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lastlib

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3. I'm with ya on keeping the C: drive clear!

Reply to mr_lebowski (Reply #2)

Wed Nov 20, 2019, 11:16 PM

Nov 2019

I set up partitions on my new hard drive. C: is OS only; D: is other installed programs; all DATA (photos, letters, spreadsheets etc.) files go on a separate drive, with weekly backups to my SSD. I only back up C and D when I make changes to them. I had a serious data loss several years ago, and I learned from it.

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So my 4 y.o. Solid State (System) Drive died, and I had to reinstall Windows cause somehow my backup [View all] mr_lebowski Nov 2019 OP

Good Luck with the new rig! lastlib Nov 2019 #1

Not a new OS, still Windows 10 so there's that ... took care of most of the basic stuff already mr_lebowski Nov 2019 #2

I'm with ya on keeping the C: drive clear! lastlib Nov 2019 #3

I keep Steam on its own drive as well. Just redownload Steam and point it to your old drive. Afromania Nov 2019 #4

That's what I was hoping ... been a LONG time since I re-installed Steam, couldn't remember mr_lebowski Nov 2019 #5

I clone my boot drive every few weeks for this exact reason Ron Obvious Nov 2019 #6

I recently installed a solid state drive in my desktop machine. hunter Nov 2019 #7