How do I partition my SSd??

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Kruppyman96

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I am building a new pc and I have an ssd for windows 10 to go on. Then I also have a hhd for everything else. But I want to create two partitions on the ssd. One maybe 40gb for Windows (I think that's enough for Windows) and second partion will be for programs I want to run faster. I know this will make moving things to new drives in the future. I made the mistake of not partitioning my hhd on my gaming pc, so if I want to get an ssd for Windows I will need to remove a lot of my stuff first.

Anyways, can anyone let me know how to create to seperate partitions, thanks
 
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Partitioning with an SSD does not work the same way as it does with an HDD.

On an HDD, each partition is an actual physical location. A section of the...
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unclebun

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You do it near the beginning of Windows installation when it asks you what kind of installation to do. Choose a custom (advanced) installation. It will then ask where you want to install Windows. If you click "Next" it will use the whole drive as one partition (except its hidden partition). But if you click the small words "Drive Options (Advanced)" then you will have the option of deleting, adding New or extending partitions.
 
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I wouldn't make 1 less then 120GB. with windows updates and apps that install stuff on C drive.
 
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ShadyHamster

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Well i guess it depends on what you want to install on the windows partition.
For me it's just windows, drivers and a bunch of programs, the rest goes on other drives, this leaves me about 20-25GB free on my 60GB windows partition.
 
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Your focus on partitioning your SSD boot drive, while understandable to some degree, is not where your prime focus should be. As I believe you have heard, there will be virtually no impact on the day-to-day "speed" of your PC operations because of this or that partitioning scheme.

But what is important - even crucial - is for you to focus on creating & maintaining a comprehensive backup system so that you will always have at hand the wherewithal to return your system to a perfectly functioning system should your SSD (or whatever boot drive you're using) become defective or the OS becomes corrupt beyond reasonable repair because of malware or other untoward events.

I don't believe you mentioned the total size of your SSD in your query but I'll assume it's no larger than 500 GB - 512 GB. Given that size (or smaller) it should be a practical matter for you to clone the ENTIRE data contents of the boot drive to another drive (connected internally or externally) on a reasonably frequent basis so as to maintain a fairly up-to-day precise copy of your system from time-to-time.
 
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Partitioning with an SSD does not work the same way as it does with an HDD.

On an HDD, each partition is an actual physical location. A section of the platter.
Outer portion of the drive spins faster, and has better access time than the inner portion. Maybe 1.5 times as fast.
An SSD is the same across the whole drive.
Partitions on the SSD are simply logical divisions. The SSD firmware puts stuff where it sees fit, not where you think it needs to be.
It does this for wear leveling among the cells.

Sure you can have partitions on the SSD, but it does absolutely nothing for performance, and it limits you in the actual usable space.
What you might see in Disk Management is simply a visual representation of the 'partitions'...not physical divisions.

And 40GB IS far too small for the OS.

Bottom line...there is absolutely zero reason to partition an SSD, and many reasons not to.
 
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