Split 2TB Hard-drive into storage partition and backup partition?

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EpicWin92

EpicWin92

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I currently have a 2TB hard drive of which I use about 700 GB of space.

After recently purchasing a 1TB SSD, I plan on copying the HDD over to the SSD, and then wiping it clean.

I am wondering if after clearing the 2TB HDD, if it is possible to split it into two partitions: one for storage (mostly movies and shows, so I don't have a clustered SSD), and one for backups of my SSD. I would use 1TB for each.

If I can do this, what software should I use? Thanks.

Computer information:
HDD: 2TB SATA 6.0Gb/s Single Drive
SSD: SanDisk-Ultra-II-2-5-960GB-SATA-III-Internal-Solid-State-Drive
MOBO: Z87X-OC Force
 
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I find it difficult to understand why you don't clone the entire 700 GB of data contents (which of course includes the OS) from your 2 TB HDD over to the 1 TB SSD. Doing so will NOT have any negative effect on the overall speed of the SSD and it seems to me having all the programs/applications you access on this single SSD is a decided plus operation-wise. Should you do this there will be no negative implications involving a "clustered SSD".

Now you can still multi-partition the HDD as you see fit to be used for storage and backup purposes and still be able to move archived and other data that you cloned to the SSD back to the HDD. You idea to set aside a partition on the HDD for backup purposes is a good one. From time to time - the...
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ArtPog

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Of course it is possible to split your 2 TB HDD into two partitions and install whatever data you desire in each of those partitions .

What's puzzling about your "plan of action" is that you indicate that following (presumably) cloning the 700 GB of contents from your HDD to the 1 TB SSD, you would "wipe it clean" (presumably referring to the contents of the HDD).

Obviously you could then easily use Disk Management to create two partitions on the HDD. Of course since you previously "wiped it clean" the disk would be devoid of data. Is that actually what you intend?

You have indicated that you desire to contain your movies, shows, and other data on the first partition of the 2 TB HDD with the second partition used for backing up your SSD. I'm assuming all that data (at least the data you wish to retain on the HDD) was currently on the HDD before you "wiped it clean". Or is that NOT the case?

You also indicate you desire to configure your system in this way so that you "don't have a clustered SSD". What does this mean? What would be the downsides of simply cloning the entire 700 GB of data contents of your 2 TB HDD to the 1 TB SSD and be done with it?
 
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EpicWin92

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When I say "clustered SSD", I just mean I don't want files on there that don't really benefit from its increased speed (like movies and images, which make up a good portion of my files). That's why I wanted the 1TB partition to use as storage.

And yes, all that data that I wish to store on the first partition is already on the HDD. I'm assuming you pointed this out because I can instead partition it now (before I install the SSD), and move that data on to the storage partition, instead of transferring it to the SSD, and then moving it back. That way I only have to clone my backup partition (which will have my files I wish to use with the increased speeds) onto the SSD, and then wipe that partition only. Is that correct?

 
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ArtPog

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I find it difficult to understand why you don't clone the entire 700 GB of data contents (which of course includes the OS) from your 2 TB HDD over to the 1 TB SSD. Doing so will NOT have any negative effect on the overall speed of the SSD and it seems to me having all the programs/applications you access on this single SSD is a decided plus operation-wise. Should you do this there will be no negative implications involving a "clustered SSD".

Now you can still multi-partition the HDD as you see fit to be used for storage and backup purposes and still be able to move archived and other data that you cloned to the SSD back to the HDD. You idea to set aside a partition on the HDD for backup purposes is a good one. From time to time - the degree of frequency dependent upon the changes you make to your system - it would be most desirable to maintain a comprehensive backup of your boot drive via disk-cloning operations.
 
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