https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/arcgis-pro-file-and-data-organization-with-two/m-p/1255122#M65130 <DIV class=""><DIV class=""><P class="">My C: drive is a 2TB nvme ssd and my <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":anguished_face:">😧</span> drive is a 512GB nvme ssd. The 2TB is slightly faster so that's why I made it my boot drive.</P><P class="">I have the software installed to the default locations on my C: drive:</P><P class="">C:\Users\XXX\Documents\ArcGIS Pro 3.0.3</P><P class="">C:\Program Files\ArcGIS</P><P class="">I am considering storing my projects and data on my <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":anguished_face:">😧</span> drive:</P><P class="">D:\projects</P><P class="">D:\data</P><P class="">I want to maximize read/write speeds over time, make efficient use of the space I have, and keep my file/folder names as concise as possible. Is this a reasonable approach? How do other ArcGIS Pro users organize their files and data? If I intend to use Python with ArcGIS Pro, does this have any implications for how I structure my files and data starting out?</P></DIV></DIV> Sat, 04 Feb 2023 15:46:11 GMT akarjendo 2023-02-04T15:46:11Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/arcgis-pro-file-and-data-organization-with-two/m-p/1255122#M65130 <DIV class=""><DIV class=""><P class="">My C: drive is a 2TB nvme ssd and my <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":anguished_face:">😧</span> drive is a 512GB nvme ssd. The 2TB is slightly faster so that's why I made it my boot drive.</P><P class="">I have the software installed to the default locations on my C: drive:</P><P class="">C:\Users\XXX\Documents\ArcGIS Pro 3.0.3</P><P class="">C:\Program Files\ArcGIS</P><P class="">I am considering storing my projects and data on my <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":anguished_face:">😧</span> drive:</P><P class="">D:\projects</P><P class="">D:\data</P><P class="">I want to maximize read/write speeds over time, make efficient use of the space I have, and keep my file/folder names as concise as possible. Is this a reasonable approach? How do other ArcGIS Pro users organize their files and data? If I intend to use Python with ArcGIS Pro, does this have any implications for how I structure my files and data starting out?</P></DIV></DIV> Sat, 04 Feb 2023 15:46:11 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/arcgis-pro-file-and-data-organization-with-two/m-p/1255122#M65130 akarjendo 2023-02-04T15:46:11Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/arcgis-pro-file-and-data-organization-with-two/m-p/1255125#M65131 <P>Run the first link ... Verify your computer's....</P><P><A href="https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/get-started/arcgis-pro-system-requirements.htm" target="_blank">ArcGIS Pro 3.0 system requirements—ArcGIS Pro | Documentation</A></P><P>storage space is less of an issue than ram and your video as you will see.</P><P>32 GB ram (min in my opinion) and at least 8 for video</P> Sat, 04 Feb 2023 18:24:46 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/arcgis-pro-file-and-data-organization-with-two/m-p/1255125#M65131 DanPatterson 2023-02-04T18:24:46Z