Using multiple hard drives and Windows 11 questions
Posted by Smart_Pizza_7444@reddit | buildapc | View on Reddit | 6 comments
I'm in the process of planning withe a rebuild of my 10yr old desktop or a total new build.
I currently run 5 drives in my computer tower.
1 SSD for OS.
2 mechanical for Plex(could shrink this to 1 in the future)
1 mechanical for torrents
1 mechanical for personal files.
When speaking with the computer store guys(reputable store), I'm hearing that windows 11 is having a really difficult time with systems that have that many drives and the mixed bag of SSD and mechanical. They're recommending splitting it up, and only running a couple drives otherwise windows 11 is going to be a PITA and very slow.
Thing is to do that I'll be forced basically to get a NAS for my Plexing AND a new desktop because of this which really increases the price point of what I was hoping was just a bit of upgrading.
Is it really that bad on windows 11? I'm running a 10yr old machine with windows 10 jammed onto a system never really designed for it, Intel I7 4820k processor with 16gb ram. Almost anything is really an upgrade now since so much has happened to processors and related over the last 10 years.
Smart_Pizza_7444@reddit (OP)
Thank you all. Went in and ordered just my parts today.
SpidermanAPV@reddit
As an IT tech and sysadmin who also builds computers (including my current machine that has 5 drives that are a mix of mechanical, SATA SSD and NVMe) and runs a home server, I have no idea what that sales rep is talking about. Only issue I’ve heard of with W11 and drives is the current bug with WD SSDs but that has nothing to do with the number of drives you have.
bahamut19@reddit
I have 4 drives in mine (1 x nvme, 1x ssd, 2x storage hdds).
It's fine.
What I have noticed is that windows 11 file explorer is much slower than windows 10 when it first starts up. It takes a few seconds to show your drives and files, but after that it's quick to navigate. I doubt this has anything to do with the number of drives I have, but I can't say I know that to be the case.
mustfix@reddit
They're giving BS advise to upsell you on larger capacity HDD/SSDs.
There's absolutely no reason why MS would mess with their storage subsystem that's been solid for decades. They introduced a completely new storage subsystem instead to tinker with new features (Storage Spaces).
Win11 doesn't officially support your 10 year old machine.
Smart_Pizza_7444@reddit (OP)
The original plan had been to buy new motherboard/processor/ram and just rebuild the tower I'm using now with a new PSU. But they're making it out that my drive set up is going to be major red flags windows 11 environment
Halbzu@reddit
never heard of those issues before.
my mixed 6 drive system seems to have missed that note as well.