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Best way to format second hard drive?

  • 20-04-2010 5:44pm
    #1
    py2006
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,844 ✭✭✭


    Hi all,

    I recently bought a new drive and installed everything on it. I still have the original drive in there and want to use it as extra storage. So I need to remove the old OS and stuff.

    What is the best way to format this drive. Also, once thats done can I install programs on it. For example, when installing a program and it prompts for install folder (C:/Program files) I can use the D: instead?

    Cheers!


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  • #2
    py2006
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,844 ✭✭✭py2006


    Just out of curiousity, I just did a normal format by right clicking on the drive and selecting format!

    I went to install Office whose default installation folder is Program Files (x86) on the C: drive. However, I just created a folder called Program Files on my second drive without the (x86). Will this be a problem?


  • #3
    JDxtra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,936 ✭✭✭JDxtra


    I dont see the advantage of installing program files on to your second drive to be honest. It will just complicate your setup and add risk (you will be depending on both drives being operational).


  • #4
    py2006
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,844 ✭✭✭py2006


    JDxtra wrote: »
    I dont see the advantage of installing program files on to your second drive to be honest. It will just complicate your setup and add risk (you will be depending on both drives being operational).

    Well I figured I was doing a good thing by not cluttering up one drive and slowing it down!

    Hmm but maybe your right!


  • #5
    JDxtra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,936 ✭✭✭JDxtra


    Installed programs will generally use very little space on modern drives (assuming your new drive is 500Gb+).

    I have my primary drive split into separate partitions - the C: drive (with all my programs and operating system installed) is only 50Gb, but I'm using less than half of it.

    By the way, I used my old drive as an additional backup. So, I have my personal data on my main drive AND a copy on my old drive as well. Should cover me for a hard drive failure of my main hard drive.


  • #6
    Overheal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 85,236 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    JDxtra wrote: »
    I dont see the advantage of installing program files on to your second drive to be honest. It will just complicate your setup and add risk (you will be depending on both drives being operational).
    In the event of a failure sure. Its more like RAID 0 without the RAID. By keeping Drive 1 for the OS and system critical programs you're saving a lot of headache when you play large programs, games, or movies on the other drive. When the first drive is busy doing a virus scan, etc. its rarely if ever interfering with the 2nd drive and vice versa. And who likes having their movie or game lagged to hell when something funky goes on with the OS?


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  • #7
    BrokenArrows
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,498 ✭✭✭BrokenArrows


    By default i have it set to install all programs on my 2nd HD

    this is done with a quick regedit.

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion

    change the ProgramFilesDir to be whatever you want. By default its c:\program files


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