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Resolved windows 7 and windows 8 disk usage

Discussion in 'Windows 7' started by patrick013, 2011/11/23.

  1. 2011/11/23
    patrick013

    patrick013 Inactive Thread Starter

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    Hi,

    I am still using windows xp.

    Wondering how much space a windows7 install takes as well
    as a windows8 install takes.

    thanks for your response.

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  2. 2011/11/23
    wildfire

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    Well since Windows 8 hasn't been released yet I can't help you with that...

    For windows 7 though, Windows 7 system requirements Microsoft say 16-20Gb's with extra required for additional features.

    EDIT: TBH though, if you're planning on running it on the system described in your specs I think memory and processor speed would be more of an issue.
     
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  4. 2011/11/23
    SpywareDr

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    PeteC

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    In the real world the disk space is likely to be larger than the quoted minimum - in my System running Pro x64 the Windows directory is 27 GB
     
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    Arie

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    Well, Yes & No...

    No: We're talking about the requirements of installing/running just Windows. That will be nearly the same (probably within a few MB) on any system.

    Yes: If you are talking of installing applications & programs 'on top' of the pristine OS.

    My Windows 9 DEV 'clocks' in at 11.7GB. I've installed nothing but the OS.

    Now if you look at a system I actually use - which is a Windows 7 x64 system - my \Windows directory is 21.8GB.

    I have a Win7 (Pro x86) install running in a virtual machine... \Windows occupies 8.96GB
     
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    PeteC

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    I can't see any 'normal' user simply installing Windows - not a lot you can do with it without also installing Applications.
     
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    Arie

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    Pete, while that may have been true in past times, these days that no longer applies. I can have all my stuff "in the cloud" to use a popular term. Web based email, and even "office" type apps such as Google Docs or Microsoft's Office Web apps.

    You start with the minimum requirements to install the OS. That's a given. I was trying to point that out.
     
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    rsinfo

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    Any modern hard disk is more than enough more for plain Windows install. Its the size of data that one should be worried about.
     
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    PeteC

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    OP has a netbook with 16 GB SSD
     
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    rsinfo

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    I was talking about traditional hard disks [platter based] & not SSDs.
     
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  12. 2011/11/27
    patrick013

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    So it sounds like 20 GB so far for Windows 7 or 8.

    But when you add all the .NET Framework stuff installed
    does that at least double the disk space req'd ?

    I'm thinking a 50 GB partition for W7 or W8 including
    every .NET Framework addition available then.

    Half a day also to back it all up successfully.

    My math sound right ?

    Hate to make partitions too big or too small.

    thx


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  13. 2011/11/27
    MrBill

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    I am using 23GB with all the MS updates including the Netframe and the security programs that I have listed below and a few other programs that I have added.
     
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    rsinfo

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    A 50 gb partition on 16 GB HDD ? Are we talking about a different system than given in your system specs ? If yes, please give the hard disk capacity that you would like to use on that system.
     
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    MrBill

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    Think the Dr. said that.
     
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    Arie

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    Well, there's NO need to add all .NET framework(s) in th 1st place. The only .NET framework you might need (if you have old software that requires it) is .NET 3.5 which is only a 2.7MB download (adding 3.5 to Windows 8 added 8.6MB to the system partition).

    But yes, if you are asking what partition size you should reserve for your OS drive, I would say 3x the recommended minimum, which for Win7/8 is 3x20GB, so I would take 60GB.
     
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  17. 2011/12/03
    patrick013

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    This would a new computer, probably at least 320 GB and no
    more than 500 GB for the hard drive.
     
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  18. 2011/12/03
    wildfire

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    In which case your question has been answered...

    16-20GB but allow 50-80GB for the system partition.

    Please mark your thread as 'Resolved'.

     
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