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OS on GPT drive, user files on NTFS?
Here’s a weird question.
I’m doing a new build and I’m sticking to Win7 Pro 64-bit. I’ve purchased one of the new M.2 PCIe SSDs to be my boot drive. I understand that I have to install the OS from a UEFI device formatted GPT rather than MBR and I have already created the bootable USB 3.0 flash drive (using the great tutorial posted on this forum). OK, so far so good, right?
Well, here’s my question. I have ALWAYS installed Windows in audit mode and pathed the user files down to a dedicated data drive. I path ALL data from ALL programs there because it makes maintenance simpler (executables on one drive, data on another).
So can I do this? Is it possible to install the actual OS on a GPT boot drive and path the user files to a regular NTFS-formatted drive? Or am I comparing apples to oranges and the whole thing is a non-issue?
Thanks in advance for any substantive advice that may be offered,
Susan