32gb for Windows 10?
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Gonna be close it bloats fast and new builds create a massive Windows. Old fikder... Id say not enough.. Initially it would fit but in 6 months you will be struggling. .
If you had said media server I'd have said sure (maybe disable windiws update though
If you had said media server I'd have said sure (maybe disable windiws update though
Soldato
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What if you use a image that has been "lite" cut down to only windows services drivers?
I use to do this for Windows
I use to do this for Windows
Soldato
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Have run Windows 10 and Plex on 32GB.
Updates couldn’t install due to lack of space but it did work perfectly!
Updates couldn’t install due to lack of space but it did work perfectly!
One of my tablets runs Windows 10 on a 32GB eMMC drive - its OK if you are just making light use of the OS and you have to do a bit of housekeeping to install the major feature updates sometimes but for a desktop OS it would be a bit restrictive.
Don
Windows 7 is manageable on 32gb, but with Windows 10, it keeps getting large cumulative updates, so you're constantly fighting free space with something like TreeSize.
I'd say 64gb minimum for Windows 10.
128gb is more of ''never need to worry" size.
I'd say 64gb minimum for Windows 10.
128gb is more of ''never need to worry" size.
Soldato
When I read the title I thought you were talking about RAM 
(given the sub forums I guess I should have known better)
As others has said 32gb isn't impossible but it will just end up being a pain in the hump
(given the sub forums I guess I should have known better)As others has said 32gb isn't impossible but it will just end up being a pain in the hump
Don
Good decision 
Don
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Awesome, thanks for the info. Still have 70 odd GB left with W10 totally updated and a 500GB HD for my games, currently only CS:GO on it for now.
You not going have 70GB free for very long
Soldato
I have a 30gb and after installing windows 7 64bit I had 15gb left, barely did any updates though, I recently decided to change, so now I’m trying out windows 10 enterprise, again 15gb after installation, after some updates and couple programs I have like 8.??gb left, it’s the only drive in the system as it’s original intended use was general, but main focus around movie watching from my mini projector, so I would say it’s enough for the OS, more so if you setup page file or whatever differently as I don’t have a 2nd drive to test that.
Soldato
its irrelevant now, but i think a 20-40gb ssd would only be more problematic in a laptop if its an every day one with a single drive option, i dont think the cloud could help much either.
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Windows 10 on a machine I have that doesn't do much is eating 56G.
When you hit a big windows update (like the creators one) it'll use a lot more as its effectively the same process as an upgrade from win7 to win10. It leaves behind the previous version of windows in case you need to roll back. You can get the space back with dick cleanup, but its still going to want a lot of space to do the update.
I wouldn't use anything less than 120G.
When you hit a big windows update (like the creators one) it'll use a lot more as its effectively the same process as an upgrade from win7 to win10. It leaves behind the previous version of windows in case you need to roll back. You can get the space back with dick cleanup, but its still going to want a lot of space to do the update.
I wouldn't use anything less than 120G.