C: drive and E: drive

[KRK]

Hello again,

You have advised me on the question of moving data files across to the E:
partition before, (to ease space problems on the C: drive) and I think I
understand the issues, thanks.

One more question, .....

Is there any reason why I should not install a PROGRAM (sorry for the caps,
cannot find how to use bold) to the E: partition?. (I understand the
attraction of using E: just for data, but my datafiles are not very large) .
I have one program taking up an awful lot of the C: drive, and uninstalling
and re-installing it to E: would be a simple solution to my problems.

Thanks again for all your help.

KK

 

[Mike Hall - MVP]

Hello again,

You have advised me on the question of moving data files across to the E:
partition before, (to ease space problems on the C: drive) and I think I
understand the issues, thanks.

One more question, .....

Is there any reason why I should not install a PROGRAM (sorry for the
caps, cannot find how to use bold) to the E: partition?. (I understand
the attraction of using E: just for data, but my datafiles are not very
large) . I have one program taking up an awful lot of the C: drive, and
uninstalling and re-installing it to E: would be a simple solution to my
problems.

Thanks again for all your help.

KK

You can install whatever you like to E. The idea behind keeping data on a
separate partition/drive is two fold.

1. Data is removed from the 'busiest' part (the part most likely to fail),
and

2. It also makes data easier to select for backup to removable media

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[Jeff Strickland]

Part of the reason for putting programs on C and data on E is that when it
comes time to back-up, you only back up the data. The presumption is that
you retain the original copy of the program files and can reinstall if the
need arises and therefore do not need to waste time and space backing up
stuff you already have. By putting data on a separate drive, you simply back
up that drive to secure the data files.