That "Data" partition that Ted mentioned is very valuable to me. I have my custom libraries in that partition, that I can access on any of my dual or tri boot drives. Drag & Drop is a wonderful function, it works for me, from every version of Windows since 2000 Pro. My browsers are set to download to the folder in that partition.
I also have a partition for VM's (including XP Mode) on those drives that has them. Keeping them together reduces fragmented files greatly. This also allows for smaller OS partitions, smaller is better in regards to this. Keeping a 500GB "C" partition can be quite a mess, whereas 50 to 60GB is quite plenty for most users. That is one of the primary uses of those 60GB SSD's, keep the OS on that, while having whatever other size storage partition(s) elsewhere.
It works so much better that way. And if your OS becomes malware infected, at the 1st chance, power down, remove the storage drive & clean the malware/virus, or reinstall & start over. Once the computer (the "C" partition) is clean, make sure to scan the data drive with your favorite AV & MBAM. From there, one can start over.
It's also a good idea to keep your installer files for your desired programs onto a flash drive, and back those up on DVD from time to time. That way, you'll have 2 copies of your valuable files.
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