Only you can decide which programs are most important to you, and those are the programs that should go on the SSD.Īnd now a word of caution: Even though you still have the hard drive to some of your programs and your data files, you might be tempted to squeeze every program that will fit onto the SSD. In a nutshell, installing the programs that you use on a regular basis on the SSD will greatly enhance your overall user experience. However, if you’re into gaming you might want to install a couple of your favorite games on there.Īnd of course your default web browser belongs on the SSD as well. Likewise, if you use Microsoft Office on a regular basis you would want to install that on the SSD for sure. I’ll be happy to answer your questions and (hopefully) make the process of getting all of your programs reinstalled as simple and easy as possible.ĭeciding which programs to install on the much-faster SSD depends on how you use your computer and what you primarily use it for.įor example, if you’re a photographer who edits a lot of photos you would definitely want to put your image editor on the SSD to take advantage of the fast loading speed. You’re sure to love the speed increase once you get all of your programs reinstalled! Rick’s answer: Congrats on upgrading your system by adding a new SSD as the boot drive, Lacie. The thing is with only 120GB of space on the SSD it won’t hold anywhere near all of my programs.ġ – Which programs should I install on the SSD and which ones should I leave on the hard drive?Ģ – Should I leave the original Windows 10 files on the hard drive or is it safe to delete them to free up that space? I installed Windows 10 from scratch on the SSD and now I’m ready to install my programs.

I left the 750GB hard drive in there for extra storage. I ended up buying a 120GB SanDisk SSD and installed it as the boot drive in my HP desktop computer. Question from Lacie G.: I read your post explaining the advantages of installing an SSD a while back and I’ve wanted one ever since to go in my HP desktop PC.

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