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Yes, several hard drives can appear together as a single drive.

Yes, several hard drives can appear together as a single drive.

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ValTheBG
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04-20-2016, 11:25 PM
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Hello, I’m planning to buy a few 1 TB SSDs and want them to appear as a single drive on my Windows 10 system. I’ve looked into creating a spanning volume, which seems like the best choice but would require wiping the drives when it’s set up. Can I add another drive later without having to wipe the existing ones? Also, what happens if I reinstall Windows? Would the data still be accessible? After a reinstall, would Windows recognize the spanning volume or need the data moved elsewhere before recreating it? Any suggestions beyond a spanning volume would be really helpful. I just want everything to show together under “My Computer.” Thanks!
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ValTheBG
04-20-2016, 11:25 PM #1

Hello, I’m planning to buy a few 1 TB SSDs and want them to appear as a single drive on my Windows 10 system. I’ve looked into creating a spanning volume, which seems like the best choice but would require wiping the drives when it’s set up. Can I add another drive later without having to wipe the existing ones? Also, what happens if I reinstall Windows? Would the data still be accessible? After a reinstall, would Windows recognize the spanning volume or need the data moved elsewhere before recreating it? Any suggestions beyond a spanning volume would be really helpful. I just want everything to show together under “My Computer.” Thanks!

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04-22-2016, 07:19 PM
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Based on what I understand, it seems you're asking about limitations. Generally, you can't, but using a computer doesn't change that. When starting a game, it locates it and launches it regardless.
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xXMLGSwag360Xx
04-22-2016, 07:19 PM #2

Based on what I understand, it seems you're asking about limitations. Generally, you can't, but using a computer doesn't change that. When starting a game, it locates it and launches it regardless.

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Xo_PVP_Girl_oX
Senior Member
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04-22-2016, 07:50 PM
#3
You haven't tried this before, but you might want to explore RAID configurations, especially RAID 0.
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Xo_PVP_Girl_oX
04-22-2016, 07:50 PM #3

You haven't tried this before, but you might want to explore RAID configurations, especially RAID 0.