Setting up new windows for partitioning again

blueboyv1
Junior Member

07-30-2023, 01:34 PM

Hello, your 90GB section of a 2TB HDD is at 99% full from the widows folder. If you reinstall Windows with a different image into the clean install partition, will you lose access to the files on the other partitions? Thank you for your attention.

blueboyv1

07-30-2023, 01:34 PM #1

Freakiiianyx3
Senior Member

694

08-05-2023, 01:43 AM

Yes for applications, not for game libraries. It's an insult to use such a tiny partition on Windows—I'd pay 500GB just to run it.

Freakiiianyx3

08-05-2023, 01:43 AM #2

Yes for applications, not for game libraries. It's an insult to use such a tiny partition on Windows—I'd pay 500GB just to run it.

EliteChicagoan
Member

228

08-07-2023, 01:14 AM

Consider boosting your storage with an SSD upgrade. Make sure you have enough space for Windows and your applications—ideally around 250GB or more.

EliteChicagoan

08-07-2023, 01:14 AM #3

Consider boosting your storage with an SSD upgrade. Make sure you have enough space for Windows and your applications—ideally around 250GB or more.

SnazzyMeow
Junior Member

08-07-2023, 03:08 AM

Win 7 was first set up on 50gb drives back in 2009, so I thought 90GB would work just fine. Keeping partitions small and media separate has kept this system running smoothly as it did then. I haven't noticed any issues with the install partition being consistently low in storage until recently. The Ryzen version should be installed right away. Also, my main worry is the media files and documents—those are the only ones that matter.