Hi, I just built and in the process of moving everything from WIndows 8.1 pro over to the new Win 10 Pro build (10th Gen 10700K). Case and all. Here's my drives list. Including back up.
This build allows over 10 separate drives, but I'm not using them all, lol.
(Note the pcie slots usually negate one Sata6, some times 2 Sata6. Depends on your mother board. But for example, this Asus Maximus Hero XII, I'm using M.2 NVMe which shuts down the Sata6_2 connection. That's ok, no loss of a drive connection.
But if I use the 3rd pcie M.2 NVMe it actually shuts down both Sata6_5 and Sata6_6 slots. That's two sata6 connections used for 1 pcie M.2. (I'd rather have 2 SSD using both sata6 connections, than one pcie M.2 drive connection. That's a loss of 1 Sata6 connection) CHeck your boards capability
But for the most part, once your OS and all Updates are installed (MB manufacture Drivers last) and stable, Do the Optimization process.
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1TB M.2 NVMe SSD (At least 500GB SSD/M.2 for OS drive) (nothing but program installs, and updates)
1TB HHD with at least 7200rpm for Library
256GB SSD for song creation (Only)
2TB HHD 7200rpm for basic Local Storage
Extras
SSD for games
Backups
Consider back up. Some do it on larger Flash drives now, lol. Usually I use them for the current ongoing songs/projects, of the whole session.
We need 2 redundant back ups, in case a backup fails. Only one backup of a finished song session, and you lost it, lol...
I do the back up manually.
I use a Docking Station to back up on a 2TB 7200rpm drive, for local storage not connected to the computer all the time.
Then when full, on the shelf it goes, in antistatic wrap. (Remember discs go bad after years, but longer than tape)
The 2nd is online storage (off-site) Google, gives us 15GB free, as do others, and then there's plenty of paid services.
Heck,,, hope I didn't confuse things lol...