How big of a ssd do I need just for putting a os on it?

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From direct personal experience, a 32GB SSD does not work.
Sure it installs and runs.

Until you get to the semi-annual large updates. Like the Fall Creators Update coming next week.
My little Asus Transformer 32GB eMMC drive will need to do that manually, from a USB stick.
An inplace Update will fail, due to not enough free space.
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dark_lord69

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"How big of a ssd do I need just for putting a os on it?"
According to MS the 32bit version of windows 10 needs 16GB.
The 64bit version requires 20GB of space.

BUT... Both will expand over time so, for that reason I wouldn't recommend anything less than a 60GB drive.
(30GB might work but I won't recommend a 30GB SSD to anyone.)

But after you consider pricing I highly recommend no less than a 250GB.

I strongly agree with USAFRet. You should install your programs (most if not all) on that drive as well to make those load fast.
Large games should go on a larger HDD.
 
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USAFRet

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From direct personal experience, a 32GB SSD does not work.
Sure it installs and runs.

Until you get to the semi-annual large updates. Like the Fall Creators Update coming next week.
My little Asus Transformer 32GB eMMC drive will need to do that manually, from a USB stick.
An inplace Update will fail, due to not enough free space.
 
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