Can I store AppData on a separate drive from the OS

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So my new SSD arrived today and so I'm clearing out space for a cloning to it. AppData in my user folder is taking up about 26GB. Can I copy that over to another drive and store it there or would there be issues?

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I do understand it would have to stay with the Users folder so I guess the question is can I store users on a separate drive.
 
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Why not to move your /Users/ folder:
http://www.zdnet.com/dont-move-your-windows-user-profiles-folder-to-another-drive-7000022142/
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Why not to move your /Users/ folder:
http://www.zdnet.com/dont-move-your-windows-user-profiles-folder-to-another-drive-7000022142/
 
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Well the SSD size is more than enough right now really. I have a 250gb(232 in reality) and I only have about 91gb left on my main drive. I know that as SSDs fill up they become slower so I was wanting to get rid of as much as I could.
 
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Okay, understood. After searching through my programs I found some other stuff to get rid of and got it down to 78.8gb. Thanks for your help.
One last question if you're still here, should I defrag my HDD before cloning? I assume yes but no harm in asking.
 
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