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2014-08-15, 15:42
(This post was last modified: 2014-08-15, 15:42 by Yokozuna.)
I am seeking some advice from the forum.
I am in the process of trying to decide what size capacity to purchase for a SSD drive.
1. Can I create a small boot partition to install OpenElec and a large partition to store movie files locally? yes/no
2. What size does the OpenElec boot partition need to be?
3. Which file format does both of these partitions need to be?
Thanks in advance
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There's no advantage to partitioning a single drive. You'd be much better off getting a very small SSD for the OS and a larger capacity spinning drive for your media.
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Unless OP only has room for one drive.
But i wouldn't worry about it and mess with it manually.
AFAIK Openelec creates by default 2 partitions - one for system and /storage for media and updates
It even automaticaaly creates folders in /storage called, music, pictures, videos, tvshows etc.
Granted i have only installed Openelec onto flash drive and HDD, but in case of SSD it should be same.
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I would be interested in this as well. I have a 128GB SSD on the way.
I assume 100MB for system and rest for storage would suffice.
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Good informative answer Meelisv. Thank you for this information.
Intel NUC DN2828FYKH vH22962-101 - OpenElec
Kingston SSDNow V300 60GB SSD 2.5"
Kingston 4GB 1600MHz Low voltage DDR3 RAM
NAS Storage: Shared central storage - QNAP TS-439 NAS RAID 5 - (4 x 3TB WD Red Drives)
TV: Samsung Series 8 Plasma 58" PS58B850
Remotes: Logitech Harmony 1100i and K400r Keyboard
HiFi Amp: Pioneer VSX-1021
HiFi Speakers: Pioneer FS51PACK