As long as software versions don't conflict, I tend to leave the old version around "just in case," and then I sort of get used to them being there and never get around to removing them. iClone 5, 6, and 7 (so multiple copies of some of the "content"). It's already getting a bit late for this thread, possibly, but I did want to add a few additional comments regarding my recommendation: a) I admit I do not buy a lot of "content," so my 500GB SSD was very slow to fill up b) Doing some Iray animations have the potential to eat up huge amounts of TEMP space, depending on the options you use, but at least it gets cleared out when the render finishes - or can be easily cleaned out manually c) I also have multiple versions of a lot of my software installed. Laptop - Windows 10, MSI GS63VR STEALTH-252, 16GB RAM, GTX 1060 (6GB), 256GB SSD and 1TB HDD Desktop (homebuilt) - Windows 10, Ryzen 9 3900x CPU, GTX 1080 GPU (8GB), 32GB RAM, Asus X570 Pro motherboard, 2TB SSD, terabytes of disk space, dual monitors. ![]() ![]() I'm sure others will chime in with additional thoughts. Reallusion really, really needs to make that a simple preference setting. It's possible, you (groan) you have to edit the registry to point to the new content folder if you move it. But note that it's not easy to change your mind later. I've been on a 500MB SSD for quite a while, so you should be happy that way for quite some time. I put mine on the C: drive (SSD), but they will eventually consume space. OTHER THOUGHTS: When installing iClone, you can decide where to put all your "content" (sets, avatars, props, etc.). You'll be happier being able to launch iClone quickly. png files - to the HDD where you have lots of room c) If space permits, you can store your iClone project files on the SSD so they open faster, but that's not usually a huge deal, and you can move them to the other disk anytime you want WHY? Writing the output files is a low-intensity activity and unlikely to be the bottleneck. ![]() a) Keep iClone and it's "temp files" on the SSD for fastest response time b) Direct your output - whether. I'd actually recommend the exact opposite.
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