How can I use my second HDD as just storage?

How to use a ssd as a boot drive and a hdd for storage?

• i have a 120g ssd and a 1tb hdd i want to use the ssd for the os and a few other programs but i want my hdd for installing things and downloads is there any way to do this?

• Answer:

  Yes, it is very common for people to run this setup, and i know it well. -Ok install windows on your SSD. (do all your windows updates/drivers/etc) -Now go to start > computer > C: (or w/e letter your main SSD is on) > users > yourname. In this folder you can set pretty much all the directories to your other hard drive! (the documents, music, even the downloads folder) Just right click on them, and go to properties. Go to the location tab. Now change the drive letter from C: to D: (or w/e the letters are on your machine). It doesnt matter the directory, what ever you set it to, it will use that directory. Now when ever anything is put into "my documents" it will be located on the D: drive instead of your SSD. same thing for downloads. Now also make sure to actually store your music in my music, and store your videos in my videos. -Now install the software/games you want on your SSD. -Then install software to your other drive (when installing just direct it to the D: drive instead of the C: drive) If you want, you can mimic the windows file system, and make a program files and program files(x86) folders. Of you can just make a folder called stuff, and install to that if you wanted. up to you how you want things organized. . EDIT: "You have to make a Master Boot Record on that drive before even installing an operating system on it." lol what??? wtf are you talking about? do you even know what the MBR is? Its specific ONLY to windows... and if you install another OS the MBR is replaced (like if you install linux, it will replace the MBR with grub). So if you took a fresh drive and installed linux, it has NOTHING to do with the MBR at all... You cant just magically put a MBR on a drive... the MBR gets added when you install windows... To install windows, you just install it normally (you know put in the disc, and make sure you boot from the disc) but select the SSD as the drive you format and install windows to. Most drives will come unformatted, so to install windows, you need to format the drive with the NTFS file system, but you do that with your windows disc... When you use a more recent windows disc to format a drive, it will ONLY allow you to format with NTFS. So when you click "format" it doesnt even give you a choice, it just does NTFS. Also when using a windows disc, it will set aside 100MB for "system reserved" which is where it will install the MBR, WHEN you install windows. Formatting will NOT add the MBR, ONLY installing windows will. Dude you try to "sound" like you know wtf you are talking about, but you really are making yourself just look stupid...