I'm considering going back to my old hard drive

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  1. Posts : 1,660
    Windows 8 Pro (32-bit)
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    I'm considering going back to my old hard drive


    my 120GB ssd is getting really full, and I made the mistake of checking if there were any steam sales going. I can't afford a 256GB SSD, and hard drive useage is pretty balanced so there's nothing I can really take out without making my system less useful

    I do have 30GB free now (before installing the other games), but my laptop's original hard drive is a lot bigger.

    Review Acer Aspire V5-571G Notebook - NotebookCheck.net Reviews

    Should I do it? I can post a spacesniffer report if you want.
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  2. Posts : 17,545
    Windows 10 Pro x64 EN-GB
       #2

    You could try to move the Users folder and everything in it to a secondary HDD: User Profiles - Create and Move During Windows 7 Installation

    Relocating can also be done on existing system, it does not have to be done while installing.

    Kari
    Last edited by Kari; 20 Feb 2013 at 06:48. Reason: So many typos in so few words!
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  3.    #3

    hi, if you disable Windows hybernation feature and, if you have a lot of ram (4GB+), disable Windows paging file, you should save a lot of HDD space.

    For example, i have 16 GB of RAM. Disabling the hybernation feature I saved 16 GB of SSD space and, disabling the paging file feature, I saved 12GB, for a total of new 28 GB free SSD space :)

    A SSD is really faster than a common HHD, but it should always be used - in my opinion - with a hard disk as "archive".
    If you need a lot of space and you can't afford a 256GB SSD, then you should replace the SSD with the original laptop's hard drive.
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  4. Posts : 66
    Windows
       #4

    If I were you I'd turn one of my SSDs external and use both, I cannot explain how, but god invented google for that reason.
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  5. Posts : 3,168
    Windows 10 64bit
       #5

    Take a look at this thread on steampowered forums. They have a method to have games installed on multiple drives.
    Steam Users' Forums - View Single Post - If you use the built in Steam backup...

    Take a look at #3 and it has links to differnt methods posted in blue that direct you to the threads explaining it on steam.

    Also you can try this method with this app here. Haven't tried it myself yet but it's worth giving it a shot.
    http://www.stefanjones.ca/steam/
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  6. Posts : 2,973
    Windows 7 Professional 64bit SP1
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    I agree with relocating the "Users" folder to the mechanical HD as none of that data needs the speed of an SSD. The hibernation file is of course up to you..if you don't use it, then I would definitely disable it. Other than that, just regular maintenance to keep things clean like Disk Cleanup, etc should give you plenty of room. At one time I had Windows 7 Pro, a slew of programs and 5 or 6 full games on my SSD and only used about 80gb out of 119gb(128), but I have always had my Users folder mapped to my 2TB drive, hibernation disabled and the paging file set to something more reasonable.
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  7. Posts : 1,962
    Windows 7 x64 (Ultimate)
       #7

    Yep... +1 on what the majority here said!
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  8. Posts : 1,660
    Windows 8 Pro (32-bit)
    Thread Starter
       #8

    This is a laptop. I use hibernation a lot and I can't really move my user folder to an external drive. I'll look into the steam backup and restore though
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  9. Posts : 17,545
    Windows 10 Pro x64 EN-GB
       #9

    Not an external drive, another internal. I have a laptop, too, users located on secondary disk.
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  10. Posts : 1,660
    Windows 8 Pro (32-bit)
    Thread Starter
       #10

    And where, pray tell, will i install a second hard drive? I'm not giving up my optical drive.

    This is the review of my laptop. As you can see it does not support a second hard drive, and most laptops on the market don't either.
    Review Acer Aspire V5-571G Notebook - NotebookCheck.net Reviews
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