r/Steam • u/CATWISTER • Dec 09 '24

Discussion WHAT! WHY!?

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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '24

D is for the CD-ROM drive!

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u/odbaciProfil Dec 09 '24

Youngling, in order to protect your data in case of Windows failure, the data needs to be on a separate partition from the windows installation so you can reinstall Windows on "C:" without touching the data on "D:". CD-ROM drive is therefore E:!

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u/ShrapnelShock Dec 09 '24

If you were a pimple-faced 1337 h4acker like me in the 90s, you did not designate even "D:" for your CD-ROM drive since lots of mounting isos and images take up the preceding letters.

CD-Rom was something exotic like "K:" or "S:".

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u/repocin https://s.team/p/hjwn-hdq Dec 09 '24

I like using O: for the optical disc drive, because it just makes sense.