I have a SSD with 64 GB and a 6 GB/s 1 Terabyte harddrive. I want to use the SSD only as a boot device and maybe for swap storage. On the 1 Terabyte harddrive I want ot have the main file system. As in Windows I liked to have at least 2-3 Partitions example for music games programs and so on.
Which partition layout do you recommend me?
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64GB is more than enough for a root filesystem, a default installation will probably occupy about 3GB. When installing Ubuntu, choose for a custom partitioning scheme:
- Put a partition on your SSD with mount point
/
- On your 1 TB data disk, create a partition with
/home
Variations are possible. You can store all your settings and documents on the SSD and store large files like music and video on the 1TB disk:
- Install Ubuntu to
/
- Create some partitions on your 1 TB disk, and mount those on
/media/DESIRED-PARTITION-NAME
.
Some folders in your home folder may become too large for the SSD, like
~/.wine
. In that case, create a partition (or folder) on your 1 TB disk named 'DATA' (with /media/DATA
as mount point). Then, move the ~/.wine
folder to the data partition:Laptops With Ssd And Hdd
If you've just installed the system and the folder did not exist yet, just create the empty folder:
Next, create a symbolic link from your home directory to the wine folder on the big disk:
Mod organizer error downloading. The latter can also be performed after installation of Ubuntu to the SSD. Use GParted to create partitions on the 1 TB disk.
Related SSD questions:
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Do not put swap on the ssd. Put it on the hdd. Some pointers about swap and ssd: Installing Ubuntu on a SSD
Do make sure you enable
trim
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My personal layout that works best for me:
/
20 Gb (sda1) (is on a 120 Gb ssd); gets formatted every time I re-install.swap
4 Gb (sdb1)./home
15 Gb. (sdb2) Holds only settings, no userfiles. I remove all directories after install andsymlink
them to/discword/
; gets formatted every time I re-install. After format I recreate the symlinks and press F5 on my desktop to get all my video files back I had on my desktop./discworld
(sdb3) is my data partition. Has a/discword/Downloads/
and/discworld/Desktop/
etc. Never gets formatted./disworld2/
(sda2) is the 100 Gb remainder of my SSD. Unused; never gets formatted.
You can set this up during installation with the
something else
option (i.e. manual partitioning).Community♦
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Hey everyone,
I recently built my first computer, I have a 120gb SSD and a 1TB HDD. I am just wondering whats the best way to set these up. I have an asus motherboard capable of SSD caching. Currently I have my OS, games and programs installed on the SSD and I planned to use the HDD for storage, however the SSD is almost full already. I regeret not gettiong a bigger SSD :(
I'm just wondering would it be best to continue with what I have or should I start installing programs and games to the 1TB drive or should I start over again with SSD caching. Will this result in a decrease in performance?
Thanks for any help.
Kyle
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The SSD should be used for the Operating System and only those programs that will not allow you to change the installation to the HDD. Everything else should be stored on the HDD.
SSD caching is not such a swift idea. I think your installation is fine. If you run out of space on the 1TB drive, you should consider installing an additional new drive or move some of the data to an external drive.
I have a larger SSD so I just left my O/S and applications on the SSD. I have two other WD DSS's for data and storage.
I know some suggest installing just the O/S on the SSD C: drive and all applications on a standard mechanical HDD.
I feel if I invested in an SSD for speed and performance then I should install my apps on the fastest drive I have, the SSD.
I know your drive is smaller and you might be forced to install some if not all your apps on your 1TB HDD but I think that reduces performance slightly since your apps have to access the sluggish mechanical HDD.
If all else fails you might give this a try
http://lifehacker.com/5626931/steam-mover-relocates-applications-to-free-up-space-on-your-primary-drive
I know some suggest installing just the O/S on the SSD C: drive and all applications on a standard mechanical HDD.
I feel if I invested in an SSD for speed and performance then I should install my apps on the fastest drive I have, the SSD.
I know your drive is smaller and you might be forced to install some if not all your apps on your 1TB HDD but I think that reduces performance slightly since your apps have to access the sluggish mechanical HDD.
If all else fails you might give this a try
http://lifehacker.com/5626931/steam-mover-relocates-applications-to-free-up-space-on-your-primary-drive
Unless you basically made the SSD appear as part of the mechanical drive, Intel MB's can do this, called SMART RESPONSE TECHNOLOGY, you have to use the SSD and the Mechanicals as independent drives/partitions.
Generally speaking, most people will use the SSD for the OS and maybe a couple of 'always used' programs. This affords fast boots and shutdown and faster loading of the needed applications. Still, even starting anything from the mechanical drives still requires OS files access, so it isn't just not accessing the SSD. For an SSD, one generally wants to move most non-system data off of it, but some data for applications are probably best left on C: anyway (stuff that goes into C:USER and the Registry for instance.
I've got a 115GB Corsair SSD, and it really is smaller as that spec's includes the 'extra' sectors. It actually is 107GB's in size and I have 50GB's free, and this is after over a year of use. Carefully management of what goes onto C: makes it easily manageable. I *DO* have MS Office installed on C:, as well as Norton Ghost, and an e-mail Client, as well as Firefox, a few needed utilities, and Quicken. All this because if I should need to re-install the OS from back-up I want these programs complete and at the same level.
Irv S.
kylonewton,
Best to purchase another INDENTICAL SSD and configure the two drives in a Raid 0 Array with a 128 Stripe on the Intel Sata III Ports. This would give you more than Twice the performance of one SSD plus a volume size of 240 GB. That should take care of your immediate needs. Don't get involved with SSD caching as it is only a 'gimick'. If you're running an AMD Asus Rig, the same solution applies. All Asus motherboards have actual Bios Raid so don't get involved with software raid or caching 'make do' solutions.
Harry potter deathly hallows part 1 download. If you decide to do the above solution, I'll give you instructions on to implement the solution and not lose anything on your present setup configuration plus how to Reset your present SSD back to factory condition before setting up the new raid 0 array.
Rick P.
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