ensuring data goes on SSD rather than HDD

[LeipeMeuteleider]

I have a 250 GB SSD in my desktop, combined with a 2TB HDD. I have used about 1TB of my HDD, and my SSD is nearly full at around 220 GB. now as I understand it, when my SSD is full anything my computer tries to store goes to my HDD instead. But I want to buy a new 500GB SSD, but the computer(as far as I know) does not automatically detect which disk is faster. so the computer will store data on my HDD once my original SSD is full, still leaving the new SSD empty.

how do I change storage priorities? or am I wrong and does this actually go fully automatically?

 

[USAFRet]

No, it does not automatically go to a different drive if one of them is full.
Stuff gets saved or installed where YOU tell it to go.

Now....you can redirect where your 'Libraries' folders are. Doc, Music, Video.

See this:
Win 7 & 8: http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-1834397/ssd-redirecting-static-files.html
Win 8.1 & 10: http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-2024314/windows-redirecting-folders-drives.html

Stuff downloaded in the browser? Change the default download location in Options.
Applications or games? You tell it where to install. Don't just accept the default. Almost every current application gives that option during installation.

 

[LeipeMeuteleider]

No, it does not automatically go to a different drive if one of them is full.
Stuff gets saved or installed where YOU tell it to go.

Now....you can redirect where your 'Libraries' folders are. Doc, Music, Video.

See this:
Win 7 & 8: http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-1834397/ssd-redirecting-static-files.html
Win 8.1 & 10: http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-2024314/windows-redirecting-folders-drives.html

Stuff downloaded in the browser? Change the default download location in Options.
Applications or games? You tell it where to install. Don't just accept the default. Almost every current application gives that option during installation.

I know about installing things like games on my HDD, I always get prompted where it should be installed, but for the rest, that's exactly what I meant. thanks.