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HP Envy TE01 1006na
Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

Only used to have an HDD drive - am I right in assuming I should save documents, photos etc on the HDD thereby leaving the SSD for using programmes etc?

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@PH-2021 

You're not obligated to do that, but it is a good idea as it prevents the SDD from filling up.

 

You should also change your browsers and any apps that download stuff to automatically write to the HDD, as well.

 

If you're running out of space on the SSD,  Here are some things you can do to recover some of the disk space:
http://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/3012-disk-cleanup-open-use-windows-10-a.html
http://winaero.com/blog/how-to-clean-up-winsxs-folder-in-windows-10/

Also, the community Win10 Forums has the following suggestions:
https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/83441-free-up-drive-space-windows-10-a.html

Finally, there is a freeware app known as Wise Disk Cleaner. I use it every day to get rid of junk files: https://www.wisecleaner.com/wise-disk-cleaner.html



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Thank you for your help.  Would you also advise if I should save all my programmes to the HDD, please?

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