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Windows lives on the C: drive, and the reason it's not called A: or B: goes back to the 1970s

In the era of floppy disks and early operating systems like CP/M and MS-DOS, A: and B: were reserved for floppy disk drives, which pushed the first hard drive to C:. Floppy disks were dominant back ...
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Two Windows Folders in C Drive; What do I do?

Having two Windows folders in the C drive is an unusual occurrence. However, if you come across such a situation, you can use the following suggestions: Run an antimalware scan Try to find the right ...
PC World

Transfer C drive to new SSD in Windows without reinstalling

Is it possible to copy only C drive to SSD? “I’m working to upgrade the primary HDD to a 2TB SSD for my HP desktop. I have a decent amount of software (Windows, Office, Photoshop, Steam / Xbox games, ...
Seattle Times

Can system folders in Windows 11 be moved and how many writes can an SSD handle?

Q: I have a new HP laptop with Windows 11, a 256GB solid-state drive (SSD), and a 1TB standard hard drive. The SSD is labeled Windows (C:) and the HD is labeled DATA (D:). It’s apparent that programs ...