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Q: 2 Hard drives - Vista(C:) and Data(E:) - can I save onto the latter?

  • 22-11-2009 09:11PM
    #1
    Aard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,905 ✭✭✭


    I'm running Vista SP1 on a Toshiba Satellite Pro L300. When I go into "Computer", there are two hard-drives, each with roughly 55GB storage. One is called "Vista(C:)", where there are "Users", "Windows", "Program Files" etc folders. The other is called "Data(E:)", where there are a couple of empty folders, and a "HDDRecovery" folder.

    "Vista(C:)" is nearly full. My question is, can I save documents and install programs on the "Data(E:)" drive? I've never had this kind of thing before when I was using XP - there being two hard-drives - and was just wondering if the "Data(E:)" should be kept empty for some reason unknown to me.

    Thanks :)
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  • #2
    Alanstrainor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,146 ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    Go ahead and use it, that's what it's there for. The logic being, you save all your files (music, pics, docs, movies etc) in the data folder and leave the "Vista" partition for the operating system and program files.
    There is only one hard drive, it's just that it's "partitioned" to look like two drives.


  • #3
    Overheal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,683 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disk_partitioning

    Most people typically prefer to keep the Operating system on its own PArticion (C:) while putting data and programs, file backups and restore programs on others (D: E: F: etc) Its all the same hard drive though. If it goes, everything goes. Unless you got a 17 or 19 inch monster top' with 2+ physical drives in it, thats what you have.

    You can install your games and programs on D and they will still run as if they were installed on C.


  • #4
    Voodu Child
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,706 ✭✭✭Voodu Child


    If you ever need to do a recovery or reinstallation from the Windows CD, it'll wipe everything on the C: partition but should in theory leave other partitions intact.

    So most people keep things like photos, music, videos there. (but always, always, always keep some backups elsewhere!).

    Also note that the first partition is always on the fastest part of the drive (the outside). Thats why the OS is there, and thats why its a good idea to use that partition for programs also.


  • #5
    Aard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,905 ✭✭✭Aard


    Thanks for clearing that up guys.


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