Short and to the point. What’s the main idea?
Short and to the point. What’s the main idea?
The essential GB required for a working Windows 10 installation is quite modest. You can run the OS on a single partition, keeping your C drive dedicated to Windows while freeing another partition for games and files. This approach helps avoid permission issues. Your 120GB Samsung 840 Evo should comfortably support this setup. It’s a solid strategy and generally recommended.
Ensure you have at least 20GB of available space on your HDD or SSD for Windows 10 64-bit. Remember, you'll need additional room for updates, temporary files, program additions, configuration data, and backups during upgrades—especially when moving to newer Windows versions like 10.1 or 10.2. If your drive is nearly full, Windows will compress itself and handle file access by decompressing on demand, which can strain the CPU but keeps the system running. For optimal performance with many programs, aim for a drive partition of around 75GB or more, particularly if you run numerous applications. A 32GB free space is also acceptable for Windows 10, as seen on tablets with similar storage and available capacity.
The issue seems to be related to storage capacity, not RAM. A real example is having Windows 10 version 10525 with several heavy apps installed—Photoshop, Lightroom, Unity3D, Visual Studio 2015 and more—and all together using around 80 gigabytes. Each new update typically adds about 20 gigabytes, with some copying the old installation to C:\Windows.old. I expect a similar pattern when moving from Windows 8 to 10.