thisdude Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 I know this is a super geeky question but whatever. So I recently installed a 2nd HDD (2TB) because my main SSD M.2 (512GB) was close to maxing out. I'm curious how others use their 2nd hds on their computers. I've never more than 1 installed, other than externals for backing up. But do you just put your games on your 2nd drive, downloads folder. And what issue have you had with having a 2nd HDD. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Overlord Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 I have 6 (for various storage and work in progress) Nothing apart from os and non customisable installation on my c: drive (128gb ssd) If your os drive was smaller I would have said go os on c: and everything else on d: Another alternative available to you is os and all software apart from games on c:.. And everything else onto d: devHead, Jose_49 and DConnell 3 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisdude Posted June 11, 2017 Author Share Posted June 11, 2017 (edited) Wow! 6 drives that's crazy. So you just have your OS on your 128GB SDD and keep everything else on your 6 drives, documents, pictures, downloads etc? The Evil Overlord and BetaguyGZT 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Warwagon MVC Posted June 11, 2017 MVC Share Posted June 11, 2017 I have 5 hard drives SSD = boot drive 1TB = F drive = setup files and OS's and Application installers. 1TB = D drive = The important data is stored there. 1TB = G Drive = nothing particular. 1TB = S drive. which is a backup of the D and F drive. (Backs up nightly) Then once a month I backup F and D to an external 2TB drive and take it to the bank and swap it and bring the one from the bank home, backup to that one too and then disconnected it. Then the next month rinse and repeat. Then once a week the most important folder on D is backed up to 2 64GB flash drives and once a month 1 of the flash drives is taken the the bank and swapped out and the one from the bank is brought home and also backed up and disconnected. Also once a night the contents of D is backed up to the cloud. BetaguyGZT, GadgetPig, GrayW and 4 others 7 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisdude Posted June 11, 2017 Author Share Posted June 11, 2017 This is great! Both you guys have given me some ideas to play around with. Please keep the posts coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asharae Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 1 hour ago, warwagon said: I have 5 hard drives SSD = boot drive 1TB = F drive = setup files and OS's and Application installers. 1TB = D drive = The important data is stored there. 1TB = G Drive = nothing particular. 1TB = S drive. which is a backup of the D and F drive. (Backs up nightly) Then once a month I backup F and D to an external 2TB drive and take it to the bank and swap it and bring the one from the bank home, backup to that one too and then disconnected it. Then the next month rinse and repeat. Then once a week the most important folder on D is backed up to 2 64GB flash drives and once a month 1 of the flash drives is taken the the bank and swapped out and the one from the bank is brought home and also backed up and disconnected. Also once a night the contents of D is backed up to the cloud. Dayum! Thats some in-depth thought out backups! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindovermaster Global Moderator Posted June 11, 2017 Global Moderator Share Posted June 11, 2017 I have: 256 M.2 for OS 256 SSD for other OS (I go between Manjaro and Mint) 3TB external for backup for family 3TB external for movie backups Have scattered on my desk, all unused, 2x 120 SSD, 2x 320 HDD, 2x 640 HDD, 500 HDD, 1.5TB HDD goretsky 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot B. Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 (edited) C Drive - SSD OS, installed programs, the odd game that I play online, so I can join the matches quicker (installed to D drive but junction pointed the files to the SSD). D Drive - HDD Music and installed games E Drive - HDD Desktop, home videos, photos, TV shows etc. F Drive - External HDD Movies goretsky 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisdude Posted June 11, 2017 Author Share Posted June 11, 2017 Now that I have a 2TB drive I think I might rip my DVDs to it. Can anyone recommend an easy ripper for this? minimeau 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidosho Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 1 minute ago, thisdude said: Now that I have a 2TB drive I think I might rip my DVDs to it. Can anyone recommend an easy ripper for this? MakeMKV can rip BluRays and DVD's, although for Blu-Rays it is paid for, unless you use the free beta codes they release on their forums regularly. DVD ripping in it is totally free, and rips to ultimate quality MKV. minimeau 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisdude Posted June 11, 2017 Author Share Posted June 11, 2017 Thanks Tidosho I'm checking out the website right now. So it rips directly to a MKV file? Is there any other 2nd step? Seems like that's a 2nd step when I've read about ripping your DVDs. A simple rip to a viewable file is perfect for me. minimeau 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidosho Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 2 minutes ago, thisdude said: Thanks Tidosho I'm checking out the website right now. So it rips directly to a MKV file? Is there any other 2nd step? Seems like that's a 2nd step when I've read about ripping your DVDs. A simple rip to a viewable file is perfect for me. You just scan the disc, select chapters if needed, and hit go! MKV are widely playable in most modern video apps, including VLC, without any messing about with codecs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisdude Posted June 11, 2017 Author Share Posted June 11, 2017 Right on that's sounds great to me, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidosho Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 Just now, thisdude said: Right on that's sounds great to me, thanks! My pleasure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrynalyne Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 NVME SSD 500GB drive 1: Windows 10 NVME SSD 500GB drive2: kde neon Sata SSD 512GB drive 3: VMs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisdude Posted June 11, 2017 Author Share Posted June 11, 2017 Damn 2x512 GB NVME nice! adrynalyne 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mando Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 (edited) my gaming rig in my sig, paired with an EVGA Founders 1080ti, has 6 SSDs paired up in RAID0 striped pairs. Samsung Evo 840s 2x123Gb making 224Gb Windows & apps volume Samsung 850 Evos 2x256Gbs making 466Gb GamesI volume 2x256Gb making 466Gb Games II volume All my RAID volumes hit 1Gb/sec R/ws easily. Media and non games or files are stored on my NAS so all my devices on my home LAN has access. Edited June 11, 2017 by Mando The Evil Overlord, xrobwx71, goretsky and 1 other 4 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisdude Posted June 11, 2017 Author Share Posted June 11, 2017 Wow that's a lot of space for games. That'd be cool to see a list of the games you have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mando Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 (edited) 3 minutes ago, thisdude said: Wow that's a lot of space for games. That'd be cool to see a list of the games you have. tbh these days, its not that much space, im about 65% full on my games vols with approx 22 titles installed atm. xrobwx71 and The Evil Overlord 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisdude Posted June 11, 2017 Author Share Posted June 11, 2017 That's still a nice set up though! The Evil Overlord 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mando Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 (edited) 6 minutes ago, thisdude said: That's still a nice set up though! thanks, i already had 4 ssds in a previous build, before buying the two other 256 evo 850s the PC itself is only 2 months old. when prices drop a touch, ill probs go 512s, and use the nvme ports my board has. Id rather not tally up how much it would cost to build it all from new , coupled with the Corsair case i bought and the liquid cooling Corsair 115, all being powered by a EVGA 650W GS PSU. Saving and waiting for a good gaming 4k monitor when they arrive, total overkill of a build as its currently a 1080p display Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisdude Posted June 11, 2017 Author Share Posted June 11, 2017 Yeah I'm sure purchasing all of that at once would be very expensive. This is neat to me seeing how everyone uses their secondary HDs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAZMINATOR Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 11 minutes ago, Mando said: tbh these days, its not that much space, im about 65% full on my games vols with approx 22 titles installed atm. [snipped] CrashG, Mando and thisdude 3 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Overlord Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 11 hours ago, thisdude said: Wow! 6 drives that's crazy. So you just have your OS on your 128GB SDD and keep everything else on your 6 drives, documents, pictures, downloads etc? That's correct, Originally it was just the os on c:, and some installation files that couldn't be installed to other drives, for whatever reason. But lately, due to workflow, I've been using c: for some quick 'save and return to' purposes also Here's a quick snapshot of my labels thisdude 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaP Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 I have 4 drives. 1 OS and app drive 1 drive for games 1 drive for music, movies, documents, ... 1 drive for backup. The Evil Overlord 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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