[SOLVED] Should Windows be on a seperate drive?

[marklcfc]

Hi
For years I've had Windows on a separate small drive (128gb ssd) and then I've had other things like documents, music files etc on a separate non ssd drive.
But then I read you should install programs into Program Files (x86) because they perform better. So does Windows still need to be on a separate drive now?
I was thinking of just getting a large ssd and having everything on one drive, I only have around 250gb of data so it could all fit on a larger ssd

 

[Deleted member 14196]

What you read is a big load of hogwash they don’t run better under program files x86. Get a large SSD and forget about it

 

[boju]

I've had Windows and programs/games on one drive and other secondary drives for added space for years with no issues.

There's no practical or performance benefit having the OS on a seperate drive besides maybe saving time if needing to reinstall Windows without affecting your Steam games library on another drive.

Programs installed to the registry, aka, program files folder, ie Steam client, MS office, pretty much any program or utility installed will have to be reinstalled again if had to reinstall Windows. So besides preserving games, i don't see any point to having the OS isolated.

 

[USAFRet]

Hi
For years I've had Windows on a separate small drive (128gb ssd) and then I've had other things like documents, music files etc on a separate non ssd drive.
But then I read you should install programs into Program Files (x86) because they perform better. So does Windows still need to be on a separate drive now?
I was thinking of just getting a large ssd and having everything on one drive, I only have around 250gb of data so it could all fit on a larger ssd

OS and applications on the same drive.
Your personal data, games, whatever, can live on other drives, if you choose.

Many many people prefer a single drive large enough for everything.