Windows 10 fully updated install size.

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As in the title,

I run a machine with a 120GB SSD in with windows 7 installed and I use Macrium Reflect to clone that drive onto another 120GB SSD every month for back up and re-install purposes.

I find a fully updated windows 7 install with the programs I like to use takes between 80 and 100GB of disk space.

What with w7 support ending I will have to move to windows 10 but I've read a few horror stories about massive windows 10 updates so I'd like to ask how much space do you think a similar sized windows 10 install would use?

Do I need to move to 256GB SSd's now?

Cheers.
 
The horror stories are probably from those that have bought cheap laptops with 32GB eMMC drives installed, which is barely enough for Windows and a few necessary applications. The problems arise when Windows downloads the major updates that arrive approximately every 6 months and tries to install it.

64GB drives should be the absolute bare minimum, in my opinion, as they should have almost enough space to allow a realistic usage of the computer and should allow for the major Windows updates too.
 
Thanks all,

Looks like I can probably get away with just moving over on my 120GB and 128GB drives.
 
You can get the install itself down to ~19GB pretty easily but obviously that doesn't take into account other programs and it is a struggle to get it to update these days without more than 32GB of storage.
 
I see no problem with it for capacity as others have said i've found it to use a similar if not less space than W7, W10 large updates are feature updates (service packs) if you really want to you can postpone or disable these and just apply them when ever you do a clean install by grabbing the latest version of W10 if you do reinstalls say every 12 - 18 months, you'll still get security and critical updates
 
240/256gb SSD are pointless. Unless you are on a super tight budget.
Just get a 480/500/512gb SSD...they are only £50ish quid...
 
APM said:
Do I need to move to 256GB SSd's now?
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How are you going to install Windows 10? Are you going to do a fresh install or an upgrade install? Because on a 120 GB SSD you might not have room for the latter.

Regardless, now is the time to take the opportunity to upgrade your OS SSD. If you're going for an upgrade install, duplicate your OS SSD onto the new SSD and put the old one into longer-term storage so you can go back, just in case.
 
When Windows offered the free upgrade of Windows 7 to 10 I took that and now have the upgraded W10 version on a Samsung 128GB SSD which has been sat in a drawer for a while now so has not had any updates.
I was going to clone that to a 256GB drive using Macrium Reflect before it updates then see if I can take back ups of that on to the 120/128GB drives going forwards.

My current OS is on a Samsung 512GB SSD and I have maybe 4 or 5 120/128GB SSD's with previous versions of the OS Macrium Reflected onto them using the reduce drive size option for back up reasons and wanting to just be able to plug and play if any issues arise.

I have a few 240/256GB drives floating about too and as I already have a Linux install running here on a different machine I am considering going all Linux but it could make sense to keep a fully updated W10 running too.

I literally have a drawer full of little SSD's with stickers on telling the dates I ran the back up.

I avoided W10 initially because I have a few legacy programs and some audio stuff that wouldn't run on W10,also the telemetry issues when it was introduced which I would imagine has only become more complex since.

I have enjoyed learning about some of the Linux security tools,Lynis etc so it could be interesting setting up a hardened Linux system for myself.

The options are plentiful to say the least.
 
Ive had a 128GB SSD for my Win10 for years and never had any issues. I only use it for the OS though, everything else goes on another SSD.
 
Have sold 100s of w10 pc's with 120gb ssds can confirm it's fine and will have way over half free space with win, office, chrome acrobat reader and a few other apps installed .
Once installed run disk cleanup and clean up windows updated . Run it once a year as updates can use 10 to 20gb and more with an old windows install lying about
 
Here is my C drive after I have installed Windows, just done a clean install, and all bog standard things are included. Updated to the latest build. If you are doing an upgrade install this will change but its still fine and you can then delete the old.windows install and you would be in much the same situation as this.

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And I just noticed the caps on the I so this has served a double purpose :)
 
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