I have a two-years old Dell XPS 8930. It came with a 2TB hard drive, on which Windows 10 was installed, and to which I added 1.5TB and 1TB hard drives taken from its predecessor. Also connected to my home network is a 4TB WD MyCloud.
I'm running Windows 10 version 1909, and have 16GB of RAM. My main uses are office programs, such as Word and Outlook; the web; and photo editing, principally with DxO Photolab 3, occasionally supplemented by Affinity Photo and a few other programs.
I'm getting a 1TB WD SN550 SSD to use as my boot drive. I then intend to use the three hard drives for storage. My questions are: Why might I want, or not want, to format the SSD as a single drive? If I use only part of the SSD for Windows 10, how much, and why?
TIA
I'm running Windows 10 version 1909, and have 16GB of RAM. My main uses are office programs, such as Word and Outlook; the web; and photo editing, principally with DxO Photolab 3, occasionally supplemented by Affinity Photo and a few other programs.
I'm getting a 1TB WD SN550 SSD to use as my boot drive. I then intend to use the three hard drives for storage. My questions are: Why might I want, or not want, to format the SSD as a single drive? If I use only part of the SSD for Windows 10, how much, and why?
TIA