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danejk33

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Hello there

I am going to have fresh w10 instalation.
I would prefer only one patrition from ssd (C).
So I want to install 2 games I am playing the most on the ssd. The question is could I install something on C but not in program files folder? For example C:/games?
Will it affect the performance?
 
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Peter Martin
when win10 installs to a clean drive, it puts it's own partitions where it pleases. I don't know what you are talking about. that is why you never want more than one drive connected when installing win10, it will put partitions on all your drives, and then if you lose one, you can't boot. Obviously, if you install win 10 on one plugged in SSD, it will make as big a partition as it can for your data, but it creates others for it's own use. have you never clean installed and looked at Drive Manager?

anyway, I answered this question correctly with my first post. No, it won't cause performance issues to put installs in custom locations on the SSD
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no it will not affect performance, and yes, most installers of games and apps allow you to customize the install directory.

if you prefer only one partition on your SSD when windows is done formatting and installing, it will have several, one main for data (that's the one you care about) but don't go touching the other partitions window makes.
 
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one partition is even better when it comes to performance. IF you fill your drive to 90% or more it will slow down.
if you have 1 big drive you need to fill it all, if you have 2 partitions they are filled independently, and both affect performance drop.
Still if something breaks you loose it all, so its double edged. Try to grab HDD and keep backups of important stuff, saves etc....

slow drive might lower fps by few % and or cause stutters.
 
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Peter Martin

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when win10 installs to a clean drive, it puts it's own partitions where it pleases. I don't know what you are talking about. that is why you never want more than one drive connected when installing win10, it will put partitions on all your drives, and then if you lose one, you can't boot. Obviously, if you install win 10 on one plugged in SSD, it will make as big a partition as it can for your data, but it creates others for it's own use. have you never clean installed and looked at Drive Manager?

anyway, I answered this question correctly with my first post. No, it won't cause performance issues to put installs in custom locations on the SSD
 
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