How Much Space Have You used on C? - bit-tech.net Forums

Pookeyhead · 1st Nov 2009, 10:32

With the advent of SSDs becoming more common, but still relatively small in size, it begs the question from me... how big is your C Drive?

I wonder how many people do what I do, and install all their apps on C, and not any other drive? I appreciate the logic in installing apps to another drive to keep your boot partition small, but the problem I have with that is that should I need to restore from back-ups after upgrading drives for e.g., I will have to restore 2 drives instead of one. Therefore I install all my apps to C: and only have my other drives for storage of stand-alone files and data.

As a result, my C drive is currently has 105GB on it. As I have a 1TB drive as my boot device I see no problem, but upgrading to SSD would necessitate a large investment.

Am I alone in this method of disk management?

As a result... a poll please. Please input the used space on C:

stonedsurd · 1st Nov 2009, 10:38

On my laptop, which is what I'm on currently, I have no choice but to fill up C: with movies, games and other junk as my second partition fills up. I voted for 40-100GB.

But on my main rig and in general, I use just over 30GB for C: - it only contains the OS and a few essential apps. All else is on other drives/partitions.

Bindibadgi · 1st Nov 2009, 10:50

35GB w/ 1 game.

Steam is on another drive.

capnPedro · 1st Nov 2009, 10:55

26GB with just Windows.

Generally I install everything else onto other partitions/drives.

oasked · 1st Nov 2009, 10:56

218Gb. But then I have got my main "Downloads" folder on my C:\ drive at the moment (129Gb).

Cerberus90 · 1st Nov 2009, 11:51

22.5GB, Windows Only, and anything that doesn't allow the install directory to be changed.

DAVEtheRAVE · 1st Nov 2009, 11:59

Mine is only 43GB with a new install of win7 and my steam folder (~17GB). I haven't got round to reinstalling many of my other games yet. All my main storage; films, music and pics are on a separate 1TB disk.

If I am to get a SSD (hopefully) I would want it to be over 100GB so that I have some headroom for apps and games.

doggeh · 1st Nov 2009, 12:03

Brand new win7 install + my steam folder = 149Gb

and I've got loads more non-steam games yet to install!

GregTheRotter · 1st Nov 2009, 12:20

Running a 70gb WD Raptor, and have used 12GB. I only install programs on my C disk. Everything else is on a 1tb Samsung f1. No games currently on my pc. A 60gb SSD would suit me fine. Soon as all this firmware mumbo jumbo gets sorted out. Maybe next year I'll make the leap.

ElThomsono · 1st Nov 2009, 12:24

100Gb partition, just to keep things tidy.

It doesn't work

wuyanxu · 1st Nov 2009, 13:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bindibadgi

35GB w/ 1 game.

Steam is on another drive.

same here, on the mark 40GB with a single game, that game being GTA4 where it takes advantage of fast random access of SSD's.

Blade_Reaver · 2nd Nov 2009, 09:09

I use C only for windows and programs that need enrties in the windows register to function properly, everything else is on my other partitions. Total space used rounded to 35gb on a 60gb partition.

badders · 2nd Nov 2009, 09:58

Sitting somewhere around 100GB on a 160GB drive.
I have a 160GB drive and a 300GB drive, the 160 has Win7, the 300 has Vista. I only keep the Vista installation for one program which we've lost the Key for.
Steam sits on the 300GB drive though.

Most downloads and things are kept on the Network.

eek · 2nd Nov 2009, 11:19

Only have the one drive. Did contemplate partitioning but I'd still put all my apps on c: so the results would be the same (although formatting would be much easier)

Ending Credits · 2nd Nov 2009, 12:59

I have about 100 games installed and I've filled about 240GB althoguh I imagine 50GB or so is either crap I haven't tidied and standalone files.

frontline · 2nd Nov 2009, 13:07

72gb after installing Windows 7. I have my old Vista install on a second drive that is about 242GB (the Steam folder is approximately 104GB

)

DorkSterr · 2nd Nov 2009, 13:10

Krikkit · 2nd Nov 2009, 13:17

I've used around 50GB of a 74GB raptor, that's with all the games I'm currently interested in (usually 2-3), a few GB's of pictures and other assorted documents, and all the usual program files etc.

azrael- · 2nd Nov 2009, 13:23

My system drive (which is D: btw

) uses just shy of 18GB. That's on WinXP, mind you. I expect that figure to double once I install Win7.

I try to have as little as possible installed on my system drive. All games and most apps are installed on different partitions, as is all actual data.

MarkW7 · 2nd Nov 2009, 14:11

Jesus; 210GB from a 320gb - :/ I really must check where that's gone and this isn't even my download box.

View Poll Results: How Big is your C: Install?
I have used less than 20GB	11	9.09%
I have used between 20 and 40GB	20	16.53%
I have used between 40 and 100GB	38	31.40%
I have used over 100GB	39	32.23%
I only have one drive/partition, and it's mahoosive!	13	10.74%
Voters: 121. You may not vote on this poll

1st Nov 2009, 10:32	#1
Pookeyhead It's Big, and It's Clever Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Blackpool Posts: 4,930	How Much Space Have You used on C? With the advent of SSDs becoming more common, but still relatively small in size, it begs the question from me... how big is your C Drive? I wonder how many people do what I do, and install all their apps on C, and not any other drive? I appreciate the logic in installing apps to another drive to keep your boot partition small, but the problem I have with that is that should I need to restore from back-ups after upgrading drives for e.g., I will have to restore 2 drives instead of one. Therefore I install all my apps to C: and only have my other drives for storage of stand-alone files and data. As a result, my C drive is currently has 105GB on it. As I have a 1TB drive as my boot device I see no problem, but upgrading to SSD would necessitate a large investment. Am I alone in this method of disk management? As a result... a poll please. Please input the used space on C: __________________ Intel i7 920 @ 3.8GHz ¦¦ Asus P6T Deluxe ¦¦ 6Gb Corsair Dominator C8 ¦¦ XFX GTX295 ¦¦ 2x 1Tb Samsung F1 ¦¦ 1x Seagate 7200.11 1.5Tb ¦¦ Gigabyte Odin 800W PSU ¦¦ Dell 2405FPW. Last edited by Pookeyhead; 1st Nov 2009 at 10:40.

1st Nov 2009, 10:38	#2
stonedsurd I'm not Sparta :/ Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: CA, USA/Delhi, India Posts: 1,772	On my laptop, which is what I'm on currently, I have no choice but to fill up C: with movies, games and other junk as my second partition fills up. I voted for 40-100GB. But on my main rig and in general, I use just over 30GB for C: - it only contains the OS and a few essential apps. All else is on other drives/partitions. __________________ Project PC3 - a PC in a PS3! (While the old one is mothballed) We're people who have the patience and know the pain of sleeving. And love it Bit Tech is more than games and hardware - check out the mods too. Don't let modding die in Bit-Tech.net.

1st Nov 2009, 10:50	#3
Bindibadgi Richard Swinburne bit-tech Staff Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Omnipwntent Posts: 28,226	35GB w/ 1 game. Steam is on another drive. __________________ Made you look, made you stare, made you clicked this in your underwear! Den of Geek!

1st Nov 2009, 10:55	#4
capnPedro Deaf forever to the battle's din Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: North-East England Posts: 2,973	26GB with just Windows. Generally I install everything else onto other partitions/drives. __________________ ASUS M4A785TD-M Evo \| AMD Phenom II x4 955 BE \| D-Tek FuZion 4GB Corsair XMMS3-10666 \| Corsair TX650 Point Of View 8800GTX \| EK FC-8800

1st Nov 2009, 10:56	#5
oasked Stuck in the Mud Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bromley, Kent Posts: 2,551	218Gb. But then I have got my main "Downloads" folder on my C:\ drive at the moment (129Gb). __________________ Intel i7 920 @ Stock \| 6GB Corsair DDR3\| Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5 WD640 AALS \| POV 8800GT \| Lian-Li PC65 \| Enermax 600W SLI \| Dell 2408WFP

1st Nov 2009, 11:51	#6
Cerberus90 I Mod, Therefore I Own Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Leicestershire Posts: 3,523	22.5GB, Windows Only, and anything that doesn't allow the install directory to be changed. __________________ \| Q6600 @ 3.2GHz with Xigmatek HDT-S1283 \| Asus P5K Premium \| \| 4GiB Patriot 800MHz \| 512MiB 8800GT with Thermalright HR-03GT \| Thermaltake Armor \| 3DMark06 = 13096 Cerberus_xiii from CustomPC

1st Nov 2009, 11:59	#7
DAVEtheRAVE MW2 fun! Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Edenbridge, Kent Posts: 369	Mine is only 43GB with a new install of win7 and my steam folder (~17GB). I haven't got round to reinstalling many of my other games yet. All my main storage; films, music and pics are on a separate 1TB disk. If I am to get a SSD (hopefully) I would want it to be over 100GB so that I have some headroom for apps and games. __________________ Main Rig: Asus P5Q-E . Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.40GHz . XFX GTX 260 XXX . Corsair 8GB PC-6400 XMS2 . Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB . Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB . Corsair HX620 . Lian-Li PC7B plus . Samsung SM226BW Laptop: Dell Latitude D620 . 1.6GHz Proc . 2GB RAM . 80GB HDD

1st Nov 2009, 12:03	#8
doggeh Multimodder Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 125	Brand new win7 install + my steam folder = 149Gb and I've got loads more non-steam games yet to install! __________________ Asus Maximus Extreme // Q9450 @ 3.2GHz // 4Gb DDR3 1600MHz // GTX260 Overclocked 1Tb Spinpoint F3 // 2x 500Gb WD's in RAID0 // 3x 1Tb Spinpoint F1's in RAID0 PA120.3 to CPU, NB, SB, VRM's // PA120.3 to GPU Fully Custom Fibreglass Chassis

1st Nov 2009, 12:20	#9
GregTheRotter Do the funky chicken.. Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: currently in Athens, Greece Posts: 439	Running a 70gb WD Raptor, and have used 12GB. I only install programs on my C disk. Everything else is on a 1tb Samsung f1. No games currently on my pc. A 60gb SSD would suit me fine. Soon as all this firmware mumbo jumbo gets sorted out. Maybe next year I'll make the leap. __________________ Main rig: i7 920, 6gb 1600mhz ram, Asus P6T Mobo, WD Raptor 70gb as OS disk, 1tb F1 as storage, Creative X-FI Fatality pro soundcard, 8800GTX Photography gear; Nikon D700, Nikon D80, Nikon 70-300VR, Nikon 24-70 AF-S, Nikon 35mm F2 D,Nikon 50mm 1.8D, Nikon 85mm 1.8D, Micro Nikkor 55mm f2.8 AI-S, Nikon 135mm f2.8 AI-S, Nikon SB-800, SB-900

1st Nov 2009, 12:24	#10
ElThomsono Mod Master Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Dorset Posts: 2,254	100Gb partition, just to keep things tidy. It doesn't work __________________ If it's broken, I can fix it. But that's ******.

2nd Nov 2009, 09:09	#12
Blade_Reaver What's a Dremel? Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Netherlands Posts: 10	I use C only for windows and programs that need enrties in the windows register to function properly, everything else is on my other partitions. Total space used rounded to 35gb on a 60gb partition.

2nd Nov 2009, 11:19	#14
eek CAMRA ***. Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: in meh own little world Posts: 1,506	Only have the one drive. Did contemplate partitioning but I'd still put all my apps on c: so the results would be the same (although formatting would be much easier)

2nd Nov 2009, 12:59	#15
Ending Credits Hoot if you're a revowlutionary. Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Bucks, UK Posts: 1,758	I have about 100 games installed and I've filled about 240GB althoguh I imagine 50GB or so is either crap I haven't tidied and standalone files. __________________ A Little Game I made in Leadwerks AMD Phenom 9850 Black Edition \|\| DFI 790FXB-M2RSH \|\| Powercolour ATI 4870 1GB \|\| 4GB 1066Mhz GEIL Black Dragon \|\| Aplus Black Pearl WCR \|\| Yurak 24" PVA \|\| 19" Hanns-G \|\| Vista 64-bit AMD Phenom 9500 \|\| GIGABYTE GA-M720-US3 \|\| MSI 7600GT \|\| 2GB DDR2 1066Mhz \|\| bequiet 350W

2nd Nov 2009, 13:07	#16
frontline Multimodder Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 207	72gb after installing Windows 7. I have my old Vista install on a second drive that is about 242GB (the Steam folder is approximately 104GB ) __________________ Phenom II X4 955 @ 3.2ghz \| Asus Crosshair III Formula \| Coolermaster V8 CPU Cooler \|4Gb Corsair Dominator DDR3 at 1333mhz \| Sapphire Radeon 5870 \| Crucial M225 128Gb SSD \| Samsung SyncMaster 226BW

2nd Nov 2009, 13:10	#17
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2nd Nov 2009, 13:17	#18
Krikkit Don't panic! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Lancs, UK Posts: 15,141	I've used around 50GB of a 74GB raptor, that's with all the games I'm currently interested in (usually 2-3), a few GB's of pictures and other assorted documents, and all the usual program files etc. __________________ \|E8400 @ 4.4GHz\|WC: 2*120.1 GT's, MCP350, Storm G5\|4GB Dominators\|DFI LT X48-T2R\|8800GT\|74GB Raptor\|Chieftec BA01\|OCZ ModXStream 600W\|Dell 2208WFP\| The Good, The Bad, The Ugly, The LOL!!1!!1!, The Zlad!, The Kempness, The Braaaaaains...

2nd Nov 2009, 13:23	#19
azrael- Ex nihilo nihil fit Join Date: May 2008 Location: Aarhus, Denmark Posts: 1,172	My system drive (which is D: btw ) uses just shy of 18GB. That's on WinXP, mind you. I expect that figure to double once I install Win7. I try to have as little as possible installed on my system drive. All games and most apps are installed on different partitions, as is all actual data. __________________ ''Trying is the first step towards failure.'' - Homer Simpson

2nd Nov 2009, 14:11	#20
MarkW7 Total Noob :) Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 965	Jesus; 210GB from a 320gb - :/ I really must check where that's gone and this isn't even my download box. __________________ ~ Achilles Case & Corsair CX 400W ~ MSI P43 Neo ~ E5200 @ Stock ~ AF7 PRO ~ 2GB Crucial Ballistix ~ 9600GS0 ~