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I'm venturing into new areas here, so have some very basic questions to ask before I start.
Currently my laptop has the following disk structure:
I want to shrink the C drive so that I can separate out my documents etc. from my OS.
Once I have done this, I want to install Windows 10 preview in a VM (VMware or Virtualbox as I don't have hyper-V). This is another new area for me and I'm still learning about it, so please take this into account when answering the question that mentions this below .
I can shrink C to half its current size.
Should I then create one new partition (D seems to be the usual letter assigned, and Data the name?) , using all the remaining space or is it better to leave some unallocated space? I don't expect to use more than 100gb for documents etc., based on usage over the last year, but I'm unsure how the VM would fit into this - does it need (would it benefit from) its own partition or can it go on either C (there will still be masses of unused space on C after the shrinking) or the newly created partition?
Once I've got my new partition, how do I get my documents there? Should I actually cut and paste the folders from C to D (or whatever I call it) or would this cause problems? If there is a tutorial I can follow, please point me to it.
I am also planning to create a Custom Refresh image and want to save it somewhere other than C. Does it make sense to save this on the new partition or (again) would it benefit from its own partition?
Chances are I may have understood things about the process of achieving what I hope to, so please put me right (using words of very few syllables where possible ).
Thank you
Currently my laptop has the following disk structure:
I want to shrink the C drive so that I can separate out my documents etc. from my OS.
Once I have done this, I want to install Windows 10 preview in a VM (VMware or Virtualbox as I don't have hyper-V). This is another new area for me and I'm still learning about it, so please take this into account when answering the question that mentions this below .
I can shrink C to half its current size.
Should I then create one new partition (D seems to be the usual letter assigned, and Data the name?) , using all the remaining space or is it better to leave some unallocated space? I don't expect to use more than 100gb for documents etc., based on usage over the last year, but I'm unsure how the VM would fit into this - does it need (would it benefit from) its own partition or can it go on either C (there will still be masses of unused space on C after the shrinking) or the newly created partition?
Once I've got my new partition, how do I get my documents there? Should I actually cut and paste the folders from C to D (or whatever I call it) or would this cause problems? If there is a tutorial I can follow, please point me to it.
I am also planning to create a Custom Refresh image and want to save it somewhere other than C. Does it make sense to save this on the new partition or (again) would it benefit from its own partition?
Chances are I may have understood things about the process of achieving what I hope to, so please put me right (using words of very few syllables where possible ).
Thank you
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Win8.1 64bit, Windows 10 TP on VMWare Player
- Computer type
- Laptop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- Dell Inspiron 15 3521
- CPU
- 1.80 gigahertz Intel Core i5-3337U
- Motherboard
- Dell Inc. 0010T1 A00
- Memory
- 8gb
- Graphics Card(s)
- Intel HD Graphics 4000
- Sound Card
- Realtek HD Audio & Intel Display Audio
- Hard Drives
- TOSHIBA MQ01ABD050 [Hard drive] (500.11 GB)
- Cooling
- Additional fan
- Mouse
- Kensington Trackball
- Browser
- IE
- Antivirus
- Emsisoft Internet Security, Malwarebytes free & antiexploit