The advantage of doing this is if the C drive gets corrupted (or even fails), you can reinstall OS+programs from backup without affecting the other disks. I keep the user directories on my ssd as well, but only use it for temporary storage, copying data to hdd as required. HDD(s).- use these for data only, then easy to backup using file history backup, or even just file explorer to copy files. Image size remains relatively static (only growing as you add new [programs).
SSD - Windows+Programs (then this disk is easily imaged using Macrium Reflect Free or similar.
In addition, it makes backups and reinstalls more complicated. The point of an SSD is to speed up program loading etc. (E) The other is blank which did contain Windows 7 (D) What I want to know is it possible to download programs in Windows 10 but instal and run them from that separate drive (D)?Yes you can but rather defeats the point of having an SSD unless capacity is very limited. I have recently installed Windows 10 on a new SSD drive (C) I have two other drives which are not SSD one of which just contains saved data, photos, documents, downloads etc.
