Running Windows 10 on dedicated drive.

[loren.sunday]

How do you configure Windows to run on a dedicated drive separate from data drives. The latest update ate my MBR and after 4 hours with a binder question reading tech, I stopped before I lost my data. They told me that my data was already lost which was bull biscuits. I know on an Enterprise level, several are running OS only drives to protect data from random-ware.

 

[bicycle_repair_man]

If Windows is already installed on another disk with a bunch of data and programs then you'll have one hell of a job migrating that installation to a new disk. You'll be better off installing Windows afresh.

 

[USAFRet]

How do you configure Windows to run on a dedicated drive separate from data drives. The latest update ate my MBR and after 4 hours with a binder question reading tech, I stopped before I lost my data. They told me that my data was already lost which was bull biscuits. I know on an Enterprise level, several are running OS only drives to protect data from random-ware.

Having a specific drive for the OS is very, very common.
That's the way my system is.
1 x SSD for the OS and applications. Other drives contain all the data.

To default your save locations to other drives, read here:
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

 

[loren.sunday]

If Windows is already installed on another disk with a bunch of data and programs then you'll have one hell of a job migrating that installation to a new disk. You'll be better off installing Windows afresh.

I'm doing a fresh start with a new ssd. Just seeing if there is a way to run Windows 10 on one drive and my software and obviously storage on another. An IT friend said that was how some of his client's computers were set up, but he's on the network security end and didn't know how it was done. He's trying to find out, but I figured Tom's would be faster since my friend is out in the field right now.

 

[USAFRet]

If Windows is already installed on another disk with a bunch of data and programs then you'll have one hell of a job migrating that installation to a new disk. You'll be better off installing Windows afresh.

I'm doing a fresh start with a new ssd. Just seeing if there is a way to run Windows 10 on one drive and my software and obviously storage on another. An IT friend said that was how some of his client's computers were set up, but he's on the network security end and didn't know how it was done. He's trying to find out, but I figured Tom's would be faster since my friend is out in the field right now.

It is trivial to do this.
OS and applications on one drive, other drives for everything else.

Going down the road of OS on one drive, and applications on a different drive serves no real purpose. If you need to reinstall the OS, you'll need to reinstall the applications anyway.
And not having the applications on the SSD gives up half the functionality of having the SSD in the first place.

You data is a whole different thing. Those can and should be on other drives.
See my links above for how to easily do that.

For the OS?
When you install on this new SSD< have only that drive connected.
Reconnect other drives after.

 

[bicycle_repair_man]

OS and applications on one drive, other drives for everything else.

I couldn't have said it better myself. This is exactly what I do.

 

[Rocky Bennett]

OS and applications on one drive, other drives for everything else.

I couldn't have said it better myself. This is exactly what I do.

Exactly. This is a very simple thing to do and I have always done this with my Windows systems.