RedMachine1972 Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 After a long hiatus (about 6 months) and a replaced HD, I decided to come back and get back into modding my games. I used Vortex before last year on a different PC and a little on my new one until I had to replace an HD that had everything on it for my games. Which version is better, the base or the install anywhere. I was thinking the second and installing everything (including Vortex) and having everything (downloads, files, games, name it and it would be there) on a single drive-E to be upfront. Or should I go with the base that installs on C and then tell it to put everything on E (along with everything else)? Just want to get the smoothest experience possible in modding several games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HadToRegister Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 I use the Install Anywhere version because I HATE everything being forced onto my C:\ driveI try to keep my C:\ as free of programs as possible, and try to only have my OS on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anjenthedog Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Well that kinda depends. My newish (feb 2019) system's C drive is a 500G SD, and my D drive is a 5TB harddrive. I installed vortex and everything else to the C drive and use my D drive solely for archiving, because my C drive is a far faster drive and it's big enough that I'm not terribly worried about it filling up any time soon. And with SD prices the way they are, I'll probably be adding a second one anyway before too long, just so I can get an identical drive in before the models change. Anyway, Windows 10 only takes a fraction of the C drive's capacity. Your situation might be different, so it'd require knowing what your system has to work with. Even with two harddrives there can be differences in performance that leads to one's use over another as a primary drive. If, on the other hand, you're talking about a single partitioned harddrive, I agree, keep only your OS and perhaps a few other things on the primary partition. And make sure the partition is well-sized so that it doesn't end up being "too small" for eventual content bloat with time and for maintenance like defrag, which works best when the used space is well less than the unused space... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HadToRegister Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Even if I installed everything on C:\, I would still want the Custom Installer version of Vortex in order to pick WHERE on C:\ I want Vortex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AugustaCalidia Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 My OS, games, and Vortex live happily together in a spacious 1TB SSD system drive. I also have 6TB of additional space where I can send anybody who's being naughty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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