[SOLVED] Is it advisable to change download location away from OS SSD drive..?

[harbingerofdestruction]

To less important HDD in case of a downloaded virus that can corrupt drives?
Might be a silly question but I want to be absolutely certain.

Many thanks.

 

[Supahos]

The main reason to do that is to make it so that you don't have to redownload everything if you have to fresh install

 

[Wolfshadw]

Or to save space on a limited OS drive.

-Wolf sends

 

[Supahos]

I personally download then all to my SSD for faster install, then occasionally move download files to HDD.

But I don't download much so I have no concerns about the extra writes to my ssd

 

[harbingerofdestruction]

The main reason to do that is to make it so that you don't have to redownload everything if you have to fresh install

Or to save space on a limited OS drive.

-Wolf sends

I personally download then all to my SSD for faster install, then occasionally move download files to HDD.

But I don't download much so I have no concerns about the extra writes to my ssd

But including all you guys mentioned, isn't it recommended to change download location from main SSD with OS installed in it to other less important HDD in order to protect against drive corruption from virus?

or I'm mistaken and it's completely irrelevant?

 

[ex_bubblehead]

Moving files to other drives will not protect from viruses or other malware. If the drives are connected to an infected system they will be just as infected as the system drive.

 

[Supahos]

Also usually the download doesn't cause the problem it's when you go to install