Huge D drive, tiny C drive. Why?

[Schopenhauer]

For some reason my laptop has about a 100 gig C drive, but a huge 300 gig D drive that it never uses or puts anything into. Anyone know why the D drive is so big and the C drive so small? Thanks.

 

[hundredislandsboy]

It won't use it or put anything in it. The D drive is for you to use. The lapton uses C for its operating system.

 

[c0re]

C: is used for Windows itself and other programs. D: is primarly used for personal files like music, movies etc. And if you have alot of personal files you'll need the space.

 

[moody89]

Just as c0re said, the C: partition is for system files like your Windows and Program Files directories. D: partition is used for your own personal files. This way if you ever wish to change your operating system, your personal files are stored on a separate partition so they won't be affected. Your 'My Documents' or your documents library (depending on which OS you're using) should be set up to be stored on your D: partition. If it isn't you can set this up yourself and this is probably a good idea Google is your friend, just bear in mind its different on each operating system Hope this helps!

 

[rahul babaria]

Its good to have a small C drive, put games and other softwares in D drive, by default your computer will always seleect C, you can always select any other drives to install softwares or store data files.
The reason for the small C drive is incase Of Virus attack or system crashes warranting reinstalling of Operating System it might be possible to save important data on other drives while only deleting data on C drive. You can always use short cuts on desktop screen while keeping the main files in D drive.

 

[Schopenhauer]

Thanks guys.

 

[Schopenhauer]

Best answer selected by Schopenhauer.

 

[Guest]

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