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Re: reinstall Windows 11 every two months

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Date 1 Apr 2025 22:34:59 GMT
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On Tue, 1 Apr 2025 14:39:23 -0400, CrudeSausage wrote:

> On 2025-04-01 13:22, rbowman wrote:
>> On 1 Apr 2025 16:35:46 GMT, vallor wrote:
>> 
>>> It's notable that he recommends having one's data on a separate drive
>>> (not just a separate partition), so you can blow away C:
>>> with impunity.
>>>
>>> Sounds a lot like a BCP for Linux, where /home is a separate
>>> partition...
>> 
>> IT traditionally build our Windows machines and installed Windows with
>> a C:\ and D:\ drive. Drives weren't that large back then and they
>> tended to skimp on C:\.  Many Windows applications insist on putting
>> some or all of their stuff on C:\ guaranteeing a problem down the line.
>> Coupled with the builds were usually the cheapest components on NewEgg
>> it was a lot of fun.
>> 
>> 
> I'm curious: what would the problem down the line be that's supposedly
> guaranteed? I'm not being facetious; I'm really wondering.

If you start with a C:\ that's barely large enough to contain the OS and 
then install third party software you will run out of space on C:\.

I can't remember the chain of events that triggered it, possibly a failed 
update, but even with a large C:\ I saw it was filling up rapidly and not 
from anything I was installing. It turned out that the culprit was the OS 
repeatedly logging that it was running out of room. 

It's fun going on an expedition to find stuff you can delete to make more 
room.

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reinstall Windows 11 every two months rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-03-31 18:23 +0000
  Re: reinstall Windows 11 every two months Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-03-31 15:13 -0400
  Re: reinstall Windows 11 every two months CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-03-31 15:14 -0400
    Re: reinstall Windows 11 every two months RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2025-04-01 06:00 +0000
      Re: reinstall Windows 11 every two months CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-04-01 08:48 -0400
        Re: reinstall Windows 11 every two months rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-04-01 17:29 +0000
          Re: reinstall Windows 11 every two months CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-04-01 14:40 -0400
            Re: reinstall Windows 11 every two months rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-04-01 22:49 +0000
              Re: reinstall Windows 11 every two months CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-04-01 20:19 -0400
            Re: reinstall Windows 11 every two months RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2025-04-02 01:09 +0000
        Re: reinstall Windows 11 every two months RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2025-04-02 01:06 +0000
  Re: reinstall Windows 11 every two months chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2025-03-31 15:59 -0500
    Re: reinstall Windows 11 every two months % <pursent100@gmail.com> - 2025-03-31 14:24 -0700
      Re: reinstall Windows 11 every two months Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-03-31 17:30 -0400
      Re: reinstall Windows 11 every two months CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-04-01 08:44 -0400
  Re: reinstall Windows 11 every two months Tyrone <none@none.none> - 2025-04-01 01:23 +0000
    Re: reinstall Windows 11 every two months rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-04-01 02:19 +0000
    Re: reinstall Windows 11 every two months Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-04-01 04:38 +0000
      Re: reinstall Windows 11 every two months Tyrone <none@none.none> - 2025-04-02 12:57 +0000
        Re: reinstall Windows 11 every two months Farley Flud <ff@linux.rocks> - 2025-04-02 13:27 +0000
        Re: reinstall Windows 11 every two months Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-04-03 07:42 +0000
          Re: reinstall Windows 11 every two months Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-04-03 05:31 -0400
            Re: reinstall Windows 11 every two months Farley Flud <fsquared@fsquared.linux> - 2025-04-03 12:04 +0000
            Re: reinstall Windows 11 every two months rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-04-03 16:44 +0000
              Re: reinstall Windows 11 every two months CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-04-03 14:06 -0400
                Re: reinstall Windows 11 every two months rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-04-04 01:34 +0000
                Re: reinstall Windows 11 every two months CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-04-03 21:39 -0400
              Re: reinstall Windows 11 every two months Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2025-04-04 08:51 -0400
            Re: reinstall Windows 11 every two months Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-04-03 20:38 +0000
              Re: reinstall Windows 11 every two months % <pursent100@gmail.com> - 2025-04-03 13:41 -0700
                Re: reinstall Windows 11 every two months Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-04-03 23:18 +0000
              Re: reinstall Windows 11 every two months rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-04-04 01:30 +0000
                Re: reinstall Windows 11 every two months candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2025-04-09 19:20 +0000
                Re: reinstall Windows 11 every two months Anssi Saari <anssi.saari@usenet.mail.kapsi.fi> - 2025-04-10 11:44 +0300
                Re: reinstall Windows 11 every two months Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-04-11 00:22 +0000
                Re: reinstall Windows 11 every two months % <pursent100@gmail.com> - 2025-04-10 19:39 -0700
                Re: reinstall Windows 11 every two months Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2025-04-11 08:26 -0400
            Re: reinstall Windows 11 every two months Mark Lloyd <not.email@all.invalid> - 2025-04-04 19:05 +0000
              Re: reinstall Windows 11 every two months Char Jackson <none@none.invalid> - 2025-04-04 15:19 -0500
                Re: reinstall Windows 11 every two months Mark Lloyd <not.email@all.invalid> - 2025-04-05 16:35 +0000
                Re: reinstall Windows 11 every two months Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-04-05 17:50 +0000
                Re: reinstall Windows 11 every two months Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2025-04-05 16:09 -0400
              Re: reinstall Windows 11 every two months Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-04-04 21:47 +0000
                Re: reinstall Windows 11 every two months Mark Lloyd <not.email@all.invalid> - 2025-04-05 16:37 +0000
              Re: reinstall Windows 11 every two months Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-04-04 18:38 -0400
                Re: reinstall Windows 11 every two months rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-04-05 00:54 +0000
                Re: reinstall Windows 11 every two months Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-04-05 02:15 +0000
                Re: reinstall Windows 11 every two months Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-04-04 22:21 -0400
                Re: reinstall Windows 11 every two months % <pursent100@gmail.com> - 2025-04-04 20:11 -0700
        Re: reinstall Windows 11 every two months chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2025-04-03 06:40 -0500
  Re: reinstall Windows 11 every two months RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2025-04-01 05:52 +0000
  Re: reinstall Windows 11 every two months Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2025-04-01 09:49 -0400
    Re: reinstall Windows 11 every two months vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2025-04-01 16:35 +0000
      Re: reinstall Windows 11 every two months rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-04-01 17:22 +0000
        Re: reinstall Windows 11 every two months CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-04-01 14:39 -0400
          Re: reinstall Windows 11 every two months % <pursent100@gmail.com> - 2025-04-01 12:41 -0700
          Re: reinstall Windows 11 every two months rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-04-01 22:34 +0000
            Re: reinstall Windows 11 every two months CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-04-01 20:19 -0400
              Re: reinstall Windows 11 every two months rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-04-02 00:56 +0000
    Re: reinstall Windows 11 every two months chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2025-04-02 07:25 -0500

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