Thanks for sharing that valuable tip, Drew!
Indeed, managing the space usage on an SSD, especially when working with virtual machines, is crucial for maintaining performance and storage efficiency. For users who install Windows 8 on a limited-capacity SSD and plan to create virtual machines using Hyper-V, moving the virtual machines' storage location to a larger drive will help prevent the SSD from filling up quickly.
By default, Hyper-V creates virtual machines on the same drive as the Hyper-V Manager (usually on the system drive, C:\). However, users can specify a different location when creating a new VM to store the VM's files on a separate drive with more available space, like an external 2TB drive.
This practice can help...