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Post Date: 2012-02-02
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    Posted: 02 Feb 2012 at 4:23am
Just getting use to the new computer. I have a 120G SSD and a 500G HD. I put windows and drivers on the SSD.
1. Where should I put other software such as AVG and Malwarebytes?
2. What about Itunes? (particularly wondering about this since I am guessing Itunes will be saving songs, videos, etc. to the same drive it is installed thus potentially taking a lot of space)
3. And finally, since windows is on the SSD, the user folders are also located there. Should the "users" folder be dragged and dropped to the 500G drive so that the users documents, pictures, videos, etc. will go on the larger drive?

Sorry, if these novice questions. I have never operated off two drives before. Thanks in advance.
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1. Since these programs are small, I would put them on your SSD as a way of streamlining them. I have my security, etc. stuff on my SSD as well.

2. I would personally put iTunes on the HDD. Depending on your library size, it could be a large space hog for something you don't even need constant access to. You mentioned videos, which take up even more room, so I think you would be better to have iTunes on the HD.

3. This is personal preference (well, all of it its really Big%20Smile), but I have those respective folders on my HDD. I just linked the documents, videos, pictures, music, etc to a respective folder on my 1TB HDD drive.

Ultimately, I tend to go by the mantra that if I need it super fast, and I feed it often, I put it on the SSD. If I don't need as much (music, old games, photos, etc.) then it goes to the HDD. I'd keep any work stuff on the SSD, the few games you play the most, and then just the misc. stuff that actually gets used a lot and would benefit from the speed. What those things are is really up to you.

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Edited by Tidgxor - 02 Feb 2012 at 6:36am
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yah I would also put the small programs on the SSD but I would also try to keep space available to install my games. For me, the SSD was just too small to do everything so I ended up buying another SSD that I just use for installing games
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Just bought the ODE 3, and will be my first SSD also. Found these answers to be very helpful thanks.
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