. Will Windows 10 see the exisiting OS install and force me to reinstall there? or will it allow me to install to a different drive?
2. Will Windows recovery install erase any files from the 1 TB drive, or will it leave them alone and only touch the target drive( 256 GB SSD ) ?
3. After the OS is moved, I realize that I'll have to reinstall most of my applications. Is it a good practice to install them on a different drive than the OS? The PC is just for gaming, but I have apps like Visual Studio code, Git, Chrome, 1Password installed.
I appreciate any feedback or advice that you may be. Thank you .