And an average person may be challenged by Windows which is now decades old and never had the concept of making it just an appliance that everyone can use.
It's that simple.
For folk that don't want to deal with this there's Apple's own computers. I have yet to hear an Apple owner talk to me about this issue.
Seeking guidance and instruction.
Could someone explain to me why in this age with the promotion of SSDs and multi-TB hard drives why Windows is still, by default, locating documents, music, videos, etc on the C drive?
It has been 10+ years since my last computer purchase and I just bought a desktop and laptop with SSDs, 2 TB hard drives and found that all is being stored on the C drive. It looks like they are no longer putting a full image on the D ("data") drive for restoration and so it appears to be completely empty.
So how do we get use out of those TB hard drives if everything is being dumped into the C drive? I thought I understood when I researched before buying; having a separate SSD would make the OS run faster and more efficient while providing tons of storage space with a multi-TB hard drive. It would seem the value and benefit of a separate SSD is negated if the C drive is still carrying the load of the OS and all the personal files, not to mention eventually running out of space while the D drive sits empty.
I can only assume I am not understanding the mechanics of it all and I hope someone can help educate me. How should the D drive be used?
It would seem logical that the C drive (when there is a separate SSD or second drive) should be dedicated to "only" system folders and files and the D drive is where all of the personal documents and folders should be located by "default". But that would mean moving or setting up all of those default folders (documents, pictures, videos, music, etc.) manually on the D drive.
Perhaps I am behind the times but one would think the average person would not know to do that, much less how.
Am I missing something?
All feedback and knowledge would be greatly appreciated.
Thank You.

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