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Re two C: drives.. Yes you can have two bootable drives if you have a dual boot system.... Re your comment that the datafiles will be sparingly read and the fact that one can install FSX on it's own drive, this brings me to the idea of sticking to a single boot and install my FSX and userfiles, etc.on the "clean" SSD. However what's the traffic that will go on between my videocard/drivers on the C; drive and FSX on the SSD? In a dual boot system I would have FSX and the videocard drivers snugly together on one (SSD) drive..

BGF and Paul, thanks for your swift feedback! I am about to install FSX on a dual boot (W7 64) system with 1 (number 1 C:) HDD drive for the "normal" duty programmes (Office, Audio/Photo/Video software) and 1 (second C:) SDD for FSX sec. A copy of FSX is already running on number 1 HDD. Datastorage is available on at least 2 separate HDD's. The My Documents folder of number 1 HDD has been redirected to one of these separate drives. I run very regular backups to a NAS (Netgear Duo) of all datafiles (including the redirected My Documents) and the C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X folder files. Programme in use: Goodsync Reason for this set up? If there is a system crash and W7 needs to be reinstalled and requires a reformat I loose user data that are by MS default often stored on the C: drive. I apply the same policy to my laptop, which holds 2 (real) HDD's. Since the imminent installation of the SDD is obviously the result of an unstoppable "need for speed", which I do not want to loose due to "digital ping pong" between drives when having programme and userfiles on separate drives, I wonder if a one drive approach together with a stringent back-up policy is a better approach than my current 2 drive set up.. TS

I am well aware that by default, the Flight Simulator X programme is installed in C:\Program files\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator X. The same for \Addon Scenery; \SimObjects; \Effects; \Gauges;\Scenery; \Sound; \Texture; \Autogen and \Missions. New aircraft, sceneries, etc. , downloaded and/or bought, are installed in these directories. As operating system crashes often result in loss of data from the C: drive I'd like to keep files generated by myself (flightplans etc.) on a separate (hard)disk. Which files (eg .flt, wsx, .pln) can be stored on a separate disk and what is the recommended location/file structure? Is by any chance the (in)famous "My Documents" folder the best option? It can easily be moved from the C:drive to a separate drive.