As far as making sure that you do not overload your primary hard drive with assorted programs and files you need, if you have a partitioned your hard disk, try to use them. This saves you a lot of problems especially if you talk about speed when you use your computer. Just like us, a computer needs the proper breathing space and by managing the directories where you install third party programs, you can really save yourself the trouble of seeing your primary hard drive being filled up.
Actually, if you had a choice it would be wise to have only these things on your main hard drive:
- The Operating System
- Anti-Virus Software
- Microsoft Office
If you look at it, you can even choose to install your MS Office applications on a separate drive. It will not harm anything as far as performance is concerned. For their target save directory, you can choose not to save it at the usual My Documents folder. You can create and assign a new folder on the secondary hard disk space so that you can be sure that new files will not clam up your main drive.
Ideally, most people would allocate 10 to 15 gigabyte for their main operating system’s destination drive. Depending on your operating system requirements (Windows XP or Vista), the size allocation should be just about right. With the large-sized hard disks that are coming out today, it would be wise to partition and then format each drive before you install the actual operating system to avoid problems in the end.
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