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Hi folks
@AndreTen and others
I'm not sure if all this messing around to save a few MB on Windows builds is worth it currently -- especially with mega cheap SSD's etc -- you can get quite a decent Windows system with a load of serious applications (including Office 2019, Photoshop, VMWare workstation,VLC etc) all running in a whole lot less than in a 70 GB Windows partition where Windows itself with the installed applications probably takes around 35 - 40 GB -- so what's the point of trying to shave a few GB off a cheap 128 / 256 GB SSD. -- Just my point of course but I think a load of people are looking at OS's as if they were working as they were in Last century where people slung everything (OS, applications and data) into a single partition on the HDD / SSD.
Keep your private data away from the OS system and you don't need a huge amount of disk space for it --also quicker to image backup and restore too. I despair when I see people posting about trying to recover their OS from a 1TB partition and the like --not necessary any more !!!.
Cheers
jimbo
Hi there
@kado897
Any sort of system whether a Computer or your own living spaces will build up rubbish if you don't carry out basic maintenance -- imagine what a typical living room might look like if it hasn't seen a Vacuum cleaner for say 1 year or more !!!!! or your bins don't get emptied for months !!!!
I don't think that's an argument against Windows -- just regularly delete cookies / download stuff / temporary files.
Cheers
jimbo
From a personal point of view especially as an Insider, removing past flights and other unwanted detritus by means of either Storage or Disk Clean-up is essential in avoiding old drivers and other problems interacting with an already suspect new flight.
Having stated the above has not meant I have had trouble free Updating....far from it.