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Freeing up space on main HD
I have two Crucial 60 GB SSIDs and one conventional 1TB HD. I try to keep only the essentials on the C drive, but I still sit near capacity. By my count the OS takes up about 20GB, and I can account for about 20 more GBs, meaning there's 20 GB that I can't figure out what they're used for. I also can't figure out if/how I can move some of the other programs (like Microsoft Office).
I suppose my questions are:
Can I move Office and other applications to other drives without re-installing? My Gigabyte motherboard folder? My graphics card folder? My Intel processor folder? I'd like to use this drive just to optimize OS operations, and the second SSID to optimize other programs operations, while using the third large drive to store data.
Is there any way I can get a good look at where all that storage space is going? Right now I just click on "properties" of individual folders and look for big stuff I can manually move.
I've moved "my documents" to the conventional drive. Any other simple folders I can move to free up space? Can I move my recylcling bin? Can I set my download folder to a different drive?
Any tips or tricks I can do to keep non-essential data from being stored on my C drive?
Should I just bite the bullet and purchase a larger SSID drive to use for my OS? Is 60GB not really enough for a primary drive?
For reference, I'm showing 1.8 GB free on my C drive, ~10GB free on G, and over 700 GB free on H. I also have an F drive which is very small (1GB) and I believe is dedicated to the OS. I keep all music, pictures, videos, and audio files (except those I'm actively working on, which sit in the G drive) on the big drive, as well as all my backups. I have games on G, as well as any application I had the option of installing on another drive.
I am, of course, happy to provide any information I have missed. Any help is appreciated.