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6. I did that when I installed Windows 7 Pro

Unfortunately, too many of the programs I use regularly defaulted to putting info about the program on C: even when the program itself was NOT on C:

I ended up spending far too much time trying to force programs to not use C: for routine stuff. Finally I gave up and put in a 1 Terrabyte drive with a SSD cache for C: Now I can spend time actually doing things on my computer instead of fighting with it. And I don't notice any significant slow down since I changed from the SSD C: drive to the SSD cached C: drive.

I just have too many other things to worry about - like how I am going to keep a current backup of my 6 terrabytes of data (that is increasing rapidly as I scan hundreds of slides and thousands of pictures in addition to reams of old family documents). I spent one week scanning historical documents at my Mom's and came home with 128GB of data. And there are file cabinets more to deal with there in addition to the eight boxes here with my husband's family records and photos.

I just ordered an external enclosure that will let me use that SSD drive as additional external storage to supplement the 128 GB thumb drive I bought for that purpose.